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OFK 161 - Mogg Vs Jahouli PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Christ (ranked 1628 p4p, 5429 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 219 p4p, 580 weight class). Johan Christ could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tayaen Porfirigo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo fails to land the takedown.
Christ blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Porfirigo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Christ's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Porfirigo controlling the pace.
Christ is trying to stand.
Porfirigo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Porfirigo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Christ controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo prevents Christ from standing back up.
Porfirigo wants to stand up but Christ has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Porfirigo moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Porfirigo throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Christ gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Porfirigo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Christ is looking to stand back up but Porfirigo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Christ.
Porfirigo stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo stalling.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Christ to get to his feet.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Porfirigo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Porfirigo looking to pass the guard.
Christ is looking to stand back up but Porfirigo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Christ.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porfirigo stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
Porfirigo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Porfirigo trying to control from half guard but Christ is working away.
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.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo is trying to control the action in half guard but Christ is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Porfirigo throwing shots but Christ is blocking nicely.
Christ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porfirigo on the ground.
Porfirigo prevents Christ from standing back up.
Porfirigo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Christ is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ scores with a jab to the head.
Porfirigo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Porfirigo lands in his opponent's guard.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tayaen Porfirigo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tayaen Porfirigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porfirigo doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Porfirigo or perhaps it was just good defense by Christ, which made it look bad.
Porfirigo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christ manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Christ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Porfirigo is controlling him.
Christ has his feet on Porfirigo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ scores with a nice right hand.
Christ sizes up Porfirigo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porfirigo.
Christ cracks a nice hook into Porfirigo's ribs.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Porfirigo tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
Porfirigo pushes Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Porfirigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Porfirigo fails to pull guard.
Johan Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayaen Porfirigo.
Porfirigo tries to pull guard but Christ won't allow it.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porfirigo.
Christ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Christ gets through Porfirigo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as Porfirigo tries to tie him up.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Porfirigo slips the punch.
Christ lands a left and a right that send Porfirigo crashing to the mat, dazed. Christ thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Porfirigo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ lands an uppercut, right on the button! Porfirigo tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Christ!
An out of breath Johan Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tayaen Porfirigo spoke after the fight, saying 'I like the taste off my blod!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor OShea (ranked 1249 p4p, 5352 weight class) and Chris Blumreisinger (ranked 164 p4p, 577 weight class). Chris Blumreisinger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Blumreisinger!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blumreisinger moves forwards but OShea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
OShea lunges at Blumreisinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blumreisinger's hand.
OShea lands a jab.
OShea has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
OShea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blumreisinger moves out of range as OShea strikes.
OShea just misses with a punch to the body.
Blumreisinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Blumreisinger 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Blumreisinger.
Blumreisinger moves away from the strike by OShea.
Blumreisinger feints a jab promting OShea to slip. Blumreisinger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. OShea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blumreisinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blumreisinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
OShea tries to pull guard but Blumreisinger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
OShea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OShea dips to his left and cracks Blumreisinger with an uppercut!
OShea throws a right and a left that Blumreisinger avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumreisinger moves into the clinch.
OShea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OShea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
OShea throws a hook but Blumreisinger avoids it easily.
Blumreisinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Blumreisinger avoids the head kick by OShea.
Blumreisinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
OShea clinches.
OShea blocks an uppercut.
OShea blocking some punches.
OShea lands with a light punch inside.
OShea manages to break the clinch.
OShea avoids the head kick by Blumreisinger.
OShea tries to bum rush Blumreisinger with a series of wild strikes but Blumreisinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blumreisinger slips a jab and a cross from OShea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OShea connects with a single shot there.
Chris Blumreisinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blumreisinger ducks right into an uppercut from OShea.
OShea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blumreisinger, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by OShea as Blumreisinger tries to tie him up.
OShea managing to block the knees to the body from Blumreisinger.
OShea really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blumreisinger.
OShea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OShea is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blumreisinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OShea.
Blumreisinger looking to throw knees to the head but OShea is blocking nicely.
Blumreisinger is trying to maintain a safe position but OShea gets an underhook and turns Blumreisinger into the cage.
Blumreisinger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blumreisinger is looking to take this one to the mat.
OShea manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blumreisinger enables OShea to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blumreisinger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blumreisinger keeping moving, preventing OShea from controlling successfully.
Blumreisinger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. OShea defends it easily.
