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HFC 2: Ramsay vs Keown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Branson Burt (ranked 4944 p4p, 4837 weight class) and Julio Cezar Duranto (ranked 499 p4p, 494 weight class). Burt comes to the cage accompanied by Got the Life. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branson Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Cezar Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burt moves into the clinch.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Duranto blocks with his arms.
Burt avoids a wild elbow strike from Duranto.
Duranto blocks an elbow strike from Burt.
Duranto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duranto misses with an elbow over the top.
Burt has Duranto pressed against the cage.
Duranto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Burt dodges an elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duranto avoids it.
A knee to the head by Burt.
Burt avoids a wild elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt lands a nice knee to the body.
Duranto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duranto throws an elbow but misses.
Burt with a knee to the head.
Duranto pushes off an throws an elbow but Burt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burt looking to stall.
Burt has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duranto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burt's brow.
Duranto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duranto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burt's brow.
Burt tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto lands a nice elbow.
Burt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duranto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burt trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Burt to work.
Burt blocks an elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burt is pushing Duranto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt looking to throw knees to the head but Duranto is blocking nicely.
Duranto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burt effectively controlling the action here.
Burt blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Duranto throws an elbow but it misses.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burt has Duranto pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duranto throws an elbow but misses.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
Burt stalls.
Come on Burt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Burt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Branson Burt.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Burt moved away.
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!
Burt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Burt manages to break the clinch.
Burt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Burt doesn't manage to clinch there - Duranto circles away.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Burt.
Burt closes the distance and pushes Duranto back into the cage.
Duranto controlling the action here for a moment.
Burt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duranto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto lands an elbow that stopped Burt in his tracks for a moment.
Duranto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duranto letting Burt take a breather here.
Duranto tries to stall but Burt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duranto misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duranto lands a nice elbow.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duranto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duranto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burt looking to stall.
Duranto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burt works on Duranto's body with a couple of short punches.
Duranto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burt misses with a knee to the head.
Burt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 Branson Burt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto tries to keep at a distance but Burt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duranto lands a shot to the body.
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Branson Burt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duranto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duranto lands a really nice looking cross but Burt seems unphased.
Julio Cezar Duranto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burt tries to close the distance and clinch but Duranto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burt slips a jab from Duranto.
Burt is looking to clinch but Duranto is avoiding it.
Burt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duranto tries to clinch but Burt is having none of it.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch but Burt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt wants to clinch up but Duranto keeps it at a distance.
Burt closes the distance and clinches.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Duranto blocks with his arms.
Burt stalling the fight.
Duranto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
Burt is trying to stall.
Duranto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duranto looking to stall.
Duranto pushes off an throws an elbow but Burt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burt lands a knee to the body.
Burt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burt takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Burt.
Duranto pushes off an throws an elbow but Burt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Burt to work.
Burt avoids the elbow strike from Duranto, against the cage.
Burt tries to stall but Duranto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burt dodges an elbow strike from Duranto.
Duranto tries to work over Burt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burt stalling in the clinch but Duranto improves position.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
Duranto throws an elbow that misses.
Duranto managing to block the knees to the body from Burt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Duranto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duranto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burt's brow.
Duranto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burt stalling in the clinch but Duranto improves position.
Burt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Duranto pushes off an throws an elbow but Burt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duranto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duranto letting Burt take a breather here.
Burt blocks an elbow strike from Duranto.
Duranto managing to block the knees to the body from Burt.
Duranto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burt lands with a light punch inside.
Burt stalling against the cage.
Duranto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with an elbow strike.
Burt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duranto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duranto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burt's brow.
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Duranto throws an elbow that misses.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Burt controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burt stalling the fight.
Burt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto throws a hook but Burt avoids it easily.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Burt is looking to clinch but Duranto is avoiding it.
Duranto tries to clinch but Burt is having none of it.
Duranto blocks a jab.
Burt tries to clinch but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Burt.
