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DMMA 84: Magrath vs Harakka 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bach (ranked 3951 p4p, 6786 weight class) and Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 449 p4p, 634 weight class). Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfgeirsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ulfgeirsson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bach goes for a double leg but Ulfgeirsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ulfgeirsson continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulfgeirsson.
Bach looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Bach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bach jumps guard but Ulfgeirsson stands there with Bach around his waist. Bach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ulfgeirsson prevents it.
Bach has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ulfgeirsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bach is trying to pull guard but Ulfgeirsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ulfgeirsson blocking some punches.
Bach tries to break the clinch but Ulfgeirsson is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bach is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ulfgeirsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson lands a nice uppercut.
Bach looking to stall.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bachs head.
Ulfgeirsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a shot to the side of Bach's head.
Bach wants to break free but Ulfgeirsson has control.
Ulfgeirsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ulfgeirsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulfgeirsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulfgeirsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bach blocks an uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ulfgeirsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bach throws a head kick but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ulfgeirsson throws a shot from downtown. Bach moves away and avoids it.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a hook
and Bach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulfgeirsson lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Sebastian Bach has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice body shot.
Bach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bach is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ulfgeirsson.
 Bach is rocked!
Bach looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ulfgeirsson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bach. Ulfgeirsson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
After winning the bout, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 2515 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Art Bowers (ranked 352 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara looks to land a combination but Bowers avoids it well.
A cross from Bowers lands.
Bowers works the jab nicely.
Chara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chara. Bowers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chara lands a jab.
Chara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chara on the side of the head.
Bowers throws a push kick but Chara slaps the foot to one side.
Chara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowers.
Bowers connects with a jab.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chara has managed to clinch.
Chara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowers is defending well for now.
Bowers managing to block the knees to the body from Chara.
Chara working aggressively here.
Chara wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chara is looking to clinch.
Bowers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chara moves into the clinch successfully.
Chara tries a knee to the head but Bowers blocks it.
Chara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowers after a bit of a struggle.
Chara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowers is defending well for now.
Chara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowers is defending well for now.
Chara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowers.
Chara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zdeno Chara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowers.
Bowers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chara tries to clinch up but Bowers circles away and keeps his distance.
Chara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chara walks into a left hand.
Chara tries to clinch but Bowers moves out of range.
Chara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowers to the mat! Bowers manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chara wants to control from the top but Bowers keeps moving.
Chara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bowers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chara is controlling him.
Chara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chara landing with the ground and pound.
Bowers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara wants to control from the top but Bowers keeps moving.
Chara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chara prevents Bowers from getting back to his feet.
Chara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowers keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara postures up and lands a big shot to Bowers's brow.
Bowers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bowers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck for Chara with that takedown attempt.
Chara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bowers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bowers throws Chara to one side and escapes!
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!
Jab by Bowers.
Chara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chara shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowers tries to sprawl out of it but Chara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowers lands with a slapping head kick.
Bowers drops Chara with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chara! Bowers dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Bowers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 2476 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 300 p4p, 316 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Murhapuro misses
and White counters with a series of strikes. Murhapuro will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Murhapuro has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
White tries to throw a body punch but Murhapuro avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White blocks an elbow strike from Murhapuro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhapuro controls his hands.
White stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
White breaks the clinch.
White tries to work over Murhapuro's front leg with a kick but Murhapuro checks it.
White throws the left hand but Murhapuro avoids the punch easily.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhapuro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhapuro throws out the jab.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro clinches up against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a right to the head.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhapuro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhapuro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murhapuro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White blocks an uppercut.
Murhapuro connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhapuro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Murhapuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White ducks under a wild hook from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhapuro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
Nice body kick from White.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to keep at a distance but Murhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from White.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro is stalling here.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 Jacob White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from White tenderised Murhapuro's leg. Murhapuro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhapuro 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.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
White avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
White gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
White tries a body shot but Murhapuro blocks it.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White throws a series of strikes that have Murhapuro backpedaling.
White throws a lazy right hand but Murhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White backing away here, and Murhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhapuro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murhapuro circles away quickly and effectively.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a push kick but Murhapuro slaps the foot to one side.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro clinches.
Murhapuro blocks an elbow strike.
Murhapuro blocks the elbow strike.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro taking a breather.
White blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Murhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhapuro can turn it around.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murhapuro or not.
Murhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
White slows down the pace here.
White avoiding damage as Murhapuro throws knees to the body.