Blumreisinger pushes a forearm under OShea's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, OShea is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Blumreisinger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1220 p4p, 3818 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 161 p4p, 473 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griggs's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. Don Barnes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griggs is able to avoid easily.
Griggs unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griggs sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Griggs.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griggs sprawls and moves away.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Griggs throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Griggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griggs misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Griggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Griggs scores with a head kick.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griggs. That did some damage!
Griggs throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griggs sprawls and moves away.
Griggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Griggs's guard.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes stops Griggs from standing up.
Griggs wriggles free and stands up.
Griggs swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Griggs didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Griggs has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Barnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Barnes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Griggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frankie Griggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barnes dives into side control.
Griggs is looking to get back to his feet here but Barnes is keeping cool and he's managed to take Griggs's back.
Griggs is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with strikes from the back.
Griggs is trying to shake Barnes off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Barnes won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griggs to the mat! Griggs manages to get full guard.
Griggs wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs wriggles free and stands up.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Nice cross by Griggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a head kick that misses.
Griggs throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Griggs lands with a slapping head kick.
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a one two combo.
Griggs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes slips under a jab from Griggs.
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griggs sprawls and moves away.
Griggs misses the jab.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Griggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Griggs dominated that round.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Griggs down.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Griggs jumps back.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Griggs's side.
Griggs throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griggs's head.
Frankie Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes slips under a jab from Griggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Griggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Griggs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Griggs looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griggs misses the jab.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Griggs looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Griggs stuffs the takedown.
Griggs throws a counter combo.
A left lands for Barnes.
Griggs throws a nice head kick!
Barnes lands a high kick!
Barnes misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Griggs.
Griggs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griggs duly obliges.
 Barnes is rocked!
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!
Griggs throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes lands with a nice body kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Barnes lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
Griggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griggs is breathing heavily.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Griggs swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Griggs backpedaling.
Griggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnes is pressing down on Griggs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Griggs is holding on for now.
Griggs kicks off Barnes and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griggs doesn't seem phased though.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Griggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes slips under a jab from Griggs.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griggs.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Griggs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Griggs misses with a looping right.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griggs throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griggs.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griggs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griggs.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griggs's half guard.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griggs pushes Barnes off but Barnes dives into side control.
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 Don Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Griggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Griggs takes it in his stride.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griggs is looking for the big counter here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Griggs throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Frankie Griggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Griggs avoids nicely.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Griggs.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Griggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes throws a combination. Griggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Griggs connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Griggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Griggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griggs misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters by clinching up.
Barnes lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Griggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses the jab.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griggs's hands.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Griggs misses.
Griggs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Griggs.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes thumps Griggs with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Griggs down.
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes sizes up Griggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good shot there by Barnes.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
Barnes moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Griggs throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Don Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Frankie Griggs was interviewed post fight and said 'It'll be back to the drawing board. This isn't the end. Everytime I lose I only come back the next fight much stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 964 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Michael Dunn (ranked 135 p4p, 308 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180
3 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dunn misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes works Dunn's body with a nice hook.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dunn avoids it.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Dunn throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dunn.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dunn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.
Dunn forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Dunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Dunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Dunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Dunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Dunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Dunn misses with a hook
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunn throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Dunn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dunn's leg but Dunn calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Dunn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarnes.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Dunn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunn throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunn wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Dunn cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Michael Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Dunn seems unphased.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Dunn counters with a straight right hand.
Dunn misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Dunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dunn fails to land.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Dunn misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn with a hook.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunn, as that shot connected.
Dunn connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunn misses with a looping right.
Andrew Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Dunn throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Barnes tries to move into range but Dunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes moves out of range as Dunn strikes.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dunn's knee momentarily.
Dunn walks into a stiff left hand from Barnes.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes cracks Dunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnes under the eye.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunn missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunn tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Dunn fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Dunn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunn lands with a nice body punch.
Dunn throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dunn scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn lands with a cross.
Dunn throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a two punch combo.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Dunn counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Dunn throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Dunn's body. Dunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dunn slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Dunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn checks a low kick from Barnes.
Dunn moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes has Dunn pushed against the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Barnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dunn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Dunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Nice shot by Barnes.
Dunn misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes slips a straight right by Dunn.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunn cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Dunn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Dunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Dunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Barnes misses its target.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Dunn misses.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Dunn.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunn throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Dunn's leg but Dunn calmly moves out of range.
