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CFC 455: Smith v Lacplesis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafaelo Gracie (ranked 5884 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Hugo Olsen (ranked 590 p4p, 413 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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165
6 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
165
9 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafaelo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen misses with a looping left.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Olsen digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Olsen.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws the left hand but Olsen avoids the punch easily.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Olsen's defenses.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie misses with a hook
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Olsen 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.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie slips a straight right by Olsen.
Gracie tries to move into range but Olsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Olsen avoids it well and moves away.
Olsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie clobbers Olsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen staying out of range there.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Olsen looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Olsen against the cage.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Olsen tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie jumps guard but Olsen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olsen tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olsen working aggressively here.
Gracie pulls Olsen into guard.
Olsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie looking to control.
Olsen content to stall in guard here.
Olsen is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his foot on Olsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Olsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Olsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie working for a triangle but Olsen defends it easily.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Olsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well.
A nice side step and Olsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Olsen.
Gracie tries to clinch but Olsen moves out of range.
Olsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Olsen connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Olsen is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Olsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Olsen is working away.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olsen moves into full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie stops Olsen from standing up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Olsen wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Olsen wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gracie stops Olsen from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Olsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Olsen leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Olsen slips the punch.
Olsen throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olsen throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Olsen throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olsen moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Olsen misses the target.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Olsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Olsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Olsen throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Olsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Olsen cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Olsen defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Olsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Olsen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Olsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Olsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Olsen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafaelo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie slips under a jab from Olsen.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a left hand
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Olsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie moves to clinch but Olsen breaks away
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie slips under a jab from Olsen.
A slow jab from Olsen misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Olsen is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Olsen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Rafaelo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olsen's guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Olsen is retaining full guard.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie is pushing down on Olsen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Olsen is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is keen to just control but Olsen is a slippery customer.
Olsen wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Rafaelo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olsen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Olsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 4460 p4p, 3909 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 544 p4p, 493 weight class). Boston has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265
28 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
Nickels moves into range and clinches up with Boston.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Boston.
Boston stalling the fight.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston slows down the pace here.
Boston is looking to control Nickels's arms but Nickels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boston has his back to the cage.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
Boston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickels or not.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston blocking some punches.
Boston blocking some punches.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
Boston pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boston scores with a hook to the body.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickels.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Nickels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bostons head.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Boston.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Boston tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Nickels is breathing heavily.
Boston stalls.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boston taking a breather.
Boston taking a breather.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Boston.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boston is trying to stall.
Nickels lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
A nice left hand lands by Boston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels pushes Boston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boston.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston taking a breather.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boston lands a right hand.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Nickels lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boston avoiding damage.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Boston.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nickels staying out of range there.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Nickels moved out of range nicely.
Boston swats away the attempt to clinch by Nickels.
Nickels takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Nickels misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Nickels on the inside.
Jimmy Nickels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickels.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickels takes a shot to the head.
Boston lands a nice shot to the body.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boston lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Boston.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Boston digs a right hand into Nickels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickels's gas tank.
Boston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Still in the clinch, Boston scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Boston.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickels as Boston tries to tie him up.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boston controlling the action here for a moment.
Boston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a left to the head.
Boston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nickels.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a punch on the inside.
Boston slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Boston.
A right hand to the body from Boston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boston.
Boston scores with a hook to the body.
Boston misses with a body punch.
Boston'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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boston continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nickels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston has Nickels pressed against the cage.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickels gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boston works on Nickels's body with a couple of short punches.
Boston can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Nickels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Boston.
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Boston to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickels controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands a nice uppercut.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Boston.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston is working Nickels over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boston can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickels being controlled against the cage.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boston tries to throw a body punch but Nickels avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage.
Boston gets through Nickels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston stalling against the cage.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Nickels fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Boston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boston throws the left hand but Nickels avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nickels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nickels moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nickels.
Boston looking to stall.