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 Branson Burt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burt tries to clinch up but Duranto circles away and keeps his distance.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burt avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burt blocks an elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Burt.
Duranto throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws an elbow but it misses.
Burt dodges an elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burt as Duranto tries to tie him up.
Duranto trying to control the position but instead, Burt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duranto into the cage.
Duranto is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Burt tries a knee to the head but Duranto blocks it.
A short left from Burt.
Burt scores a nice knee to the body.
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Duranto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burt misses with a knee strike.
Burt avoids the elbow strike from Duranto, against the cage.
Burt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duranto is keeping busy.
Duranto trying to stall but Burt improves his position.
Julio Cezar Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burt's defenses.
Burt crunches a lovely knee into Duranto's ribcage.
Duranto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burt is pushing Duranto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duranto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burt lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Julio Cezar Duranto has been cut.
Burt misses with an elbow strike.
Burt dodges an elbow strike from Duranto.
Burt landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burt blocks the elbow strike.
Duranto letting Burt take a breather here.
Burt crunches a lovely knee into Duranto's ribcage.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but Duranto blocks with his arms.
Burt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Burt has Duranto pushed against the cage.
Burt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burt connects with a knee to the head.
Burt with a knee to the head.
Burt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duranto up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Burt.
Burt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duranto up against the cage.
Burt blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duranto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burt's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws an elbow that misses.
Burt is struggling to control the position.
Burt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burt struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Burt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duranto throws an elbow but misses.
Duranto throws an elbow but it misses.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burt landing knees to the body.
Burt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duranto blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duranto is defending well for now.
Duranto misses with an elbow strike.
Branson Burt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burt throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Branson Burt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burt, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Branson Burt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Halyna (ranked 5583 p4p, 5796 weight class) and Pedrito Alonso (ranked 575 p4p, 585 weight class). Alonso has chosen The Less I Know The Better as his entrance music. Peter Halyna 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Halyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedrito Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halyna misses with a body shot.
Halyna looks to land a combination but Alonso avoids it well.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
As Alonso looks to move away, Halyna throws a big counter combo but Alonso just gets out of the way.
Alonso clinches up with Halyna and pushes him back against the cage.
Halyna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Halyna.
Alonso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halyna misses with a series of wild punches.
Halyna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alonso.
Halyna throws a big counter combination but Alonso scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alonso looks winded!
Alonso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alonso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halyna is trying to break the clinch but Alonso has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halyna is trying to break the clinch but Alonso has him pressed against the cage.
Halyna is trying to break free.
Halyna manages to break the clinch.
Halyna lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Alonso can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Halyna and Alonso drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Halyna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Halyna!
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Kimmy Kimaderery had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 158.8, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Jerome Tucker was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 6165 p4p, 4840 weight class) and Lee Inhanamoto (ranked 271 p4p, 232 weight class). Inhanamoto has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inhanamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Inhanamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inhanamoto lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Lee Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inhanamoto as he jumps to the side.
Inhanamoto dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Inhanamoto sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inhanamoto is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Inhanamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Inhanamoto lands an overhand right.
 Smith is rocked!
Inhanamoto is stalking Smith. Smith circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Inhanamoto, and it's lights out! Smith really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Inhanamoto!
Our winner, Lee Inhanamoto, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepper Brooks (ranked 5068 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Mason Featheringham (ranked 407 p4p, 408 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Pump Up The Jam. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepper Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Featheringham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Featheringham feints and as Brooks raises his hands in defense, Featheringham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Featheringham advances to half guard.
Featheringham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Featheringham works his way into full mount!
Brooks can't escape the position.
Featheringham scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Featheringham.
Featheringham lands a big elbow - Brooks is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Brooks is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mason Featheringham!
Our winner, Mason Featheringham, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nimjal Configuracion (ranked 5137 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Will Smith (ranked 240 p4p, 209 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: WiFi. Will Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nimjal Configuracion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pushes Configuracion up against the cage in a clinch.
Configuracion letting Smith take a breather here.
