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GC 410 Championship Chaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Miller (ranked 3891 p4p, 21252 weight class) and Ben Simmons (ranked 129 p4p, 202 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Not Falling. 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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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Simmons slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simmons counters with a nice kick to the body.
Simmons checks a leg kick.
Miller takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
And Simmons responds with a good body kick, but Miller manages to step out the way in time.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Simmons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Simmons wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simmons is keeping the position for now.
Miller won't allow Simmons to get back to his feet.
Simmons has his feet on Miller's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Simmons defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Simmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simmons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simmons is looking to escape.
Simmons is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Simmons is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simmons counters with a body kick.
Simmons moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miller lands a head kick!
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Simmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simmons follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Simmons moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simmons is trying to counter with his kicks.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmons replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Miller blocks it well.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons counters with a body kick.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simmons checks it well.
Miller digs a good body shot into Simmons's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Miller 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.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons counters with a body kick.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simmons counters with a nice kick to the body.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simmons's waist but Simmons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Miller shoots in but Simmons avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Simmons responds with a good body kick, but Miller manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Simmons replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Miller blocks it well.
Simmons on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller throws a low kick but Simmons moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Simmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Eddie Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Simmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simmons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Simmons responds with a good body kick, but Miller manages to step out the way in time.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Miller misses.
Simmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simmons stuffs the takedown.
Simmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Simmons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller clinches.
Simmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller presses Simmons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simmons tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simmons working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simmons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Simmons tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simmons works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Simmons.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Miller.
Simmons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simmons.
A short right from Simmons on the inside.
Simmons can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simmons digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Simmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Simmons is trying to counter with his kicks.
Miller throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
Miller throws a low kick but Simmons avoids it.
Simmons follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Simmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Simmons's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons is trying to counter with his kicks.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Simmons responds with a good body kick, but Miller manages to step out the way in time.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Simmons follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Simmons sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Simmons follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Simmons presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
 It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Simmons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller blocking some punches.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Simmons.
Simmons works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Simmons.
Simmons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Simmons - that landed with a thud.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Simmons is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Simmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Simmons lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simmons.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Simmons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Miller.
Ben Simmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Simmons.
A short left from Simmons.
A nice left hand lands by Simmons.
Simmons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller is trying to stall.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons lands with a left to the head.
Simmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmons can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Simmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Simmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simmons.
Simmons tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simmons down to the mat. Simmons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller feints and then cracks Simmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Simmons down.
Simmons blocks a head kick by Miller.
Simmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Simmons counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simmons as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simmons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Barnes (ranked 3732 p4p, 3531 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 477 p4p, 462 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes misses with a hook
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barnes duly obliges.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Barnes in the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Barnes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnes somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barnes forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Sam Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Barnes gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Barnes is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes decides to stand up.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Barnes.
Barnes tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Barnes scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Sam Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnes backs up against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Barnes - that landed with a thud.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes stands up.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson checks a low kick from Barnes.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Johnson misses.
As Johnson tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Jeff Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson moves forwards but Barnes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeff Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Johnson!
Our winner, Jeff Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Thai (ranked 2904 p4p, 2448 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 358 p4p, 314 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a chopping leg kick but Hoddle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoddle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thai is looking to counter punch.
Thai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoddle.
A jab from Hoddle finds it's way through Thai's defenses.
Hoddle fails with the takedown
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Hoddle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hoddle won't allow Thai to sweep him here.
Thai managing to control the position.
Hoddle is stalling in the full guard.
Hoddle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoddle connects with a couple of short punches.
Thai has control of Hoddle's left arm, preventing Hoddle from doing any damage.
Hoddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thai pulls Hoddle in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoddle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoddle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoddle trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Hoddle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Hoddle scoring with some ground and pound.
Hoddle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoddle postures up in Thai's guard and throws a big left but Thai blocks it.
Hoddle is fighting to break Thai's control of his arms but Thai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoddle is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thai is looking to stand back up but Hoddle counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Thai.
Thai keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking for a sweep. Hoddle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoddle connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
Thai trying to hold on to Hoddle's head to control him but Hoddle postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoddle being controlled here momentarily.
Hoddle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoddle working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is adopting a defensive guard.
Hoddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoddle is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Hoddle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thai looking to control.
Hoddle stops Thai from standing up.
Hoddle connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoddle trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Hoddle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thai's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoddle tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoddle.
Hoddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thai momentarily.
Hoddle throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hoddle clobbers Thai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoddle avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Hoddle digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
Hoddle misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai blocks a body shot from Hoddle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoddle.