Nickels throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston trying to stall but Nickels improves his position.
Nickels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
Boston gets through Nickels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boston lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels letting Boston take a breather here.
Nickels lands a nice uppercut.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Boston.
Boston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickels is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boston.
Boston leaning against his opponent.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nickels.
Boston trying to control the position but instead, Nickels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boston into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Boston lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nickels misses with some punches.
Boston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickels or not.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
A short right from Nickels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston wants to stall.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Boston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickels swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Nickels throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nickels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickels.
Boston wants to stall.
Boston blocking some punches.
Nickels working aggressively here.
Boston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Boston.
Boston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boston misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Boston.
Nickels has a couple of punches blocked by Boston.
Boston tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Boston.
Boston tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
Boston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boston'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.
Boston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Boston.
Nickels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boston pushes Nickels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston tries to work over Nickels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickels misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Boston - that landed with a thud.
Boston stalling in the clinch but Nickels improves position.
Nickels prevents a body shot from Boston.
Boston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boston controlling the action here for a moment.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Boston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Boston!
Brent Boston spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 3611 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 473 p4p, 451 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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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 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons jabs at Nicolas's body.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzsimmons's sensitive parts.
Fitzsimmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolas.
Nicolas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nicolas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons cracks a nice hook into Nicolas's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicolas.
Nicolas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mapinguari Guerreiro in the buildup to the fight.
Nicolas throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands the left hand.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
Fitzsimmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons punishes Nicolas's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Fitzsimmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Nicolas tries to move into range but Fitzsimmons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
Fitzsimmons lands a slapping body shot.
Nicolas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolas swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicolas moves forwards but Fitzsimmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolas swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Nicolas's midsection.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons scores with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Nicolas! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fitzsimmons lands a couple of digs.
Fitzsimmons sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nicolas's guard.
Fitzsimmons thows a huge punch but Nicolas dodges it nicely.
Fitzsimmons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nicolas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nicolas tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fitzsimmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitzsimmons drops an elbow to the side of Nicolas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzsimmons lands with a punch from half guard.
Fitzsimmons decides to return to a standing position.
Fitzsimmons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick that knocks Nicolas off balance momentarily.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nicolas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Nicolas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzsimmons.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicolas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons dips to his left and cracks Nicolas with an uppercut!
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas'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.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nicolas misses with a leg kick
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nicolas thinking.
Fitzsimmons takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons catches Nicolas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzsimmons. That snapped Nicolas's head back.
Fitzsimmons catches Nicolas napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nicolas to the canvas!
 Nicolas is rocked!
Fitzsimmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nicolas covers up, he's hurt! Fitzsimmons keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fitzsimmons and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fitzsimmons can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Fitzsimmons!
An out of breath Sol Fitzsimmons thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Maki (ranked 2495 p4p, 2982 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 321 p4p, 380 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keijo Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki's corner calls for a 1-2. Maki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hazlehurst scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maki is looking to control Hazlehurst's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maki avoid being mounted?
Hazlehurst is taking a breather. Maki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Maki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hazlehurst.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst trying to control the pace.
Maki trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but Maki is blocking nicely.
Maki tries to roll over but Hazlehurst keeps him under control.
Hazlehurst content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maki trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maki finds it's way round the side to connect with Hazlehurst's head.
Jab, jab by Maki - just one landing.
Maki throws a one two combo.
Maki thuds his right hand into Hazlehurst's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst drives through with a takedown into Maki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hazlehurst throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maki controlling Hazlehurst's posture.
Hazlehurst trying to control but Maki is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlehurst engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Maki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hazlehurst's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Hazlehurst.
Maki misses with a hook
and Hazlehurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maki gets caught napping as Hazlehurst dives in and scores a takedown. Maki manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maki keeping moving, preventing Hazlehurst from controlling successfully.
Maki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki pulls Hazlehurst in close to prevent any damage.
Maki keeping moving, preventing Hazlehurst from controlling successfully.