Configuracion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Configuracion throws an elbow that misses.
Configuracion misses with an elbow strike.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Configuracion.
It looks like Will Smith has been cut.
Configuracion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Configuracion.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Configuracion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Configuracion prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Configuracion misses with an elbow over the top.
Configuracion misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Nimjal Configuracion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Smith.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Configuracion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Configuracion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Configuracion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Configuracion lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
 Smith is rocked!
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Configuracion.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Configuracion finish him?
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Configuracion prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Configuracion, against the cage.
Configuracion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Configuracion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Configuracion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Configuracion.
Smith jumps guard but Configuracion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Configuracion.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Configuracion, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Configuracion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Configuracion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Configuracion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Configuracion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Configuracion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith gets control of Configuracion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Configuracion decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith tries for a takedown but Configuracion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Configuracion tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Configuracion avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Configuracion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Configuracion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Smith looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Configuracion throws an elbow but misses.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Configuracion.
Configuracion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Configuracion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Configuracion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Configuracion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith trying to stall but Configuracion improves his position.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Configuracion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith is looking to control Configuracion's arms but Configuracion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it misses.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Configuracion pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Configuracion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Configuracion throws an elbow that misses.
Configuracion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Configuracion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Configuracion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Configuracion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Configuracion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Configuracion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Configuracion pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Smith! Configuracion unloads with more strikes and Smith sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nimjal Configuracion!
In his post fight interview, Nimjal Configuracion started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Will Smith had this to say: 'that's tough, atleast i beat Chris rock'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Tong Panong (ranked 5098 p4p, 4905 weight class) and Gregorio Smitzenhausen (ranked 575 p4p, 560 weight class). Marc Tong Panong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregorio Smitzenhausen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smitzenhausen.
Tong Panong throws a nice looking combination but Smitzenhausen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tong Panong throws a jab but it's blocked by Smitzenhausen.
Smitzenhausen lands a head kick. Tong Panong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tong Panong throws a lazy right hand but Smitzenhausen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tong Panong tries to move into range but Smitzenhausen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smitzenhausen throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smitzenhausen trying to control the position but instead, Tong Panong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smitzenhausen into the cage.
Tong Panong lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tong Panong fails to land.
Tong Panong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smitzenhausen tries to break free but Tong Panong pushes him back against the cage.
Smitzenhausen is trying to drag Tong Panong to the mat but Tong Panong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Our sources have told us that Tong Panong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smitzenhausen looks winded!
Smitzenhausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tong Panong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smitzenhausen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tong Panong smiles and moves away.
Marc Tong Panong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregorio Smitzenhausen.
Tong Panong closes the distance and pushes Smitzenhausen back into the cage.
Tong Panong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smitzenhausen.
Smitzenhausen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smitzenhausen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong clinches up with Smitzenhausen and pushes him back against the cage.
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike.
Smitzenhausen managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Tong Panong - that landed with a thud.
Smitzenhausen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tong Panong lands an elbow just above Smitzenhausen 's eye.
Tong Panong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smitzenhausen.
A short body shot lands from Tong Panong as the two fighters clinch.
Tong Panong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tong Panong lands a body punch.
Tong Panong lands a right hand.
Tong Panong cracks Smitzenhausen with a nice body shot.
Tong Panong throws an elbow that misses.
Tong Panong tries to land knees in the clinch but Smitzenhausen avoids the damage to the body.
Tong Panong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tong Panong lands a nice knee to the body.
Tong Panong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong can't find room to land a body shot as Smitzenhausen controls the action.
Smitzenhausen takes an elbow to the temple.
Tong Panong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smitzenhausens head.
Smitzenhausen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tong Panong working Smitzenhausen over with knees to the body.
Tong Panong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smitzenhausen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen blocks an elbow strike.
Tong Panong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tong Panong lands a hook that snaps the head of Smitzenhausen backwards.
Smitzenhausen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tong Panong has him pressed against the cage.