Hoddle scores with a hook to the body.
Hoddle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thai is trying to keep an underhook but Hoddle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoddle connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
Hoddle prevents Thai from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is trying to stand.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoddle thows a huge punch but Thai dodges it nicely.
Hoddle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai taking some punishment here, with Hoddle in his half guard.
Hoddle is keen to just control but Thai is a slippery customer.
Hoddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoddle.
Glen Hoddle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thai moves into full guard.
Hoddle landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle lands a couple of elbows.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoddle stays in close to Thai's body and controls the position.
Thai is trying to keep Hoddle in close.
Hoddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thai tries to get out of the position.
Hoddle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle with a nice head shot there.
Thai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoddle manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoddle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoddle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoddle is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Thai rolls with it to try and escape but Hoddle cranks on the arm and Thai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 2283 p4p, 2464 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 72 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frewin attempts a counter takedown but Kane avoids it well and moves away.
Frewin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frewin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
Frewin lands with a left to the head.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frewin's elbow.
Frewin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Frewin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frewin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Kane has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frewin blocking some punches.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Frewin.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frewin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frewin lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kane.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frewin gets tackled into the cage by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
Frewin blocks an uppercut.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Frewin.
Kane is leaning against Frewin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Kane works on Frewin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kane is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Frewin can't fight it off and eventually Kane manages to take the fight to the floor. Frewin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kane is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Frewin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane has gone for a leg lock! Frewin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kane's guard.
Kane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Kane isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Frewin stacks Kane on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Frewin!
Frewin working away.
Frewin has control of an arm but Kane manages to advance to Frewin's back!
Kane is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kane wants to control the position but Frewin frees himself and scrambles - Kane manages to regain control in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Kane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kane misses the jab.
Frewin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane drives through and clinches with Frewin against the cage.
Frewin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frewin.
It looks like Harry Kane has been cut.
Frewin scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Frewin wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to pass the guard but Frewin defending well.
Frewin is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Frewin is defending well.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frewin has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kane is working for an americana but Frewin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kane was thinking about the submission.
Kane trying to control but Frewin is working from the bottom.
Kane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frewin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kane.
Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frewin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Frewin avoids it.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws a push kick but Frewin slaps the foot to one side.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Frewin's knee but Frewin avoids it well.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Frewin moved out of range nicely.
Frewin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kane swings for the body but Frewin moves out of range.
Frewin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kane sprawls and moves away.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frewin feinted with a counter takedown.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frewin manages to avoid it.
Frewin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane swings for the body but Frewin moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frewin, pushing him back against the cage.
Frewin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Kane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Frewin slips under a jab.
Frewin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frewin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kane sprawls and moves away.
Butch Frewin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frewin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kane.
Kane closes the distance and pushes Frewin back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane lands a shot to the body.
Frewin blocks a body shot from Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Frewin controls his hands.
Kane is trying to trip Frewin. He has hold of a leg but Frewin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Frewin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane wants to control from the top but Frewin keeps moving.
Kane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Frewin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Frewin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kane off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harry Kane 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.
Kane thumps Frewin with a low kick.
Kane throws a hook but Frewin avoids it easily.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frewin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frewin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Frewin throws a head punch that misses.
Frewin misses with some punches.
Kane blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frewin throws a head punch that misses.
Frewin misses with some punches.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Frewin.
A short right from Frewin.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frewin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butch Frewin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Frewin.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Frewin pushes Kane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frewin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frewin misses with the head strike.
Frewin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frewin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
Frewin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frewin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frewin has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Butch Frewin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Butch Frewin.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harry Kane!
Harry Kane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 2236 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Kyle Kuzma (ranked 283 p4p, 341 weight class). Kuzma has chosen Tarararara as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Kuzma!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moura tries to land a leg kick but Kuzma saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuzma.
Kuzma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuzma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moura misses the shot to the body.
Moura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kyle Kuzma has been cut.
A jab from Moura misses.
Moura throws a low kick but Kuzma avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuzma! But no joy.
No joy there for Kuzma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moura throws a right and a left that Kuzma avoids nicely.
Kuzma has Moura up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moura leaning against his opponent.
Kuzma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuzma defending well as Moura loads up on a big left hand.
Kuzma slips under a jab from Moura.
Some wild striking there from Kuzma.
Moura has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzma scores with the left hand. Moura knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Kuzma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A lazy left from Moura finds it's target.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuzma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle Kuzma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuzma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuzma motions for Moura to come forward. Kuzma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzma lands a nice looking body shot.
Moura connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Kuzma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuzma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Kuzma is rocked!