Maki is pulling down on Hazlehurst's head to control his posture.
Maki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maki keeping moving, preventing Hazlehurst from controlling successfully.
Hazlehurst missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keijo Maki will probably get the nod.
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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maki lands a really nice looking cross but Hazlehurst seems unphased.
Maki connects with a body shot.
Daniel Hazlehurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst looks for a takedown but Maki sprawls well.
Hazlehurst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maki tries to avoid it but Hazlehurst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maki to the ground. Maki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazlehurst.
Keijo Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Hazlehurst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
Hazlehurst takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Maki.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Hazlehurst trying to control the action but Maki is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Hazlehurst.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hazlehurst tries for a kimura but Maki is defending well.
Maki is looking for a sweep.
Maki struggling a bit here.
Maki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hazlehurst tries to pass to full mount but Maki defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hazlehurst looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hazlehurst missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hazlehurst looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maki is looking for a sweep. Hazlehurst is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hazlehurst drops an elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Hazlehurst is trying to control. Maki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but Maki is blocking nicely.
Hazlehurst seems to be working for a kimura but Maki defends the submission attempt.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maki works Hazlehurst's body with a nice hook.
Maki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hazlehurst has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maki.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown but Maki shows good takedown defense.
Maki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maki stuns Hazlehurst with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hazlehurst manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maki on his heels. He'll look to pass Maki's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst wants to pass the guard but Maki is keeping the position.
Daniel Hazlehurst has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maki pulls Hazlehurst in close to his closed guard and prevents Hazlehurst from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maki is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keijo Maki will probably get the nod.
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!
Maki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Maki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hazlehurst on the side of the head.
Hazlehurst gets the takedown into side control.
Hazlehurst fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Maki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hazlehurst throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hazlehurst grinds an elbow into Maki's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst is looking to take a break and control but Maki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position but Maki is working away.
Hazlehurst moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Keijo Maki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst wants to control but Maki is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hazlehurst.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maki - that will leave a mark!
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hazlehurst takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Maki misses.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maki pinned against the cage. Maki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Keijo Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maki as he avoids it easily.
Hazlehurst fails with the takedown
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Maki.
Keijo Maki is winning the standup battle so far.
Maki throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst shoots in and drives through. Maki sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Maki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst blocks a leg kick.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Hazlehurst is out of range.
Hazlehurst doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maki misses with an uppercut. Hazlehurst saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Maki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hazlehurst doesn't seem phased though.
Maki throws a shot from downtown. Hazlehurst moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maki throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazlehurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Maki cracks Hazlehurst with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazlehurst counters with a straight right hand.
Maki slaps away a takedown attempt from Hazlehurst, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Maki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Maki!
A victorious Keijo Maki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 2141 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Clive Staples Lewis (ranked 277 p4p, 279 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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211
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Staples Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clive Staples Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Gomes throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Gomes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Gomes is avoiding it.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lewis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lewis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lewis trying to strike off his back.
Gomes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lewis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis striking off his back but it's not causing Gomes any problems.
Gomes stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes misses with the ground and pound.
Gomes blocks the strikes from Lewis.
Gomes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lewis tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lewis throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lewis misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Gomes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gomes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lewis tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
Gomes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Gomes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomes has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomes has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes has his hands clasped together around Lewis's back. He's all about the action.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis throwing shots but Gomes is blocking nicely.
Gomes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomes is trying is best to control the position here.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis scores with a big shot! Gomes's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gomes! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Staples Lewis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 2966 p4p, 2609 weight class) and Cayden Cadman (ranked 367 p4p, 325 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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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cadman s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman ducks under a wild hook from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cadman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cadman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kasamsun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kasamsun wants to get back to full guard but Cadman has passed into side control.
Cadman staying calm.
Kasamsun regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman prevents Kasamsun from improving his position.
Kasamsun trying to control but Cadman postures up.
Kasamsun tries to roll over but Cadman keeps him under control.
Kasamsun manages to get to full guard.