White manages to break the clinch.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White sets himself, and Murhapuro steps forward looking for the clinch! White avoids it this time.
Murhapuro wants to clinch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Murhapuro.
White throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhapuro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from White does no damage.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a big counter combination but Murhapuro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Pate Murhapuro's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
White seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
White works over Murhapuro's head and body with a nice combination.
White misses with a wild combination.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhapuro can do to turn this around?
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White works over Murhapuro's head and body with a nice combination.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White throws a nice looking combination but Murhapuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhapuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pate Murhapuro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhapuro. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhapuro wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
Murhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
White stalling in the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro misses with a body shot.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White scores with a nice strike.
Murhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Murhapuro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from White.
White feints and then cracks Murhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhapuro down.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White catches Murhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murhapuro lands with a right to the head.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhapuros head.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch successfully.
White throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Murhapuro back against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro blocks the elbow strike.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White breaks the clinch.
White sizes up Murhapuro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Pate Murhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White lands an elbow that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob White!
An out of breath Jacob White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 855 p4p, 1296 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 115 p4p, 166 weight class). Aubrey Grant told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Lee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Grant.
Grant staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Grant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Grant tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Lee clinches.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant lands with a left to the head.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Grant gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Grant working Lee over with knees to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant feints a counter leg kick.
Lee wants to clinch
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grant scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant 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.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant lands with an overhand left.
Lee drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grant.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Lee misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Lee looking to stall.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant motions for Lee to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grant throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee clinches.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Grant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grant forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Grant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Grant counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee 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.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Grant has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Grant punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to clinch
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Puno (ranked 1190 p4p, 1402 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 177 p4p, 203 weight class). Cross has chosen Folk Metal as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puno.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Puno counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Puno.
A nice side step and Cross releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
Puno throws the left hand but Cross avoids the punch easily.
Puno thows a leg kick but Cross checks it
and Cross counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puno avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross lands a jab.
It looks like Adan Puno has been cut.
Jab from Puno.
It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Cross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cross misses with a low kick as Puno jumps back.
Puno throws a leg kick but Cross checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cross misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puno.
Cross takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Puno misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cross - that will leave a mark!
Puno scores with a nice body kick.
Puno throws a leg kick
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Puno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cross thinks about the counter body kick.
Puno scores with a sloppy right hand. Cross should have avoided that one.
Puno lands a lovely overhand right.
Puno throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puno definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puno misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross avoids the body shot from Puno.
Adan Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Puno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cross is out of range and Puno settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Puno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puno misses with a body shot
and Cross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puno throws a low kick but Cross moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno throws a front kick aimed at Cross's knee but Cross avoids it well.
Cross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puno.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puno throws a solid leg kick but Cross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puno.
Cross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puno is looking to counter punch.
Cross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Jeremy Cross's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
Adan Puno's cut is getting worse.
Puno thows a leg kick but Cross checks it
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno misses with a right hand
and Cross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puno throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cross counters with a huge right that knocks Puno out cold! Cross is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Our winner, Jeremy Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 1081 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 153 p4p, 274 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pinball Wizard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayne smiles and moves away.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Hall.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall avoids the body shot from Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt - Wayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Ralph Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Wayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
It looked like Wayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Damian Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall lands a body shot.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hall cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to pull guard.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.
Wayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wayne stuffs the takedown.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Hall swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Wayne misses its target.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralph Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Wayne wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall with the counter takedown but Wayne avoids it easily.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Hall wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wayne doesn't seem phased though.
Hall rushes Wayne and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wayne pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne lands a left hand.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wayne pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall pulls guard.
Wayne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Wayne stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wayne was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Wayne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Wayne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wayne manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Wayne's guard.
Hall won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Hall advances to half guard.
Wayne tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hall manages to move to mount!
Wayne wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wayne can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wayne can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Wayne turns into Hall and is now in his guard.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is working an open guard so Wayne takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall slips a straight right by Wayne.
Hall misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall wants to clinch
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hall if he has to take too many more of those.
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 Damian Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Wayne gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Wayne slips a jab from Hall.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hall's sensitive parts.
Damian Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wayne but Wayne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall slips under a jab from Wayne.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Damian Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
 Hall is rocked!
That has opened up Ralph Hall's cut even more.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Wayne!
An out of breath Damian Wayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 748 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 121 p4p, 160 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Evans. That snapped Tenryu's head back.
Tenryu has Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Tenryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu digs a right hand into Evans's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Evans's gas tank.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Tenryu digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Tenryu.