Kuzma tries to get into range but Moura steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kuzma! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Moura scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Moura!
A very excited looking Harry Moura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Kyle Kuzma stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clay (ranked 1668 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 222 p4p, 184 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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clay.
Clay connects with a looping right hand.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clay is out of range and Marius settles back down.
Marius has managed to clinch.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice body shot.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clay throws an elbow but misses.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Clay avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marius's brow.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay lands a shoulder strike.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Clay checks a leg kick.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Marius lands a head kick. Clay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Clay misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Clay misses with an uppercut
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay scores with a nice right hand.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Clay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but Clay avoids it.
Clay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius tries a quick counter leg kick but Clay is wise to it.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Clay cracks Marius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Clay misses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius staying out of range there.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Marius.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
Clay lands a nice shot that snaps Marius's head back.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clay cracks Marius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Clay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Andrew Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay moves away from the strike by Marius.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Clay finds it's target.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clay misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clay has managed to clinch.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Clay blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius 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.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Clay lands a head shot.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Clay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marius's head backwards.
Marius works Clay's body with a nice hook.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Marius misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Clay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clay scores with a hook to the body.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Clay tries for a takedown but Marius manages to get underhooks.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clay jumps guard but Marius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius has Clay pressed against the cage, preventing Clay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clay is trying to pull guard but Marius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Clay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clay's elbow.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marius avoids it.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clay.
Marius throws an elbow but it misses.
Clay tries to pull guard but Marius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Gaius Marius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marius lands a high kick!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Marius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Clay darts in trying to clinch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Clay catches Marius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
A head kick misses from Marius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Clay is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with a two punch combination.
Marius scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marius throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Clay misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius connects with the punch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay avoids the body shot from Marius.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Marius misses.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Clay ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Clay's defenses.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Clay with a nice cross.
Clay takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Andrew Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Clay misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Clay 's knee.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marius thumps Clay with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clay throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a left and a right that stings Clay.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Clay misses.
A cross from Marius lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Marius catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius with a jab.
Clay with a nice cross.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
After winning the bout, Gaius Marius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 785 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Harry Winks (ranked 116 p4p, 203 weight class). Grey Ape could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Winks's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winks ducks under a wild hook from Ape.
Winks gets a double leg takedown into Ape's guard.
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.
Winks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ape is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winks, into his guard.
Ape trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winks being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ape has managed to get both his arms back between Winks's legs - danger averted.
Winks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winks looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ape is defending well. Winks quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ape has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Winks celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Winks!
Harry Winks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Rummel (ranked 1674 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Abdul Keji (ranked 49 p4p, 31 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Syd Rummel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Keji!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keji looks to throw the jab but Rummel is out of range.
Rummel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rummel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A lazy left from Keji finds it's target.
Rummel misses with a right hand
and Keji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rummel throws a poor cross that misses
and Keji counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rummel misses with a jab to the body
and Keji counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Rummel has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abdul Keji! Abdul Keji retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Abdul Keji thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 635 p4p, 1147 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 94 p4p, 175 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire checks a low kick from Chen Lo.
Zaire throws a head kick that half lands.
Zaire blocks a leg kick.
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Chen Lo.
Zaire shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zaire connects with a looping right hand.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chen Lo finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaire's head.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Chen Lo with an uppercut!
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
Chen Lo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chen Lo thinking.
Chen Lo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Zaire.
A jab from Zaire misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zaire.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Zaire scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chen Lo back to the cage. Zaire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire lands a jab to the head.
Chen Lo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen Lo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a sloppy body shot
and Chen Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaire thinking.
Zaire scores with a push kick.
Chen Lo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaire scores with a nice strike.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Chen Lo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Chen Lo wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Zaire lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen Lo lands a head shot.
Chen Lo throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick that knocks Zaire off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire tries a quick counter leg kick but Chen Lo is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Chen Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaire scores with a kick to the body.
Zaire has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chen Lo delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chen Lo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chen Lo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chen Lo.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Chen Lo tenderised Zaire's leg. Zaire is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Chen Lo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chen Lo cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
Zaire missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Zaire.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chen Lo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chen Lo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Chen Lo.
Zaire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaire connects with a looping right hand.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Chen Lo throws a lazy uppercut
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chen Lo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chen Lo throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Zaire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaire misses with a hook.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Chen Lo is out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Chen Lo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaire on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chen Lo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chen Lo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Chen Lo takes one to the side of the head.