Tong Panong scores with a shoulder strike.
Tong Panong lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tong Panong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tong Panong misses with a knee to the head.
Tong Panong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tong Panong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tong Panong throws an elbow but misses.
Tong Panong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smitzenhausen.
Tong Panong misses with a knee strike.
Smitzenhausen managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
Knees to the body from Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen avoiding damage as Tong Panong throws knees to the body.
Tong Panong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smitzenhausen's defenses.
Smitzenhausen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tong Panong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smitzenhausen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tong Panong presses Smitzenhausen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tong Panong lands a good knee to the midsection. Smitzenhausen won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tong Panong takes the fight into the clinch.
Smitzenhausen tries to pull guard but Tong Panong holds him up against the cage and eventually Smitzenhausen drops back down to his feet.
Marc Tong Panong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tong Panong lands a nice uppercut.
Tong Panong cracks Smitzenhausen with a nice body shot.
Tong Panong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tong Panong trying to land knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tong Panong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smitzenhausen is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smitzenhausen is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tong Panong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tong Panong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smitzenhausen backwards.
Tong Panong lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tong Panong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
Tong Panong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is working Smitzenhausen over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tong Panong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tong Panong lands a damaging elbow.
Smitzenhausen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tong Panong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smitzenhausen is rocked!
Tong Panong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smitzenhausen backwards.
Smitzenhausen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tong Panong finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong tries to land knees in the clinch but Smitzenhausen avoids the damage to the body.
Tong Panong lands a body punch.
Smitzenhausen seems to have recovered his senses.
Tong Panong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smitzenhausen is defending well for now.
Tong Panong pushes Smitzenhausen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tong Panong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tong Panong lands a left hand.
Tong Panong lands a damaging elbow.
Tong Panong lands a shot to the body.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tong Panong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smitzenhausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong is working Smitzenhausen over against the cage.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smitzenhausen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tong Panong to keep the fight standing.
Marc Tong Panong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregorio Smitzenhausen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tong Panong on the inside.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tong Panong trying to land knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen avoiding damage as Tong Panong throws knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen breaks the clinch.
Gregorio Smitzenhausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tong Panong forces Smitzenhausen back against the cage and clinches.
Smitzenhausen takes a shot to the head.
Tong Panong tries to land knees in the clinch but Smitzenhausen avoids the damage to the body.
Tong Panong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tong Panong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smitzenhausen manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Smitzenhausen.
Smitzenhausen gets tackled into the cage by Tong Panong. Tong Panong maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smitzenhausen.
Tong Panong digs a right hand underneath Smitzenhausen's ribcage. Smitzenhausen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smitzenhausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smitzenhausen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tong Panong walks away with a smile on his face. Smitzenhausen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smitzenhausen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tong Panong closes the distance and clinches.
Tong Panong digs a right hand into Smitzenhausen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smitzenhausen's gas tank.
A short right from Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tong Panong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smitzenhausen avoids a wild elbow strike from Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen dodges an elbow strike from Tong Panong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smitzenhausen is looking to slow Tong Panong down with leg kicks.
Smitzenhausen lunges at Tong Panong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tong Panong's hand.
Smitzenhausen throws a head kick but Tong Panong moves out of range.
Smitzenhausen throws a lazy uppercut
and Tong Panong counters by clinching up.
Tong Panong misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Tong Panong on the inside.
Tong Panong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tong Panong working Smitzenhausen over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tong Panong keeps control of Smitzenhausen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smitzenhausen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tong Panong scores with a shoulder strike.
Tong Panong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smitzenhausen or not.
Tong Panong with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong landing knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tong Panong lands a nice uppercut.
Tong Panong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tong Panong working Smitzenhausen over with knees to the body.
Tong Panong lands a left hand.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Smitzenhausen blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smitzenhausen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tong Panong landing knees to the body.
Tong Panong lands an elbow just above Smitzenhausen 's eye.