Evans is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tenryu.
A short right from Tenryu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Evans.
Tenryu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Evans up against the cage.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Tenryu.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans working aggressively here.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Evans.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Tenryu stalls.
Evans lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Tenryu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu misses with some punches.
Tenryu wants to stall.
Tenryu lands a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Tenryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu lands with a left to the head.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Evans seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tenryu can turn it around.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans digs a right hand into Tenryu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tenryu's gas tank.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
A right hand to the body from Evans.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Evans.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Tenryu as the two fighters clinch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu is working Evans over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans lands a right hand.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Tenryu.
Evans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
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 Gwynn Evans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evans catches Tenryu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Evans.
A jab from Evans misses.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
Tenryu missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans scores with a jab. Tenryu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Evans.
The fighters circling - Tenryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Evans avoids it this time.
Evans defending well as Tenryu loads up on a big left hand.
Evans thinks about countering with a body kick.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Tenryu is out of range.
Tenryu takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tenryu slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans slips under a jab from Tenryu.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Tenryu moves his leg out of the way.
Tenryu moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a left to the body.
Tenryu throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Evans.
Tenryu lands a really nice looking cross but Evans seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to work over Tenryu's front leg with a kick but Tenryu checks it.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Tenryu checks a low kick from Evans.
Evans sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Evans avoids it this time.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenryu.
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!
Evans defending well as Tenryu loads up on a big left hand.
Evans connects with a body shot.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Evans.
Tenryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans dips to his left and cracks Tenryu with an uppercut!
Tenryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tenryu closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans defending well as Tenryu loads up on a big left hand.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Tenryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans throws out a powerful jab.
Evans throws a hook but Tenryu avoids it easily.
Tenryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans slips under a jab from Tenryu.
Tenryu throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tenryu just manages to avoid it.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Tenryu looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Tenryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Tenryu there.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tenryu moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Tenryu tries to counter with a clinch but Evans shakes him off and moves away.
Tenryu tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
As Tenryu backs away, Evans returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tenryu can do to turn this around?
Tenryu moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Gen Tenryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Tenryu.
A short uppercut from Evans.
Evans tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tenryu misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenryu.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tenryu is able to avoid easily.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tenryu tries to counter by closing the distance.
A cross from Tenryu lands.
Tenryu takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu with a nice cross.
Evans throws a jab when Tenryu was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Tenryu misses.
Tenryu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans punishes Tenryu's body with a nice straight punch.
Tenryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tenryu tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Tenryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenryu or not.
Evans lands a right hand.
Tenryu lands a left hand.
Evans lands a right hand.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenryu.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Tenryu misses with some punches.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Tenryu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenryu's elbow.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
Evans prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tenryu fails to land.
Tenryu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gwynn Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tenryu.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenryu.
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!
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenryu controls his hands.
Tenryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
A relieved looking Gwynn Evans 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Turgeon (ranked 866 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Pete Tyler (ranked 129 p4p, 170 weight class). Pete Tyler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turgeon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Tyler works Turgeon's body with a nice hook.
Turgeon drops his hands momentarily and Tyler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Turgeon takes one on the button.
Pete Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turgeon.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler throws a leg kick which misses Turgeon's front leg but catches the back leg as Turgeon tries to avoid it.
Tyler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turgeon on the side of the head.
Turgeon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a solid leg kick but Turgeon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyler.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Turgeon.
Tyler lands a high kick to the side of Turgeon's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Tyler dives into guard, looking to finish.
Tyler looking to sit in guard and control but Turgeon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turgeon tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyler has an active guard here but Turgeon has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyler has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Turgeon escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Turgeon!
Turgeon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tyler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Turgeon off and has taken his back!
Turgeon rolls, trying to escape but Tyler keeps control of the position.
Tyler biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon wants to control his opponent's hands but Tyler gets his hands free.
Tyler is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Turgeon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Turgeon for a finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turgeon tries to roll but Tyler sticks to his back.
Tyler throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tyler is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Turgeon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tyler has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Turgeon! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tyler gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pete Tyler!
A victorious Pete Tyler 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 Jesse Pinkman (ranked 391 p4p, 435 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 52 p4p, 59 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinkman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DLZ by TV on the Radio. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Pinkman moved away.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick
and Pinkman counters with a left to the body.
Jaegerjaquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaegerjaquez cracks a nice hook into Pinkman's ribs.
Pinkman cracks Jaegerjaquez with a good jab.