Kasamsun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cadman keeping hold of Kasamsun's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cadman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasamsun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cadman is just riding it out for now. Kasamsun eventually gives up the hold.
Cadman trying to hold on to Kasamsun's head to control him but Kasamsun postures up.
Kasamsun is trying to control the action in half guard but Cadman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cadman .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cadman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cadman is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Cadman keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cadman seems keen to control Kasamsun's posture.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cadman pulls Kasamsun in close to prevent any damage.
Cadman looking for a sweep. Not yet Cadman , not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cadman ducks under a wild hook from Kasamsun.
A big left from Kasamsun misses.
Kasamsun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Kasamsun misses.
Cadman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasamsun to score with a decent uppercut.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun throws a body punch but Cadman moves out of range.
And Cadman tries to counter it with a takedown but Kasamsun pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cadman blocks a jab.
Cadman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasamsun misses the target.
Kasamsun throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cadman manages to avoid it.
Cadman slips a straight right by Kasamsun.
Cadman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kasamsun defends it well.
Kasamsun misses with a looping left.
Kasamsun just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadman with the counter takedown but Kasamsun avoids it easily.
Kasamsun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cadman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kasamsun misses with a hook
and Cadman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kasamsun's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cadman passes Kasamsun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cadman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kasamsun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman controlling the position easily from mount.
Kasamsun is working to get back to half guard.
Cadman wants to take Kasamsun's back but he can't do it this time.
Kasamsun wants to hold on but Cadman pushes him away.
Kasamsun tries to control Cadman 's body but Cadman pushes him off. Kasamsun squirms to his side and now Cadman has his back!
Kasamsun is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kasamsun trying to control the hands but Cadman won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is in bad spot here.
Cadman keeps control of the position easily here as Kasamsun tries to buck him off.
Kasamsun is in bad spot here.
Cadman controlling the position well here. Kasamsun rolled but Cadman kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cadman controlling well, preventing Kasamsun from escaping the position.
Cadman is trying to stick to Kasamsun's back but Kasamsun is turning into Cadman . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cadman 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cadman keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Cadman is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kasamsun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Kasamsun throws a lazy right hand but Cadman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cadman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kasamsun throws a hook but Cadman blocks it.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman feints the counter takedown.
Cadman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kasamsun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasamsun cracks Cadman with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Cadman .
Kasamsun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasamsun digs a good body shot into Cadman 's ribs.
Kasamsun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun looks to land a right hand but Cadman moved out of range.
Cadman ducks under a wild hook from Kasamsun.
Cadman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kasamsun throws a nice looking combination but Cadman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cadman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cadman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasamsun.
Cadman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kasamsun looks to throw the jab but Cadman is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasamsun misses the target.
Cadman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cadman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cadman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cadman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun cracks Cadman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cayden Cadman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irong Kasamsun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasamsun.
Cadman moves away from the strike by Kasamsun.
Cadman feints the counter takedown.
Kasamsun throws a leg kick but Cadman moved away.
Cadman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cadman defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Cadman feints the counter takedown.
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasamsun swings for the body but Cadman moves out of range.
Cadman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadman moves away.
Cadman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kasamsun just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman with the counter takedown but Kasamsun avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kasamsun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasamsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Cadman .
Kasamsun misses the jab.
Kasamsun misses with a lunging right hand
and Cadman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kasamsun's guard.
Cadman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cadman looking to sit in guard and control but Kasamsun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Kasamsun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kasamsun trying to control but Cadman is working from the bottom.
Cadman trying to control the position.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cadman has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasamsun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 2167 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 273 p4p, 184 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adee to the mat! Adee manages to get full guard.
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Knox passes into half guard.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adee's head.
Knox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox thows a huge punch but Adee dodges it nicely.
Adee is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knox keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Knox.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adee.
Knox drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Knox prevents Adee from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adee is trying to escape back to his feet but Knox uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Knox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knox misses with the ground and pound.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Adee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Knox.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knox working the ground and pound but Adee is defending the strikes.