Smitzenhausen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smitzenhausen managing to block the knees to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tong Panong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tong Panong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smitzenhausen can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smitzenhausen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tong Panong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tong Panong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smitzenhausen is defending well for now.
Smitzenhausen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tong Panong avoids it.
Smitzenhausen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smitzenhausen controlling the action here for a moment.
Tong Panong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smitzenhausen blocks it with crossed arms.
Smitzenhausen looking to stall.
Tong Panong throws an elbow but it misses.
Smitzenhausen trying to control the position but instead, Tong Panong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smitzenhausen into the cage.
Smitzenhausen tries to circle away but Tong Panong has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong misses with a punch on the inside.
Tong Panong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tong Panong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Tong Panong.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tong Panong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smitzenhausen blocks a body shot from Tong Panong.
Smitzenhausen missing with knees to the body.
Tong Panong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smitzenhausen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smitzenhausen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tong Panong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smitzenhausen tries to break the clinch but Tong Panong is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smitzenhausen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tong Panong lands an elbow inside.
Tong Panong lands a left hand.
Tong Panong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tong Panong digs a right hand underneath Smitzenhausen's ribcage. Smitzenhausen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smitzenhausen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Tong Panong.
Tong Panong has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Smitzenhausen - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tong Panong, and another! Smitzenhausen is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marc Tong Panong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Johnson (ranked 6032 p4p, 5986 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 600 p4p, 597 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spicoli shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Spicoli with that takedown attempt.
Spicoli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Spicoli.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Spicoli moves out of range easily.
Spicoli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spicoli gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson clinches up with Spicoli and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spicoli shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spicoli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spicoli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson leaves Spicoli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spicoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Spicoli shoots in.
Johnson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson rushes Spicoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Spicoli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spicoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Spicoli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Spicoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Spicoli misses with a few strikes there.
Spicoli shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spicoli looks winded!
Johnson leaves Spicoli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Spicoli against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Jason Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson forces Spicoli back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spicoli's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spicoli shoots and misses
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Spicoli with that takedown attempt.
Johnson darts in and clinches Spicoli up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spicoli with a poor takedown
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spicoli fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson just leaning against Spicoli, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has Spicoli pushed against the cage.
Jason Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spicoli is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Spicoli.
Spicoli is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spicoli can do to turn this around?
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson rushes Spicoli and presses him up against the cage.
Spicoli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spicoli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spicoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spicoli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Jason Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Spicoli shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Spicoli blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spicoli's brow.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spicoli shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Spicoli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spicoli is breathing heavily.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Spicoli against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Spicoli avoids them all with ease.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spicoli tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spicoli.
No luck for Spicoli with that takedown attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spicoli.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
Spicoli dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Spicoli's head and hops out.
Jason Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Spicoli.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Spicoli against the cage.
Spicoli is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Spicoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spicoli backwards.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson pushes Spicoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson clinches up with Spicoli and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Jeff Spicoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Spicoli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spicoli.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson thumps Spicoli with a low kick.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Spicoli avoids it well.
Spicoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jason Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Spicoli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson pushes Spicoli up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Spicoli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spicoli in his tracks.
No luck for Spicoli with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spicoli if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson rushes Spicoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spicoli tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jason Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Johnson!
Jason Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aace Zajac (ranked 3897 p4p, 4962 weight class) and Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 484 p4p, 566 weight class). Aace Zajac 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aace Zajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilmarinen.
Zajac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch but Zajac is having none of it.
Zajac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zajac is able to avoid easily.
Ilmarinen darts in and clinches Zajac up against the cage.
Ilmarinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ilmarinen misses with the head strike.
Zajac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ilmarinen smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ilmarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zajac's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ilmarinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zajac blocks it with crossed arms.
Zajac avoiding damage as Ilmarinen throws knees to the body.
Zajac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zajac is trying to pull guard but Ilmarinen has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Zajac's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aace Zajac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zajac fails to pull guard.
Ilmarinen has hold of one of Zajac's legs. Zajac is fighting the takedown attempt but Ilmarinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zajac trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zajac's head.