Dunn tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Andrew Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 591 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Chet Knox (ranked 88 p4p, 380 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Chet Baker | Almost Blue. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Knox!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jempsa looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Jempsa shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Jempsa fails with the takedown.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Jempsa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jempsa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jempsa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jempsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jempsa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jempsa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox 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.
We've been hearing that Jempsa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jempsa shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox gets caught flat footed, as Jempsa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jempsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Jempsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jempsa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jempsa's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jempsa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jempsa working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jempsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa working a defensive guard here.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Jempsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jempsa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice cross by Knox.
Jempsa tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knox wants it to stay on the feet.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jempsa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jempsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Jempsa.
Knox digs a good body shot into Jempsa's ribs.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Jempsa off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jempsa manages to avoid it.
Jempsa tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.
Jempsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Jempsa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Knox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knox wants to sweep here but Jempsa controlling him for the moment.
Jempsa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Konichiwa Jempsa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Jempsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Jempsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jempsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jempsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jempsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jempsa is defended easily by Knox.
Jempsa dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Jempsa's head and hops out.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jempsa.
Jempsa darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Jempsa into the cage.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Knox as Jempsa shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jempsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox clobbers Jempsa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jempsa shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Jempsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Knox swings for the body but Jempsa moves out of range.
Jempsa shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jempsa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jempsa somewhat.
Jempsa shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konichiwa Jempsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jempsa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jempsa throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knox defends it nicely.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Chet Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Jempsa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jempsa somewhat.
Knox lands a nice hook to Jempsa's body. Jempsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Jempsa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jempsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Knox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jempsa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Jempsa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jempsa.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
Chet Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jempsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jempsa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Jempsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jempsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jempsa misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jempsa darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Jempsa into the cage.
Jempsa wants a takedown.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Jempsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jempsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jempsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jempsa off to one side.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jempsa has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jempsa takes one on the button.
Jempsa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chet Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Chet Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 497 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 69 p4p, 139 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 28 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Petrov misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves lands with a nice combination. Petrov backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands a head shot.
Graves lands a jab.
Graves lands with a right hand.
Graves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Graves.
Petrov is rocked!
Graves drops Petrov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Graves follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernest Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 397 p4p, 893 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 21 p4p, 50 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutvonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen throws a combination that misses
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Kutvonen shoots in but Ruenroeng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy right hand. Kutvonen should have avoided that one.
Kutvonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Kutvonen down.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng wants to land a leg kick but Kutvonen is out of range.
Kutvonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch
and Kutvonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ruenroeng misses.
Kutvonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruenroeng swings widly with a right hand
and Kutvonen counters with a shoot takedown. Ruenroeng fights it but they end up in guard.
Kutvonen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutvonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ruenroeng has control of Kutvonen's left arm, preventing Kutvonen from doing any damage.
Kutvonen passes Ruenroeng's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kutvonen wants to control but Ruenroeng is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng trying to control here.
Ruenroeng tries to roll over but Kutvonen keeps him under control.
Ruenroeng gets full guard.
Kutvonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Ruenroeng is keeping the position.
Ruenroeng wants to sweep here but Kutvonen controlling him for the moment.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutvonen preventing the sweep.
Ruenroeng controlling Kutvonen's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng keeping moving, preventing Kutvonen from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Kutvonen moves forwards but Ruenroeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Kutvonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruenroeng.
A big left from Kutvonen misses.
Ruenroeng throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Ruenroeng finds it's target.
Kutvonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kutvonen won't allow Ruenroeng to sweep him here.
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Ruenroeng is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruenroeng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruenroeng working a defensive guard but Kutvonen passes into half guard.
Ruenroeng is looking to get back to full guard here but Kutvonen has managed to pass to side control instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng tries to bench press Kutvonen off him but Kutvonen keeps the position.
Kutvonen lands an elbow.
Ruenroeng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruenroeng wants to improve his position but Kutvonen is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kutvonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kutvonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kutvonen looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Kutvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruenroeng.
Kutvonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kutvonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruenroeng throws the left hand but Kutvonen avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen tries to clinch up.
Ruenroeng throws a right hand that misses
and Kutvonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutvonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutvonen is just out of range.
Ruenroeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kutvonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruenroeng throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Kutvonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with low kicks.
Kutvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruenroeng digs a good hook to Kutvonen's body.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kutvonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Kutvonen off balance momentarily.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Kutvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutvonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kutvonen missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
A low kick from Ruenroeng is predictable there
and Kutvonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kutvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruenroeng is looking to control Kutvonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruenroeng avoid being mounted?
Ruenroeng is looking for a sweep. Kutvonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruenroeng is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ruenroeng is looking to get back to full guard here but Kutvonen has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Ruenroeng's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen grinds an elbow into Ruenroeng's temple.
Kutvonen throws an elbow but Ruenroeng slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruenroeng tries to improve position but can't.
Kutvonen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kutvonen throws an elbow but Ruenroeng slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kutvonen working away.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ruenroeng wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kutvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Kutvonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kutvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Ruenroeng is working from the bottom.
Ruenroeng is looking for a sweep. Kutvonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kutvonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lusmu Kutvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruenroeng tries to roll over but Kutvonen keeps him under control.
Ruenroeng regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 Lusmu Kutvonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kutvonen misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutvonen moves away.
Kutvonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kutvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruenroeng. Kutvonen shrugs it off though.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Kutvonen's ribs.
Ruenroeng 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.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Kutvonen tries to counter with a takedown but Ruenroeng is quick to defend against it.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng thumps Kutvonen with a low kick.
Ruenroeng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruenroeng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tries a low kick but Ruenroeng avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen blocks a jab.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruenroeng misses with a takedown attempt - Kutvonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kutvonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruenroeng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruenroeng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kutvonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruenroeng takes one on the button.
Kutvonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kutvonen throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kutvonen throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruenroeng! But no joy.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kutvonen misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Ruenroeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruenroeng stuffs the takedown.
Ruenroeng throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.
Kutvonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Kutvonen.
Ruenroeng is rocked!
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Kutvonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kutvonen misses with a straight right.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruenroeng circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kutvonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Ruenroeng.
Kutvonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Ruenroeng's guard.
Kutvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruenroeng trying to keep a closed guard but Kutvonen is proving a slippery customer.
Kutvonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kutvonen passes Ruenroeng's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kutvonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruenroeng is refusing to be controlled, as Kutvonen sits in half guard.
Kutvonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kutvonen.
Ruenroeng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kutvonen's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Samak Ruenroeng just about did enough to take it.
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.
Kutvonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kutvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Kutvonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kutvonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kutvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutvonen thumps Ruenroeng with a low kick.
Ruenroeng works Kutvonen's body with a nice hook.
Ruenroeng tries to land a front kick but Kutvonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Kutvonen tests Ruenroeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kutvonen digs a good body shot into Ruenroeng's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruenroeng throws a right hand that misses
letting Kutvonen counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruenroeng 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 Kutvonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kutvonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kutvonen throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Kutvonen lands with a cross.
Kutvonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kutvonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruenroeng lands with a hook. Kutvonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kutvonen throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruenroeng looks to throw the jab but Kutvonen is out of range.
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Kutvonen pushes him off.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick
enabling Kutvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruenroeng.
Kutvonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng tries a low kick but Kutvonen avoids it.
Kutvonen misses with an uppercut.
Kutvonen misses with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the leg kick from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen tries to score with a low kick but Ruenroeng moves his leg out of the way.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kutvonen's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruenroeng misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kutvonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Kutvonen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutvonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruenroeng replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kutvonen blocks it well.
Kutvonen misses with a takedown attempt - Ruenroeng sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ruenroeng throws out a counter right but Kutvonen avoids it with no problem.
Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kutvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kutvonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruenroeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Kutvonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruenroeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutvonen finish him?
Kutvonen misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng seems to have recovered his senses.
Kutvonen moves forwards but Ruenroeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kutvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutvonen looks to land a body kick but Ruenroeng moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kutvonen misses its intended target.
Ruenroeng thinks about the counter body kick.
Ruenroeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kutvonen blocks the body kick.
Kutvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutvonen takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Ruenroeng does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen had his way with Samak Ruenroeng in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kutvonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kutvonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ruenroeng quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruenroeng preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ruenroeng is trying to control but can't.
Ruenroeng is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kutvonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kutvonen's back!
Ruenroeng tries to get the hooks in deep but Kutvonen pushed the leg off.
Ruenroeng has good solid back control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Ruenroeng just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen wants to escape the position.
Ruenroeng has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kutvonen's body.