A jab from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Pinkman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaegerjaquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman with a hook.
Pinkman connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pinkman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaegerjaquez.
Pinkman misses with a two punch combination.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaegerjaquezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman won't allow Jaegerjaquez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaegerjaquez wants to stand and escape but Pinkman is having none of it.
Jaegerjaquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinkman throws an elbow that misses. Jaegerjaquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinkman's guard. Nice move by Jaegerjaquez!
Jaegerjaquez being controlled here momentarily.
Pinkman looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinkman, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaegerjaquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaegerjaquez is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Jaegerjaquez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pinkman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaegerjaquez trying to control but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
Pinkman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaegerjaquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jaegerjaquez postures up.
Pinkman is looking for a triangle but Jaegerjaquez pushes his legs off easily.
Pinkman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
Pinkman with a jab.
Pinkman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pinkman tests Jaegerjaquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinkman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaegerjaquez under the eye.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy right hand but Pinkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a series of strikes. Pinkman will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
Pinkman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinkman's head.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinkman momentarily.
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!
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pinkman throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Pinkman attempts a counter takedown but Jaegerjaquez avoids it well and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez stuffs the takedown.
Pinkman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot.
Pinkman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinkman thinking.
Pinkman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinkman controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throwing shots but Jaegerjaquez is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman working over Jaegerjaquez with some ground and pound. Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinkman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinkman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pinkman is keen to just control but Jaegerjaquez is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaegerjaquez wants to get back to his feet.
Jaegerjaquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pinkman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaegerjaquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinkman misses with a head shot. Jaegerjaquez uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaegerjaquez has his hands on Pinkman's head, controlling the position.
Jaegerjaquez keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman scores with a one two! Jaegerjaquez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pinkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick from Jaegerjaquez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman misses the jab.
Jaegerjaquez takes one on the button.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman looks to throw the jab but Jaegerjaquez is out of range.
Pinkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman misses with a hook
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez throws a right and a left that Pinkman avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jaegerjaquez defends well and Pinkman ends up having to push Jaegerjaquez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jaegerjaquez fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman goes for a takedown attempt but Jaegerjaquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
A combination from Jaegerjaquez does no damage.
Jaegerjaquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jaegerjaquez on the side of the head.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good low kick that Pinkman was not able to check.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaegerjaquez ducks right into an uppercut from Pinkman.
Pinkman swinging wildly here.
Pinkman works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Pinkman. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaegerjaquez! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but Pinkman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
Pinkman dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaegerjaquez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pinkman tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaegerjaquez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand.
Jaegerjaquez slowing the pace effectively.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Pinkman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinkman tries for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez manages to get underhooks.
Jaegerjaquez stops a takedown attempt from Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez gets underhooks to prevent Pinkman's takedown attempt.
Jaegerjaquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinkman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jaegerjaquez can turn it around.
Pinkman takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez tries to throw a body punch but Pinkman avoids it by throwing Jaegerjaquez back against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez is leaning against Pinkman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaegerjaquez has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
Jaegerjaquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Jaegerjaquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaegerjaquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinkman takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Jaegerjaquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaegerjaquez 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
A relieved looking Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 77 p4p, 388 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 16 p4p, 55 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath scores with a jab. Harakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magrath drops his hands momentarily and Harakka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
Magrath keeps the fight on the outside.
Magrath has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Magrath sees coming a mile off.
Harakka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harakka. That did some damage!
Magrath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magrath checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harakka misses with a looping right.
Magrath fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harakka just manages to avoid it.
Harakka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Harakka misses
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magrath misses with a looping right.
Jab from Magrath.
A shot to the body from Harakka misses
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magrath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magrath lands with a good body shot.
Harakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magrath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harakka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harakka works the jab nicely.
Harakka scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harakka throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily.
Harakka with a hook.
Magrath moves out of range as Harakka strikes.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Jab, jab by Magrath - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Harakka.
Harakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magrath is out of range.
Magrath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harakka misses with a hook. Magrath ducked under it nicely.
Magrath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magrath.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magrath's sensitive parts.
Harakka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Magrath.
Harakka throws a body punch but Magrath moves out of range.
Magrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Harakka backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magrath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magrath takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Harakka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magrath under the eye.
Harakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka misses with a hook.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Magrath's shoulder, as Magrath tries to avoid the shot.
Harakka throws a sloppy head kick
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harakka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Magrath.
Harakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Harakka throws a head kick but Magrath moves out of range.
Harakka tries to clinch there but Magrath circles away.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Magrath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot by Magrath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range.
Harakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harakka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Magrath finds it's target.
Jab by Harakka.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harakka has closed the distance and engaged Magrath in a clinch.
Magrath blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath tries a body shot but Harakka blocks it.
Harakka tries a body shot but Magrath blocks it.
Magrath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harakka misses with some punches.
Magrath works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magrath.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Magrath controls the action.
Magrath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magrath blocks a body shot from Harakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Magrath.
Magrath manages to break the clinch.
Harakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magrath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakka throws out the jab.
Magrath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Magrath defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Magrath misses its intended target.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harakka slips under a jab from Magrath.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magrath looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Magrath connects with a solid leg kick.
Magrath with the inside leg kick.
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 Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab by Magrath.
Harakka lands a front kick.
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Magrath saw it coming and moves away.
Magrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harakka manages to avoid it.
Magrath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magrath takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magrath misses with a body shot.
Magrath checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harakka gets a clinch.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Magrath.
Magrath lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Harakka misses its intended target.
Magrath blocks a head kick by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magrath's hands.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Harakka tenderised Magrath's leg. Magrath is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magrath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harakka.
Harakka scores with a body shot.
Harakka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harakka misses with a straight right.
Harakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magrath scores with a decent looking hook.
Harakka slips a jab from Magrath.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harakka.
Harakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harakka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magrath finds it's way round the side to connect with Harakka's head.
A jab from Magrath does it's job there.
Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magrath looks to land a right hand but Harakka moved out of range.
Jab by Magrath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range.
A low kick from Harakka misses
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka moves out of range of the leg kick from Magrath.
Harakka throws a big counter head kick but Magrath avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Magrath.
Harakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harakka throws a poor cross that misses
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magrath. That's going to slow Harakka down.
Magrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Harakka.
Harakka lands with an overhand left.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Harakka slips the punch.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Magrath slips the punch.
A big left from Magrath misses.
Magrath swats away the attempt to clinch by Harakka.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Harakka.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harakka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magrath moves out of range of the body kick from Harakka.
Harakka lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harakka just manages to avoid it.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harakka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magrath's head backwards.
Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magrath checks a leg kick.
Harakka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harakka tried to score with a low kick but Magrath checks it.
Harakka connects with a right hand. Magrath shakes it off.
Magrath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harakka connects with a leg kick.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magrath misses with a looping right.
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!
Magrath cracks Harakka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Magrath misses the target.
Harakka defending well as Magrath loads up on a big left hand.
Magrath misses with a looping right.
Magrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harakka. That did some damage!
A big right from Harakka misses.
Magrath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harakka tries to clinch but Magrath is having none of it.
Harakka thuds his right hand into Magrath's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magrath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath checks the leg kick.
Magrath misses with a low kick as Harakka jumps back.
A cross from Magrath lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Harakka wants to clinch.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magrath keeps the fight on the outside.
Magrath checks a leg kick.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harakka misses the body punch
and Magrath counters with a low kick, right behind Harakka 's knee.
Magrath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magrath scores with a leg kick.
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Harakka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harakka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magrath throws out a loose jab but Harakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Harakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magrath moves out of range of the leg kick from Harakka.
Magrath walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Harakka misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath scores with a jab. Harakka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harakka lands a right hook to the body.
Harakka slips a jab from Magrath.
Harakka throws a low kick, looking for Magrath's leg but Magrath calmly moves out of range.
Magrath with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harakka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magrath lands a lovely overhand right.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Magrath moved away.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka misses with a body shot.
Magrath moves out of range of the leg kick from Harakka.
Harakka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magrath digs a good body shot into Harakka's ribs.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka connects with an inside leg kick.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magrath feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magrath can pounce on him.
Magrath scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magrath misses with a hook. Harakka ducked under it nicely.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Magrath slips the punch.
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!
Nice body punch from Magrath.
Magrath misses the jab.
Harakka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magrath counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magrath checks a leg kick.
Magrath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harakka.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harakka.
Harakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harakka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harakka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Magrath connects with a single shot there.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Magrath sees coming a mile off.
Harakka misses with a hook.
Magrath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harakka. Harakka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magrath lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Harakka's leg. Harakka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magrath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harakka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Magrath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Magrath checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Harakka misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Magrath blocks the low kick.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Harakka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Magrath moves out of range of the body kick from Harakka.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harakka scores with a nice head shot.