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Adee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adee is looking to get back to his feet here but Knox is keeping cool and he's managed to take Adee's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adee manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Knox.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adee connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee motions for Knox to come forward. Adee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adee misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Adee is looking to clinch.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Adee.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adee swivels and escapes.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Adee lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adee misses with an uppercut.
Adee leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Adee
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Adee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Adee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Adee's corner calls for a 1-2. Adee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adee scrambles back to his feet.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Adee.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Adee throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adee.
Adee gets caught flat footed, as Knox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Adee has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knox is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Adee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Adee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox avoids the head kick by Adee.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Adee.
Adee misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Adee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Knox takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
Adee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox misses with a hook.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws the left hand but Adee avoids the punch easily.
Adee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adee. That one must have hurt.
Knox misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Adee seems unphased.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Adee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knox or perhaps it was just good defense by Adee, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a jab.
Adee moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee lands with a shot to the body.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Adee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Adee misses.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Adee.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Adee off the cage and back into range.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arriorus Adee.
I think Knox 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 2247 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 292 p4p, 363 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286
20 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen throws out a powerful jab.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
A big left from Friedrichsen misses.
Bennett is looking to counter the offense by Friedrichsen and move into the clinch.
Bennett takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedrichsen.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Friedrichsen throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedrichsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
Friedrichsen missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bennett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedrichsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Friedrichsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedrichsen is just out of range.
Friedrichsen misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Bennett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Friedrichsen lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen throws a wild body kick that Bennett sees coming a mile off.
Friedrichsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennett's head.
Friedrichsen swings widly with a right hand
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedrichsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Friedrichsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett tries to counter by clinching up but Friedrichsen breaks away and moves out of range.
Friedrichsen lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Friedrichsen.
Bennett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Bennett is looking to wear down Friedrichsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Friedrichsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Friedrichsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Friedrichsen misses with a hook
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friedrichsen throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Friedrichsen
and Bennett counters with a nice uppercut.
Friedrichsen misses with a looping left.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Friedrichsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Friedrichsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett counters by clinching up.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Friedrichsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett tries to score a body lock takedown but Friedrichsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Friedrichsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennett.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Friedrichsen scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Friedrichsen there.
Friedrichsen lands a left and a right that send Bennett crashing to the mat, dazed. Friedrichsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friedrichsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Friedrichsen.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Friedrichsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Bennett throwing a counter right hand but Friedrichsen manages to avoid it.
Friedrichsen lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Friedrichsen takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Friedrichsen misses with a left hand
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Friedrichsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Friedrichsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Friedrichsen misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedrichsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Friedrichsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedrichsen tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Friedrichsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedrichsen scores with a hook.
Friedrichsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Friedrichsen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
Erik Friedrichsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedrichsen misses with a double jab.
Friedrichsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedrichsen.
Bennett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Friedrichsen manages to circle out of the way.
Friedrichsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Friedrichsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Erik Friedrichsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Friedrichsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Friedrichsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedrichsen.
Bennett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Friedrichsen.
The crowd cheers as Friedrichsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedrichsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedrichsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Friedrichsen is predictable there
and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennett.
Friedrichsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Friedrichsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friedrichsen lands with a left to the head.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Friedrichsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Friedrichsen works the jab nicely.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Friedrichsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Friedrichsen misses the shot to the body.
Bennett seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bennett slips a straight right by Friedrichsen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Friedrichsen. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Friedrichsen on the side of the head.
That has opened up Erik Friedrichsen's cut even more.
A big right from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Friedrichsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Friedrichsen.
A head kick from Friedrichsen lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Friedrichsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook but Friedrichsen avoids it easily.
Bennett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen scores with a leg kick.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Bennett is rocked!
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedrichsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Friedrichsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erik Friedrichsen's cut.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Friedrichsen tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Friedrichsen misses with a body shot.
Friedrichsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Friedrichsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Friedrichsen lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Friedrichsen takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennett avoids the body shot from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedrichsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Friedrichsen digs a good hook to Bennett's body.
Friedrichsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Friedrichsen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Friedrichsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennett to stand back up!
Friedrichsen connects with a jab.
A jab from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Friedrichsen finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friedrichsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Friedrichsen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Friedrichsen cracks Bennett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bennett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Friedrichsen finish him?
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justin Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett tries a body shot but Friedrichsen blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Friedrichsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Friedrichsen scores with a body shot.
Friedrichsen drops Bennett with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennett looks back up at him and smiles so Friedrichsen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Friedrichsen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bennett flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bennett is out cold! Friedrichsen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Friedrichsen!
Erik Friedrichsen made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 272 p4p, 495 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 34 p4p, 60 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Trounvouche ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett tries to bum rush Trounvouche with a series of wild strikes but Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hackett moves out of range of the body kick from Trounvouche.
Donk. Hackett catches Trounvouche right on the button with a cross.
Trounvouche connects with an inside leg kick.
Trounvouche lands with a good body shot.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Trounvouche misses with a body punch
and Hackett counters with a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Hackett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Hackett jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hackett connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Hackett slips the punch.
Trounvouche throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Trounvouche keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Trounvouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Hackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Trounvouche misses the target.
Hackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
Hackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Trounvouche is just out of range.
Hackett cracks Trounvouche with a right hand to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Hackett blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a wild body kick that Hackett sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hackett scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trounvouche.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche blocks the body kick.
Trounvouche feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trounvouche moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Jab by Hackett.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hackett scores with the left hand. Trounvouche knows he should have avoided that one.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Trounvouche moved away.
Trounvouche throws the kick towards the body but Hackett avoids it.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett looks to land a body kick but Trounvouche moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hackett is looking to slow Trounvouche down with leg kicks.
Hackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trounvouche blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trounvouche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trounvouche.
Hackett lands with a light punch inside.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hackett.
Nice body punch from Trounvouche - that landed with a thud.
Trounvouche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hackett.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trounvouche prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Trounvouche managing to block the knees to the body from Hackett.
Hackett working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Trounvouche.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a head punch that misses.
Trounvouche misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Hackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trounvouche can't find room to land a body shot as Hackett controls the action.
Hackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trounvouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Hackett avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Trounvouche won't want to take too many of those.
Hackett lands a left hand.
Hackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trounvouche.
Hackett working Trounvouche over with knees to the body.
Trounvouche tries a body shot but Hackett blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackett prevents a body shot from Trounvouche.
Hackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hackett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett misses with a hook.
Hackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trounvouche's hands.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tests Hackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trounvouche looks to land a body kick but Hackett moved away.
Trounvouche throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hackett checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Trounvouche - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trounvouche.
James Hackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett scores with a nice body kick.
Hackett jabs at Trounvouche's body.
Hackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trounvouche finds it's way round the side to connect with Hackett's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trounvouche on the side of the head.
Hackett throws a low kick but Trounvouche moves out of range easily.
Trounvouche let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Hackett moves out of range as Trounvouche throws a body kick.
Trounvouche lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Hackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hackett misses the target.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trounvouche. That did some damage!
Trounvouche gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trounvouche can do to turn this around?
Hackett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Hackett's ribcage but misses.
Hackett slips under a jab from Trounvouche.
As Trounvouche backs away, Hackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
And Hackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Trounvouche blocks it.
Hackett throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hackett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Hackett darts in and clinches Trounvouche up against the cage.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Hackett avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Hackett misses with a body punch.
Trounvouche lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trounvouche blocks it with crossed arms.
Hackett lands a shot to the body.
Trounvouche has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Trounvouche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Trounvouche controls his hands.
Trounvouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trounvouche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trounvouche blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trounvouche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Hackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Trounvouche's ribcage.
Hackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hackett.
Good body shot from Hackett.
Trounvouche avoiding damage as Hackett throws knees to the body.
Hackett trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but Trounvouche blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Trounvouche as the two fighters clinch.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trounvouche avoids it.
James Hackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hackett blocks an uppercut.
Hackett misses with a body punch.
Trounvouche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hackett blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hackett obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Trounvouche is breathing heavily.
Hackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hackett lands a nice uppercut.
Hackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hackett presses Trounvouche against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hackett pulls Trounvouche into guard.
Hackett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trounvouche gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hackett keeping moving, preventing Trounvouche from controlling successfully.
Hackett working a defensive guard here.
Trounvouche works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Hackett.
Trounvouche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackett blocks the body kick.
Trounvouche missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trounvouche connects with a body shot.
Hackett walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Hackett.
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
Trounvouche will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Hackett.
Hackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackett.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a low kick as Trounvouche jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Trounvouche's shoulder, as Trounvouche tries to avoid the shot.
Hackett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Hackett.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Hackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hackett is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trounvouche can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trounvouche checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hackett. That's going to slow Trounvouche down.
Hackett digs a good body shot into Trounvouche's ribs.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trounvouche swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trounvouche bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hackett's head.
Trounvouche misses with a leg kick.
Hackett tries to work over Trounvouche's front leg with a kick but Trounvouche checks it.
Trounvouche's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Hackett catches Trounvouche right on the button with a cross.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Hackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackett tries to clinch up but Trounvouche circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
Hackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Hackett scores with a push kick.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Hackett slips the punch.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett with a hook.
Hackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trounvouche catches Hackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trounvouche takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Hackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trounvouche is out of range.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett tries to land a front kick but Trounvouche steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trounvouche throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackett throws a jab when Trounvouche was well out of range.
Hackett walks into a jab.
Hackett throws a chopping leg kick but Trounvouche manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Hackett.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hackett.
Trounvouche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Trounvouche on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Trounvouche.
Hackett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trounvouche can pounce on him.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Hackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Trounvouche.
Hackett has managed to clinch.
Trounvouche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trounvouche tries a body shot but Hackett blocks it.
Trounvouche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hacketts head.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Hackett tries a body shot but Trounvouche blocks it.
Trounvouche misses with a body punch.
Hackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hackett throws a head punch that misses.
Hackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hackett blocks a low kick nicely.
Trounvouche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hackett wants to land a leg kick but Trounvouche is out of range.
Trounvouche lands a nice hook to Hackett's body. Hackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trounvouche takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche motions for Hackett to come forward. Trounvouche throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche lands a front kick.
Hackett avoids a kick to the body.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trounvouche finds it's way round the side to connect with Hackett's head.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trounvouche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hackett doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche connects with the punch.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
Trounvouche lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett throws a hook but Trounvouche avoids it easily.
Hackett looks for the body kick but Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Hackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Hackett misses with a straight right.
Trounvouche throws an overhand right that lands on Hackett's shoulder, as Hackett tries to avoid the shot.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trounvouche lunges at Hackett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hackett's hand.
Trounvouche takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Hackett.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
Hackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Trounvouche moved away.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Trounvouche darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trounvouche throws a solid leg kick but Hackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trounvouche.
Hackett moves out of range as Trounvouche throws a body kick.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the leg kick from Hackett.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Trounvouche looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hackett throws out a leg kick but Trounvouche moves out of range and Hackett only half commits.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trounvouche tries to land a leg kick but Hackett saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hackett lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Hackett.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Trounvouche on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Hackett moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hackett.
Trounvouche lands a jab to Hackett's midsection.
Hackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trounvouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Hackett off balance momentarily.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Hackett tenderised Trounvouche's leg. Trounvouche is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hackett blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Hackett avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Hackett is out of range.
Trounvouche avoids a kick to the body.
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Hackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trounvouche misses with the head strike.
Hackett prevents a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche has a couple of punches blocked by Hackett.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Trounvouche won't want to take too many of those.
Hackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trounvouche blocks it with crossed arms.
Trounvouche prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Hackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Hackett lands with a right to the head.