Ruenroeng trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruenroeng keeps control of the position as Kutvonen tries to break free.
Ruenroeng tries to get the hooks in deep but Kutvonen pushed the leg off.
Kutvonen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ruenroeng prevents Kutvonen from improving his position.
Ruenroeng trying to control the pace.
Kutvonen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to roll over but Ruenroeng keeps him under control.
Ruenroeng takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kutvonen wants to get back to full guard.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lusmu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruenroeng wants to free his trapped foot but Kutvonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruenroeng in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruenroeng throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kutvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutvonen tests Ruenroeng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kutvonen blocks the leg kick.
Ruenroeng connects with a jab.
Ruenroeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy body shot
and Kutvonen counters with a left to the body.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Ruenroeng misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kutvonen misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab to the body
and Kutvonen counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Kutvonen blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samak Ruenroeng.
I think Kutvonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lusmu Kutvonen!
Lusmu Kutvonen retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lusmu Kutvonen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 422 p4p, 366 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 69 p4p, 59 weight class). Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a low kick but Line avoids it.
Line needs to keep his hands up - Tepes Iii had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Tepes Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Tepes Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Tepes Iii misses.
Line steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii pushes Line away with a front kick.
Tepes Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes Iii misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Line misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tepes Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
As Tepes Iii backs off Line throws a huge counter combo but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it all.
Tepes Iii misses with a right hand
and Line counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Line takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Line tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepes Iii misses with a straight right.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepes Iii.
Line steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tepes Iii.
Line on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes Iii cracks a nice hook into Line's ribs.
Tepes Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tepes Iii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Line throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tepes Iii throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Tepes Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Line should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Line.
Line unleashes a big counter combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there
and Line counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Tepes Iii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Line tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
Line chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes Iii can pounce on him.
Tepes Iii feints and then cracks Line's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Line down.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tepes Iii with a body shot.
Line with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tepes Iii with the inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Line follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Line looks to throw a body kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes Iii misses with a body punch
and Line counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tepes Iii's knee momentarily.
Tepes Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Line's head backwards.
Line chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Tepes Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Line on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes Iii.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tepes Iii has got the better of the exchanges.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tepes Iii motions for Line to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Tepes Iii misses with the body kick
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line slips a jab and a cross from Tepes Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tepes Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tepes Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Tepes Iii misses with an uppercut
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii blocks a leg kick.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a thumping low kick.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Line avoids it.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tepes Iii. That snapped Line's head back.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Line looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tepes Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
Tepes Iii lands with a right hand.
Tepes Iii misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tepes Iii misses the jab.
Tepes Iii backing away here, and Line unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tepes Iii with the inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Tepes Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii throws a right hand that Line ducks under and follows up with a left that Line also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Line blocks a leg kick.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes Iii throws out the jab.
Line defending well as Tepes Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Line moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Tepes Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Tepes Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a head kick. Tepes Iii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tepes Iii - that will leave a mark!
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Line is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tepes Iii!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii thumps Line with a low kick.
Tepes Iii throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustav Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Line connects with a leg kick.
Line's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tepes Iii thows a leg kick but Line checks it
and Line counters with a crisp one two that drops Tepes Iii! Line thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tepes Iii to his feet! Tepes Iii is in big trouble!
Tepes Iii is rocked!
Tepes Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Line. That did some damage!
Line walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tepes Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Line has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tepes Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Line tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tepes Iii's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tepes Iii.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tepes Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii stalling in the clinch but Line improves position.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line presses Tepes Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line gets through Tepes Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Line can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes Iii controls the action.
Line works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Line is trying to break the clinch but Tepes Iii has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tepes Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Line lands a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii blocks an uppercut.
Line misses with some punches.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes Iii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Line takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Line works on Tepes Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Tepes Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Line lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tepes Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes Iii looking to stall.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tepes Iii connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line thumps Tepes Iii with a low kick.
A combination from Tepes Iii does no damage.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vlad Tepes Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tepes Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Line off the cage and back into range.
Line moves in looking to clinch but Tepes Iii pushes him off.
Line checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Line appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Line blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tepes Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tepes Iii throws a good cross that connects.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Tepes Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Line has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tepes Iii finds it's way round the side to connect with Line's head.