Harakka moves into the clinch.
Harakka digs a right hand underneath Magrath's ribcage. Magrath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
Harakka lands with a right to the head.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Magrath.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka blocks an uppercut.
Magrath has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Magrath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Magrath misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magrath breaks the clinch.
Harakka looks to land a body kick but Magrath moved away.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harakka.
Magrath moves out of range of the body kick from Harakka.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harakka misses with a straight right.
Harakka moves away from the strike by Magrath.
Harakka takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magrath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magrath misses with an uppercut.
Harakka misses with a looping left.
Harakka cracks Magrath with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka lands with a cross.
Magrath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harakka tests Magrath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magrath fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harakka checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath clearly takes that round.
That's time! Magrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magrath takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Harakka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magrath to score with a decent uppercut.
Magrath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harakka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magrath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harakka's head.
Harakka throws a body punch but Magrath moves out of range.
Harakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka throws a leg kick that misses.
Magrath lands with a straight right. Harakka didn't see that one coming.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magrath checks the leg kick.
Magrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harakka. That did some damage!
Harakka misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magrath blocks a head kick by Harakka.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Harakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath lands with a hook. Harakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magrath misses with an uppercut.
Magrath takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harakka feints and then cracks Magrath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magrath down.
An inside leg kick lands from Magrath.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magrath connects with a right hand. Harakka shakes it off.
Magrath throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Harakka misses with an uppercut.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magrath throws a leg kick but Harakka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harakka misses with a body kick.
Harakka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magrath counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harakka throws a low kick but Magrath moves out of range easily.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harakka ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Magrath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harakka on the side of the head.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Harakka blocks a leg kick.
Harakka digs a good hook to Magrath's body.
Harakka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Harakka misses.
Gustav Harakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Magrath finds it's way through Harakka's defenses.
Harakka wants to land a leg kick but Magrath is out of range.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Harakka manages to avoid it.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Magrath moved away.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harakka 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.
Harakka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magrath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harakka scrambles back to his feet.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Magrath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magrath takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Harakka.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magrath moves away.
Magrath moves out of range of the body kick.
Harakka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magrath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magrath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Magrath.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magrath.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magrath moves away.
Harakka throws a leg kick but Magrath moved away.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
and Harakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harakka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harakka takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Magrath misses.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harakka.
Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
Harakka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harakka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Harakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick from Magrath, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harakka throws a wild body kick that Magrath sees coming a mile off.
Harakka blocks a jab.
Magrath scores with the left hand. Harakka knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jaxon Magrath 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. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Harakka.
Harakka is looking to land body kicks.
Magrath fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harakka just manages to avoid it.
Magrath lands a really nice looking cross but Harakka seems unphased.
Harakka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Magrath cracks Harakka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harakka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Harakka.
Magrath throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Harakka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magrath takes a step back to recover.
Magrath throws a lazy right hand but Harakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magrath jabs Harakka right on the nose. Harakka blinks but takes it well.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Harakka misses with a shot to the body
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Harakka's shoulder, as Harakka tries to avoid the shot.
Harakka drops his hands momentarily and Magrath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magrath clobbers Harakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Magrath throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath connects with a body shot that sends Harakka's belly button to the back.
Magrath wants to slow Harakka down by chopping away at his legs.
Harakka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Magrath.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
Magrath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka tried to score with a low kick but Magrath checks it.
Magrath moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Magrath takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harakka.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Harakka misses
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Magrath saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Magrath tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Harakka responds with a good body kick, but Magrath manages to step out the way in time.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath walks into a jab.
Harakka throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Magrath coming out on top.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harakka tries to score with a low kick but Magrath moves his leg out of the way.
Magrath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Harakka misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Harakka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magrath scores with a nice right hand.
Magrath blocks a head kick by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath tried to counter with a leg kick but Harakka avoided it.
Magrath tests Harakka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harakka throws a head kick but Magrath moves out of range.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath avoids the head kick by Harakka.
Magrath appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harakka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Magrath cracks Harakka with a good jab.
Magrath lands a jab to the nose.
Jaxon Magrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Harakka.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Magrath slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magrath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Harakka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Magrath.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
Harakka misses with an uppercut.
As Harakka backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magrath swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harakka misses with a straight right.
Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Harakka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magrath throws a good cross that connects.
Magrath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harakka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magrath misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magrath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Magrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Magrath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magrath, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath retains his welterweight title!
Jaxon Magrath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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