Zaire lands a jab to Chen Lo's midsection.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen Lo throws out the jab.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire throws out a loose jab but Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chen Lo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Chen Lo with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zaire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaire tries to work over Chen Lo's front leg with a kick but Chen Lo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a combination. Zaire tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaire lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Zaire strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chen Lo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chen Lo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen Lo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chen Lo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zaire throws a right hand that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a big head kick but Zaire shrugs it off.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Chen Lo is out of range.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
Chen Lo looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Zaire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen Lo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
A low kick lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Chen Lo is out of range.
Chen Lo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaire walks into a stiff left hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Nice shot lands for Zaire.
Zaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen Lo should have avoided that one.
Zaire checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Chen Lo moved away.
Chen Lo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chen Lo takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Zaire takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
Zaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Chen Lo throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head but Chen Lo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaire lands a front kick.
Zaire throws a front kick aimed at Chen Lo's knee but Chen Lo avoids it well.
Zaire misses with a shot to the body
and Chen Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Zaire.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Zaire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire lands a jab to the nose.
Zaire throws a head kick but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick.
Zaire blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaire.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Chen Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire lands with a hook. Chen Lo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chen Lo is able to avoid easily.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chen Lo misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Chen Lo.
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!
Zaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen Lo should have avoided that one.
Zaire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Chen Lo blocks the low kick.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chen Lo lands a jab to the nose.
Chen Lo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Chen Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chen Lo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a solid leg kick but Zaire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chen Lo.
Nice jab there from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chen Lo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaire stuns Chen Lo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen Lo lands with a straight right. Zaire didn't see that one coming.
Chen Lo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chen Lo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen Lo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaire is out of range and Chen Lo settles back down.
Chen Lo lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Chen Lo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaire's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands a jab to the head.
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a good low kick that Zaire was not able to check.
Chen Lo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaire slips a jab and a cross from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws out a leg kick but Zaire moves out of range and Chen Lo only half commits.
Zaire throws a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaire counters with a low kick, right behind Chen Lo 's knee.
Zaire throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chen Lo walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Timiko Chen Lo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen Lo doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen Lo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Chen Lo swinging wildly here.
Chen Lo lands a right hook to the body.
Chen Lo misses the jab.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen Lo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Zaire throws a head kick but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo lands a jab.
Zaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire lands a head kick. Chen Lo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chen Lo is looking to chop away at Zaire's legs.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Chen Lo slips under a jab from Zaire.
A quick step to the side and Chen Lo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Chen Lo saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Chen Lo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo lands a really nice looking cross but Zaire seems unphased.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chen Lo walks into a stiff left hand from Zaire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Chen Lo.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Chen Lo misses.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Zaire moved away.
Zaire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick
and Zaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo connects with a solid leg kick.
Chen Lo is looking to chop away at Zaire's legs.
Zaire feints a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaire blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo lands with a cross.
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Chen Lo misses the jab.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Zaire connects with a leg kick.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo walks into a stiff left hand from Zaire.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chen Lo.
Zaire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaire there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo tried to counter with a leg kick but Zaire avoided it.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
Chen Lo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chen Lo thumps Zaire with a low kick.
Zaire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chen Lo counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo had his way with Abdullah Zaire in that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chen Lo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
The crowd cheers as Chen Lo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaire doesn't seem phased though.
Zaire scores with a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Zaire.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire throws a jab when Chen Lo was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Zaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo misses with a leg kick
and Zaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen Lo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chen Lo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Chen Lo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Zaire checks a leg kick.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zaire takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Zaire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Zaire with the inside leg kick.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Chen Lo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A lazy left from Zaire finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Zaire tries to score with a low kick but Chen Lo moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
Chen Lo scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zaire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chen Lo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Zaire swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Zaire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Chen Lo avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Zaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaire checks the leg kick.
Chen Lo walks into a jab.
Chen Lo shoots in and gets a takedown into Zaire's guard.
Chen Lo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chen Lo scoring with some ground and pound.
Chen Lo trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaire looking to control.
Chen Lo wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Zaire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chen Lo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Chen Lo from controlling successfully.
Chen Lo stays in close to Zaire's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdullah Zaire.
I think Zaire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Timiko Chen Lo had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 902 p4p, 983 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 127 p4p, 137 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wang's choice of entrance music: 閃靈 . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Wang blocks the low kick.
Krampus misses the jab.
Krampus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wang tries to land a body kick
and Krampus counters with a shoot takedown. Wang fights it but they end up in guard.
Krampus trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Krampus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krampus trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang keeping full guard, as Krampus tries to pass.
Krampus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krampus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krampus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krampus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wang controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krampus is trying to control the position but Wang postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krampus is trying to maintain the position but Wang is very close to passing his half guard.