Line pushes Tepes Iii away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from Line.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Line tries to bum rush Tepes Iii with a series of wild strikes but Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Line throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
It looked like Tepes Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tepes Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Line comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tepes Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepes Iii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 406 p4p, 314 weight class) and Maxim Jahouli (ranked 58 p4p, 44 weight class). Jahouli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darker Than Blue. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Jahouli!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahouli thuds his right hand into Rees Mogg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rees Mogg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jahouli.
Rees Mogg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jahouli to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Jahouli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rees Mogg moves out of range of the body kick from Jahouli.
A clash of legs there as Rees Mogg blocks the low kick.
Jahouli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jahouli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rees Mogg's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rees Mogg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rees Mogg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jahouli was well out of range. Poor timing from Rees Mogg.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahouli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rees Mogg manages to avoid it.
Jahouli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jahouli connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rees Mogg misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rees Mogg.
It looks like Maxim Jahouli has been cut.
Jahouli lands a nice hook to Rees Mogg's body. Rees Mogg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rees Mogg throws the left hand but Jahouli avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Jahouli catches Rees Mogg right on the button with a cross.
Jahouli blocks a jab.
Rees Mogg misses with a right hand
and Jahouli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jahouli lands with a nice body punch.
Jahouli ducks under a wild hook from Rees Mogg.
A telegraphed right hand from Rees Mogg misses the target.
Jahouli slips a jab from Rees Mogg.
Jahouli sizes up Rees Mogg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rees Mogg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jahouli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jahouli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Rees Mogg throws a body punch but Jahouli moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jahouli.
Rees Mogg throws a body shot but no joy.
Jahouli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rees Mogg lands with an uppercut that bounces Jahouli off the cage and back into range.
Rees Mogg swats away the attempt to clinch by Jahouli.
Jahouli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rees Mogg.
Jahouli wants to land a leg kick but Rees Mogg is out of range.
Rees Mogg throws a poor cross that misses
and Jahouli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rees Mogg ducks under a wild hook from Jahouli.
Jahouli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jahouli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jahouli slips under a jab from Rees Mogg.
A little jabbing left from Jahouli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rees Mogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jahouli.
A little jabbing left from Jahouli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli looks for the body kick but Rees Mogg saw that one coming.
Jahouli is looking to slow Rees Mogg down with leg kicks.
Rees Mogg misses with a straight left.
Jahouli motions for Rees Mogg to come forward. Jahouli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Rees Mogg misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws a jab when Jahouli was well out of range.
Jahouli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jahouli drives through and clinches with Rees Mogg against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jahouli.
It looks like Jacob Rees Mogg has been cut.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Jahouli to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jahouli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Rees Mogg.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rees Mogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jahouli's brow.
Rees Mogg blocks an uppercut.
Rees Mogg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees Mogg tries a body shot but Jahouli blocks it.
Jahouli lands with a left to the head.
Jahouli misses with a punch on the inside.
Jahouli gets through Rees Mogg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rees Mogg breaks the clinch.
Rees Mogg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rees Mogg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahouli.
Rees Mogg loads up on a big right hand but Jahouli slips the punch.
Rees Mogg swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jahouli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jahouli scores with a punch to the head.
Rees Mogg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Rees Mogg blocks it.
Jahouli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jahouli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
Jahouli lands an elbow inside that Rees Mogg shrugs off.
Jahouli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jahouli misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahouli blocks an elbow strike from Rees Mogg.
Jahouli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rees Mogg up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
Jahouli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maxim Jahouli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jahouli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rees Mogg lands an elbow inside.
Rees Mogg throws an elbow that misses.
Jahouli tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
Jahouli can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
Rees Mogg avoids the elbow strike from Jahouli, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jahouli struggles to land a body shot inside as Rees Mogg controls his hands.
Jahouli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Jahouli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Jahouli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jahouli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rees Mogg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli throws a head punch that misses.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Jahouli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jahouli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jahouli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jahouli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rees Mogg avoids it.
Jahouli takes an elbow to the temple.
Rees Mogg lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jahouli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahouli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jahouli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jahouli lands with a short shot to the head.
Rees Mogg wants to get back to striking at distance but Jahouli won't allow it.
Jahouli lands with a right to the head.
Rees Mogg takes an elbow to the temple.
Rees Mogg is rocked!
A short right from Jahouli on the inside.
Oh Rees Mogg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jahouli lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rees Mogg's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rees Mogg drops to his knees and Jahouli pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Jahouli!
Our winner, Maxim Jahouli, 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.
Jacob Rees Mogg spoke after the fight, saying 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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