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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Kelly (ranked 1981 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Matt Askren (ranked 264 p4p, 243 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm a Criminal. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Askren!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly slips under a jab from Askren.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Askren tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Askren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Kelly.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Askren.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Askren tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Askren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Askren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Askren gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Askren.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Askren lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Askren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Askren scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren blocking some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Askren 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.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Askren - that landed with a thud.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Askren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askren connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Askren cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Askren against the cage.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren lands a shot to the body.
Askren scores with a hook to the body.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Askren works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Askren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Askren lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Askren.
Askren breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
Askren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matt Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Askren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws a quick counter head kick but Askren was just out of range.
Askren thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Askren takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Askren scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Askren.
Askren breaks the clinch.
Askren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly wants to clinch but Askren slips to the side
and Askren counters with a nice body shot.
Askren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Askren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Askren keeps it at a distance.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Askren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Askren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kelly with a body shot.
Askren clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matt Askren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren blocking some punches.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Askren connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Askren thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Askren back against the cage.
Askren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Askren back against the cage.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Askren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Askren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Askren.
Askren misses with a series of wild punches.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Askren.
Askren scores with a nice right hand.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Askren in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Askren works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
Askren misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Askren scores with a jab to the body.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
Ned Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Askren keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askren fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Askren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Askren looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly takes one on the button.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Askren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Askren there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Askren.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Askren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Askren finds it's target.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Askren.
Askren throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Askren lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren is working Kelly over against the cage.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Askren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Askren gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren leaning against his opponent.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Askren.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Askren scores with a jab to the body.
Askren scores with a body shot.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Askren is avoiding it.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Askren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Askren rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ned Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Askren.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Askren.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Askren digs a right hand underneath Kelly's ribcage. Kelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren misses with a body punch.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Askren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
Askren is trying to stall.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Askren blocking some punches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Askren.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Askren leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Askren.
Askren lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
A short right from Askren on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Askren stalling in the clinch.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Askren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Askren.
A short right from Askren on the inside.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren misses with a body punch.
Askren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Askren manages to break the clinch.
Askren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Askren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Askren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Askren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Askren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Askren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Askren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Askren!
A relieved looking Matt Askren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Donovan (ranked 1656 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Tom Tuttle (ranked 56 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuttle.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuttle tries to clinch up
and Donovan counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuttle was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Tuttle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donovan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuttle rushes Donovan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuttle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuttle.
Tuttle tries to throw a body punch but Donovan avoids it by throwing Tuttle back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Donovan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuttle trying to land knees to the body.
Tuttle is working Donovan over against the cage.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donovan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuttle lands an elbow just above Donovan 's eye.
 It looks like Dan Donovan has been cut.
Donovan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Tuttle 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan is trying to stall.
Donovan tries to stall but Tuttle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Donovan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuttle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuttle lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Donovan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the head but Donovan blocks with his arms.
Tuttle lands an elbow that stopped Donovan in his tracks for a moment.
Donovan prevents a body shot from Tuttle.
Donovan lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tuttle.
Dan Donovan's cut is getting worse.
Donovan pushes Tuttle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Donovan.
Tuttle looks winded!
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tuttle up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle being controlled against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Tuttle.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
Donovan is trying to push Tuttle away but Tuttle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Donovan stalling in the clinch but Tuttle improves position.
Donovan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donovan can't find room to land a body shot as Tuttle controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donovan.
A right hook to the body lands for Donovan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donovan.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuttle has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donovan is pushing Tuttle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tuttle up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Donovan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tuttle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tuttle missing with knees to the body.
Tuttle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donovan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuttle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donovan tries a body shot but Tuttle blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Tuttle has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donovan.
Tuttle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuttle has Donovan pressed against the cage, preventing Donovan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Tuttle.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuttle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Donovan.
Tuttle prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Tuttle throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuttle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike.
Donovan blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuttle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donovan avoids the elbow strike from Tuttle, against the cage.
Donovan blocks the elbow strike.