Trounvouche lands a shoulder strike.
Trounvouche blocks an uppercut.
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 James Hackett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Trounvouche there.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trounvouche has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hackett.
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hackett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trounvouche - the referee stops the clock and Hackett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trounvouche. Hackett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackett with the inside leg kick.
Hackett with the inside leg kick.
Hackett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trounvouche takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trounvouche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trounvouche throws a low kick, looking for Hackett's leg but Hackett calmly moves out of range.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Trounvouche throws out a loose jab but Hackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche misses with a hook.
Trounvouche throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Trounvouche counters with a nice body kick.
Hackett is looking to land body kicks.
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hackett throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Hackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Trounvouche with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Hackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trounvouche feints and then cracks Hackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hackett down.
Trounvouche takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good work by Hackett as he checks the leg kick.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick from Trounvouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Trounvouche lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hackett doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Hackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hackett connects with a leg kick.
Hackett loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche throws out a counter right but Hackett avoids it with no problem.
Trounvouche works the jab nicely.
Trounvouche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackett throws a chopping leg kick but Trounvouche manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hackett walks into a left hand.
Hackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Hackett scores with a nice head shot.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trounvouche jabs Hackett right on the nose. Hackett blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trounvouche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trounvouche takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries a quick counter leg kick but Hackett is wise to it.
James Hackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Hackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trounvouche checks it well.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trounvouche checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche cracks a nice hook into Hackett's ribs.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche wants to land a leg kick but Hackett is out of range.
Hackett throwing a counter right hand but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Trounvouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hackett misses.
Good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trounvouche there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trounvouche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trounvouche throws a jab but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett wants to clinch up but Trounvouche keeps it at a distance.
Trounvouche cracks Hackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trounvouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azacca Trounvouche.
Well Hackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
James Hackett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 497 p4p, 464 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 70 p4p, 64 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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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacplesis misses the target.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith checks a low kick from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lacplesis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smith blocks a jab.
Lacplesis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Lacplesis 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.
Lacplesis throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the body.
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis motions for Smith to come forward. Lacplesis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick
and Lacplesis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lacplesis wants to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lacplesis throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Lacplesis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacplesis misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lacplesis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lacplesis's guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lacplesis working a defensive guard but Smith passes into half guard.
Lacplesis wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis trying to control here.
Lacplesis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Smith is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacplesis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lacplesis's head.
Lacplesis is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lacplesis keeps working.
Lacplesis trying to control here.
Lacplesis tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lacplesis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Lacplesis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Lacplesis is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lacplesis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith winds up and cracks Lacplesis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith prevents Lacplesis from improving his position.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick by Lacplesis misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Lacplesis gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lacplesis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith looking to stall.
Lacplesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Lacplesis digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
Smith is stalling here.
Lacplesis lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Smith.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lacplesis as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith works on Lacplesis's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith cracks Lacplesis with a nice body shot.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Lacplesis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stall.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Smith is working Lacplesis over against the cage.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith misses with some punches.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lacplesis is breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith has Lacplesis pressed against the cage.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Lacplesis's head.
Nice elbow from Lacplesis.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Lacplesis gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lacplesis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Lacplesis gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Lacplesis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lacplesis is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Lacplesis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is leaning against Lacplesis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lacplesis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Humors Lacplesis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Lacplesis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a shot to the body.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
A shot to the liver by Lacplesis. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lacplesis thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacplesis tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lacplesis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Humors Lacplesis 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.
Lacplesis cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Lacplesis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacplesis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
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!
Lacplesis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacplesis with the inside leg kick.
Lacplesis looks to clinch
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lacplesis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith lands with a hook. Lacplesis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Lacplesis coming out on top.
Lacplesis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lacplesis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lacplesis scores with a spinning back kick!
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Lacplesis fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Lacplesis looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Lacplesis just gets out of the way.
Lacplesis connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lacplesis 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis took some time post fight to say the following; 'I’m just here for the animal crackers'.
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