Krampus is pressing down on Wang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Krampus is looking for a triangle but Wang pushes his legs off easily.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krampus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wang at a distance.
Krampus lands a really nice looking cross but Wang seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
Wang throws a low kick but Krampus moves out of range easily.
Wang slips under a jab from Krampus.
Wang replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krampus blocks it well.
Wang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krampus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krampus moves into range and clinches up with Wang.
Krampus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krampus misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wang avoids the body shot from Krampus.
Krampus shoots in but Wang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krampus tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Wang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Wang.
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krampus was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krampus digs a good hook to Wang's body.
Krampus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wang quickly recovers to half guard.
Krampus controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Krampus has control of the leg.
Krampus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Krampus is working for a submission of some sort.
Dexter Krampus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Krampus is looking to stall here but Wang recovers full guard.
Krampus postures up.
Krampus postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Wang trying to control the position.
Krampus is working Wang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krampus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Krampus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krampus looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wang throwing strikes but missing.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Krampus can't keep his opponent in guard - Wang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Krampus keeping hold of Wang's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wang is fighting to break Krampus's control of his arms but Krampus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krampus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krampus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wang misses with a low kick.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krampus misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krampus. That's going to slow Wang down.
Krampus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wang blocks a head kick by Krampus.
Wang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Krampus is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wang misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Krampus.
Krampus misses with a punch on the inside.
Krampus looking to stall.
Wang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krampus after a bit of a struggle.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Wang blocks an uppercut.
Wang throws a head punch that misses.
Krampus throws a head punch that misses.
Krampus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krampus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krampus wants the takedown. Wang is fighting it off but Krampus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wang's guard against the cage.
Krampus scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krampus manages to get himself to full guard.
Krampus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Krampus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krampus trying to control the position here.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wang distracts Krampus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wang is trying to get an arm triangle but Krampus is defending well.
Krampus is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wang wants to control but Krampus is keeping him busy.
Wang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krampus trying to hold on to Wang's head to control him but Wang postures up.
Wang prevents Krampus from improving his position.
Krampus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Wang there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Krampus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krampus scores with a nice head shot.
Wang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Krampus eats them both and turns towards Wang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krampus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wang as he avoids it easily.
Krampus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wang throws a jab when Krampus was well out of range.
Wang misses with a body kick.
Wang blocks a low kick nicely.
Krampus scores with a jab to the body.
Krampus tests Wang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krampus keeps Wang at a distance using the push kick.
Krampus tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Krampus throws a leg kick
and Wang counters with a good, hard body kick but Krampus shrugs it off.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krampus is looking to counter the offense by Wang and move into the clinch.
Krampus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krampus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Krampus.
Krampus scores with a decent looking hook.
Wang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wang misses the body punch
and Krampus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krampus as he jumps to the side.
Krampus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dexter Krampus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Wang.
Wang is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Krampus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krampus backing away here, and Wang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dexter Krampus is winning the standup battle so far.
Krampus misses the shot to the body.
Krampus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krampus cracks Wang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wang throws a leg kick but Krampus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krampus. Krampus obviously looking to wear him down.
Krampus scores with a spinning back kick!
Krampus lands a jab to the head.
Wang motions for Krampus to come forward. Wang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krampus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krampus throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Krampus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krampus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krampus uses his free foot to push down on Wang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Krampus's attempts to control the action.
Wang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Krampus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Krampus cracks Wang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Krampus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wang looks a forlorn figure.
Wang is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus had his way with Long Wang in that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
That's time! Krampus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wang swings for the body but Krampus moves out of range.
Wang lands a nice looking body shot.
Krampus's corner calls for a 1-2. Krampus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krampus lands a nice looking body shot.
Long Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krampus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wang on the side of the head.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krampus manages to avoid it.
Krampus lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Wang misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus misses the jab.
Wang gets caught flat footed, as Krampus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wang is controlling Krampus's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krampus looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krampus 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.
Krampus has Wang pulled in close to control his posture.
Long Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Krampus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wang wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
Wang with a nice head shot there.
Krampus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krampus is looking to control Wang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krampus avoid being mounted?
Krampus manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Krampus blocks nicely.
Wang wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krampus misses with the combination.
Wang throws a head kick that Krampus semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus cracks Wang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Krampus cracks Wang with an open hand slap.
Krampus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
A shot to the liver by Krampus. Beautiful body shot.
Wang cracks Krampus with an open hand slap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krampus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wang in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Krampus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krampus 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Krampus!
Dexter Krampus is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dexter Krampus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Long Wang was interviewed post fight and said 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'.
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