Donovan lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuttle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
Donovan is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuttle has double underhooks.
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 Dan Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Donovan'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.
Tuttle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dan Donovan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tuttle misses the body punch
and Donovan counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuttle was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuttle.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuttle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tuttle clinches up against the cage.
Tuttle misses with a punch to the body.
Tuttle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuttle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuttle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donovan's elbow.
Tuttle misses with an elbow strike.
Donovan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donovan scores with a shoulder strike.
Donovan is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuttle gets an underhook and turns Donovan into the cage.
A short uppercut from Donovan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tuttle up against the cage.
Tuttle throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan tries to stall but Tuttle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tuttle misses with a body punch.
Tuttle blocks a body shot from Donovan.
Tuttle tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
Donovan leaning against his opponent.
Tuttle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donovan backwards.
Tuttle misses with a knee to the head.
Donovan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuttle is breathing heavily.
Tuttle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuttle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Tuttle is rocked!
Donovan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donovan drops Tuttle onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tuttle is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tuttle is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Donovan.
A right hand to the body from Donovan.
Donovan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donovan lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Tuttle senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Donovan!
A less than humble Dan Donovan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 1063 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 148 p4p, 154 weight class). Eric Dungey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ribbit there.
 It looks like Eric Dungey has been cut.
Ribbit connects with a crisp jab.
Ribbit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribbit swings for the body but Dungey moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dungey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribbit works Dungey's body with a nice hook.
Ribbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dungey throws out the jab.
Dungey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ribbit misses with a straight left.
Ribbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ribbit drops Dungey with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dungey looks back up at him and smiles so Ribbit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dungey is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungey is holding his hands too far apart here. Ribbit throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dungey is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frog Ribbit!
A victorious Frog Ribbit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Smith (ranked 670 p4p, 959 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 87 p4p, 130 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Television - Marquee Moon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hakekia's choice of entrance music: Nation Of Violence . Bryant Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alika Hakekia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to slow Hakekia down with leg kicks.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Hakekia with an uppercut!
Smith takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hakekia has time to react.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Hakekia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Hakekia moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a push kick but Hakekia slaps the foot to one side.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hakekia looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Hakekia misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Hakekia moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a leg kick but Hakekia checks it.
Hakekia scores with a push kick.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Hakekia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Hakekia blocks a head kick by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hakekia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hakekia misses with a looping right.
Hakekia lands with a cross.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Hakekia saw it coming and moves away.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hakekia jabs at Smith's body.
Hakekia misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith misses with a hook. Hakekia ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith punishes Hakekia's body with a nice straight punch.
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hakekia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hakekia checks the leg kick.
As Smith backs off Hakekia throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hakekia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hakekia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakekia throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hakekia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hakekia.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith keeps Hakekia at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hakekia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hakekia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hakekia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hakekia ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Hakekia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hakekia blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakekia ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hakekia throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hakekia avoids them all with ease.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakekia misses with a body shot.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hakekia.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakekia looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hakekia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hakekia checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Smith throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
Hakekia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith misses with a hook.
A jab from Smith misses.
Hakekia throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Hakekia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a nice hook to Hakekia's body. Hakekia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Hakekia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Hakekia thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hakekia takes a step back to recover.
Hakekia tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Bryant Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Hakekia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hakekia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hakekia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia throws a leg kick that misses.
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hakekia can do to turn this around?
Smith avoids the head kick by Hakekia.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Hakekia's torso.
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Hakekia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hakekia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hakekia.
Smith connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakekia missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith misses the jab.
Hakekia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hakekia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hakekia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hakekia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hakekia lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut.
Hakekia just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a combination. Hakekia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Hakekia.
Hakekia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Hakekia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith defending well as Hakekia loads up on a big left hand.
Hakekia tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hakekia is rocked!
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Hakekia.
Hakekia is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith moves forwards but Hakekia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses with a hook. Hakekia ducked under it nicely.
Hakekia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakekia just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakekia moves away.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hakekia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith feints with a jab and clips Hakekia right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hakekia is sent crashing into the canvas and Smith leaps in for the kill! Hakekia tries to get to his feet but Smith is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hakekia is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Alika Hakekia stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im Sorry Uso'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 1116 p4p, 578 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 156 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kawulski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - Slippin. Aleksander Kawulski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garik Andonian'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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Kawulski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Kawulski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andonian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
Andonian prevents a takedown attempt there.
A hook to the body from Kawulski.
A body shot lands from Kawulski.
Kawulski managing to block the knees to the body from Andonian.
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Aleksander Kawulski has been cut.
Kawulski has Andonian pushed against the cage.
Kawulski avoiding damage as Andonian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonian lands an elbow inside that Kawulski shrugs off.
Kawulski tightens his grip and picks Andonian up, before dumping him to the ground. Andonian manages to land in guard.
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!
Kawulski postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawulski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian pushes Kawulski off and gets back to his feet.
Andonian misses with a two punch combination.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garik Andonian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian throws a head kick that Kawulski semi-blocks.
Andonian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kawulski eats them both and turns towards Andonian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses.
Andonian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andonian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawulski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andonian connects with a solid leg kick.
Andonian's coach down at New York Training Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andonian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawulski circles away quickly and effectively.
Andonian lands with a shot to the body.
Kawulski drops his hands momentarily and Andonian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andonian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andonian swings for the body but Kawulski moves out of range.
Andonian thows a leg kick but Kawulski checks it
so Kawulski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andonian is looking to stand up but Kawulski isn't so interested in that idea.
Kawulski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawulski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andonian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski with a nice head shot there.
Kawulski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andonian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andonian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
Andonian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andonian is looking to stand up but Kawulski isn't so interested in that idea.
Andonian keeping full guard, as Kawulski tries to pass.
Kawulski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andonian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andonian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawulski is one step ahead there.
Kawulski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kawulski postures up and lands a big shot to Andonian's brow.
Andonian trying to keep a closed guard but Kawulski is proving a slippery customer.
Kawulski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andonian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andonian has escaped and now he's on top!
Andonian trying to control but Kawulski is working from the bottom.
Andonian is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Kawulski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kawulski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andonian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andonian scores with a three punch combo!
Andonian misses with an uppercut. Kawulski saw that one coming.
Kawulski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Andonian lands a nice looking body shot.
Andonian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andonian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Kawulski is rocked!
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andonian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andonian is pressed up against the cage. Kawulski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andonian down to the mat. Andonian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andonian misses with a head kick.
Kawulski changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kawulski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian clinches up against the cage.
Andonian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andonian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawulski backwards.
Andonian pushes Kawulski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kawulski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawulski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawulski seems to have got his legs back now.
Andonian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Kawulski.
Kawulski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garik Andonian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawulski lands with a light punch inside.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kawulski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawulski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski is looking for a takedown.
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawulski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andonian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andonian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andonian landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andonian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawulskis head.
A hook to the body from Andonian.
Andonian lands a shoulder strike.
Andonian lands a big knee! That's hurt Kawulski! Oh, he's all over the place! Andonian lands another knee that sends Kawulski to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
Garik Andonian decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rokicki (ranked 1040 p4p, 304 weight class) and Mustafa Owens (ranked 163 p4p, 47 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Rokicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens clinches up against the cage.
Rokicki blocking some punches.
Owens throws a head punch that misses.
Owens blocks a body shot from Rokicki.
Rokicki controlling the action here for a moment.
Rokicki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Owenss head.
Owens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owens.
Rokicki stalling in the clinch but Owens improves position.
Rokicki misses with a body punch.
Owens scores with a shoulder strike.
Owens misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Rokicki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rokicki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Owens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Rokicki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki takes an elbow to the temple.
Owens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Owens throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Owens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piotr Rokicki's cut is getting worse.
Rokicki tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Rokicki back against the cage.
Owens creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Owens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rokicki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rokicki tries a body shot but Owens blocks it.
Rokicki stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Owens just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rokicki's brow.
Rokicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rokicki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Owens throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokicki.
Owens gets through Rokicki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piotr Rokicki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Owens lands with a left to the head.
Rokicki lands a nice shot to the body.
Owens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokicki misses with the head strike.
Owens dodges an elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rokicki or not.
Rokicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rokicki dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Owens misses with a body punch.
Owens lands an elbow inside that Rokicki shrugs off.
Rokicki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokicki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Owens avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Owens avoiding damage as Rokicki throws knees to the body.
Rokicki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rokicki scores with a hook to the body.
Owens prevents a body shot from Rokicki.
Owens gets through Rokicki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Piotr Rokicki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rokicki takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piotr Rokicki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Owens!
A victorious Mustafa Owens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Andersson (ranked 591 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Vincent Lomax (ranked 88 p4p, 142 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson misses with a double jab
and Lomax counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lomax circles away.
Lomax instigates a clinch.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Andersson misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lomax.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Lomax controls the action.
Andersson is working for takedown but Lomax is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Andersson tries to break the clinch but Lomax is controlling the position.
Lomax lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.
Lomax prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomax controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lomax lands a nice uppercut.
Lomax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax letting Andersson take a breather here.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Lomax.
Lomax lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lomax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomax connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andersson's face.
A knee to the head by Lomax.
Lomax presses Andersson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lomax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lomax lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Lomax.
Lomax working Andersson over with knees to the body.
Lomax lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Lomax.
Lomax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andersson or not.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lomax blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson takes a shot to the head.
Lomax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lomax lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax scores a nice knee to the body.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lomax working Andersson over with knees to the body.
Lomax lands a shot to the body.
Lomax lands an uppercut.
Lomax lands a knee to the body.
Lomax gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lomax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lomax lands a nice knee to the body.
Lomax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lomax lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Lomax.
Lomax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lomax landing knees to the body.
Lomax drops Andersson with a big knee straight up the middle! Andersson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Andersson is rocked!
It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Lomax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andersson's head.
Lomax fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomax controls his hands.
Lomax crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Lomax lands a right hand.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lomax lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Lomax.
Lomax crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lomax.
Andersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lomax landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lomax.
Lomax crunches a lovely knee into Andersson's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Lomax.
Lomax connects with a knee to the head.
Lomax lands an uppercut.
Lomax lands a shot to the body.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Lomax.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lomax.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lomax lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Andersson trying to break out of Lomax's Thai clinch. Lomax unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Andersson to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Lomax!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 497 p4p, 522 weight class) and Gilmat Kirk (ranked 64 p4p, 68 weight class). Kirk has chosen Lords of Iron as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk darts in looking for a takedown but Andermatt gets double underhooks and turns Kirk into the cage.
Kirk lands with a slapping head kick.
Andermatt tries to land a leg kick but Kirk saw it coming and moves away.
Kirk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk sizes up Andermatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirk blocks a leg kick.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Andermatt defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt lands a jab to the head.
Andermatt is looking to wear down Kirk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Andermatt connects with a body shot that sends Kirk's belly button to the back.
Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt lands with a shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a low kick as Kirk jumps back.
Kirk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andermatt cracks Kirk with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with a leg kick.
Kirk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Andermatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andermatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk clinches up with Andermatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Andermatt misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
Kirk wants to take the fight to the mat but Andermatt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
The referee calls for Andermatt to work.
Andermatt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andermatt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andermatt pushes Kirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andermatt.
Kirk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Kirk is struggling to control the position.
Kirk takes a shot to the head.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andermatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kirk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andermatt lands a nice elbow.
Andermatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Andermatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt stalls.
Andermatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirk's elbow.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Andermatt.
Kirk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andermatt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andermatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andermatt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andermatt takes a shot to the head.
Kirk taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Kirk.
Kirk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andermatt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirk is trying to pull guard but Andermatt has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andermatt tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andermatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kirk is keeping busy.
Kirk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Andermatt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kirk.
A short right from Kirk.
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!
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk leaning against his opponent.
Andermatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kirk prevents Andermatt from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Andermatt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmat Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kirk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.
Andermatt throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk is trying to stall.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andermatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andermatt after a bit of a struggle.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Andermatt tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Andermatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andermatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Andermatt stops a takedown attempt from Kirk.
Andermatt can't find room to land a body shot as Kirk controls the action.
Andermatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andermatt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kirk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andermatt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Andermatt fails to land.
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Kirk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andermatt is defending well.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andermatt lands a body punch.
Kirk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andermatt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kirk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andermatt smiles and moves away.
Roger Andermatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andermatt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Andermatt.
Andermatt connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
Kirk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Kirk ducks right into an uppercut from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andermatt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirk scrambles back to his feet.
Andermatt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andermatt connects with a leg kick.
Andermatt throws a looping overhand right but Kirk ducks down to avoid it.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andermatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andermatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kirk gets a takedown into half guard.
Kirk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Andermatt is just riding it out for now. Kirk eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kirk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Nice strikes from Kirk there.
Andermatt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kirk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andermatt's head.
Andermatt is controlling Kirk's trapped leg to prevent Kirk from advancing to side control.
Andermatt wants to control but Kirk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andermatt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kirk is looking for a kimura but Andermatt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kirk to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andermatt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andermatt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andermatt is adopting a defensive guard.
Kirk throws a big elbow that misses.
Kirk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirk is fighting to break Andermatt's control of his arms but Andermatt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Andermatt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Andermatt trying to control the position.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Andermatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andermatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Andermatt dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Andermatt's head back.
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt - Andermatt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andermatt is looking to counter punch.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kirk connects with a leg kick.
Roger Andermatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Andermatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andermatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.
Kirk instigates a clinch.
Kirk'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.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt tries to land a knee to the head but Kirk blocks with his arms.
Andermatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andermatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Andermatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Kirk blocks the elbow strike.
Andermatt lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andermatt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirk's brow.
Andermatt stalling the fight.
Andermatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kirk gets control of Andermatt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kirk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Andermatt tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirk is retaining full guard.
Andermatt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirk is proving hard to escape from.
Andermatt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andermatt is stalling in the full guard.
Andermatt continues to stall.
Andermatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirk is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk has control of Andermatt's left arm, preventing Andermatt from doing any damage.
Andermatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andermatt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kirk closes the distance and pushes Andermatt back into the cage.
Andermatt lands an uppercut.
Kirk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Kirk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Andermatt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Andermatt is trying to shake Kirk off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Kirk won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Kirk.
Kirk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt works Kirk's body with a nice hook.
Kirk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andermatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Andermatt.
Kirk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andermatt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roger Andermatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Andermatt taking a breather.
Andermatt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andermatt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andermatt pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gilmat Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andermatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirk goes for a takedown attempt but Andermatt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andermatt scores with a hook to the body. Kirk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andermatt.
Good standup being displayed there by Andermatt as he connects with a hook.
Andermatt takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Andermatt.
Kirk misses with an uppercut
and Kirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Andermatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andermatt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Andermatt!
A relieved looking Roger Andermatt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 424 p4p, 143 weight class) and David Choke (ranked 66 p4p, 23 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choke wants to take the fight to the mat but Peterson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Choke can't get the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Choke 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.
Peterson pushes Choke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Choke avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like David Choke has been cut.
Peterson gets underhooks to prevent Choke's takedown attempt.
George Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Choke.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson connects with a combination that backs up Choke into the cage. Peterson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Choke's guard. Choke is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Peterson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
George Peterson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Peterson waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 272 p4p, 252 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 49 p4p, 46 weight class). Anzor Dankovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty slips under a jab.
Dankovich punishes McCarty's body with a nice straight punch.
McCarty throws a hook but Dankovich avoids it easily.
McCarty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dankovich cracks McCarty with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McCarty looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dankovich finish him?
It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dankovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCarty is breathing heavily.
Dankovich cracks McCarty with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dankovich has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McCarty to stand back up!
McCarty is rocked!
McCarty walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dankovich swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Anzor Dankovich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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