Ilmarinen won't allow Zajac to sweep him here.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zajac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zajac seems keen to control Ilmarinen's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Zajac keeps moving.
Ilmarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zajac wants to sweep but no luck.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Zajac is working from the bottom.
Zajac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zajac tries to get out of the position.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zajac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zajac is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilmarinen trying to hold on to Zajac's head to control him but Zajac postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajac throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ilmarinen to regain full guard.
Zajac slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen trying to hold on to Zajac's head to control him but Zajac postures up.
Zajac prevents Ilmarinen from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Zajac.
Zajac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ilmarinen's head.
Zajac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to hold on to Zajac's head to control him but Zajac postures up.
Ilmarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zajac not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ilmarinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zajac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position.
Zajac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen keeping moving, preventing Zajac from controlling successfully.
Zajac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zajac is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
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.
A big left from Ilmarinen misses.
Ilmarinen cracks Zajac with an open hand slap.
Ilmarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ilmarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ilmarinen winds up and cracks Zajac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zajac is looking for a sweep. Ilmarinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zajac gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ilmarinen stands up over Zajac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ilmarinen postures up in Zajac's guard and throws a big left but Zajac blocks it.
Ilmarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ilmarinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zajac keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Zajac striking from the bottom here.
Ilmarinen lands a couple of elbows.
Zajac is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ilmarinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zajac might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ilmarinen is in close to Zajac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zajac trying to strike off his back.
Ilmarinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zajac's head.
Ilmarinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zajac is rocked!
Ilmarinen loads up on a big left hand. Zajac felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ilmarinen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Zajac can't hide his disappointment, as Ilmarinen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Ilmarinen!
The defeated Aace Zajac had this to say: 'I am white belt minded, you can always get better. Once you think you’re good, you’re in for a rude awakening.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsay (ranked 3776 p4p, 5489 weight class) and Martin Keown (ranked 455 p4p, 562 weight class). Ramsay comes to the cage accompanied by God Save The Queen. Gordon Ramsay 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Keown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keown drives through and clinches with Ramsay against the cage.
Keown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramsay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramsay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramsay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramsay defends it nicely.
Ramsay lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay scoring well with a low kick there.
Keown shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramsay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gordon Ramsay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Keown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramsay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keown feints the counter takedown.
Ramsay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramsay swings for the body but Keown moves out of range.
Keown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Ramsay misses.
Gordon Ramsay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keown shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsay sprawls well. He's pushed Keown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ramsay stuffs the takedown.
Ramsay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keown throws a leg kick but Ramsay moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramsay misses with a head kick.
And Keown tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramsay pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramsay scores with a leg kick.
Keown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramsay sprawls well. Ramsay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Keown gets slowly back to his feet.
Keown throws a right hand that Ramsay ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramsay also avoids with ease.
Keown tries to clinch but Ramsay is having none of it.
Keown tries to clinch up.
Ramsay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramsay misses with a few strikes there.
Keown fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramsay.
Keown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keown throws a leg kick but Ramsay moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Ramsay as Keown shoots in.
Keown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramsay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keown tries to clinch up but Ramsay circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramsay is looking to wear down Keown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keown shoots in but no luck this time.
Keown looks winded!
A head kick misses from Keown.
As Keown looks to move away, Ramsay throws a big counter combo but Keown just gets out of the way.
Ramsay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keown's sensitive parts.
Ramsay pushes Keown up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keown rushes Ramsay and presses him up against the cage.
Ramsay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramsay misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramsay sets himself, and Keown steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramsay avoids it this time.
Ramsay throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Ramsay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keown has a takedown stuffed.
Ramsay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keown tries to clinch
and Ramsay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin Keown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ramsay.
Keown shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsay sprawls well. He's pushed Keown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keown moves away.
Keown is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramsay misses its target.
Ramsay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keown can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramsay.
Ramsay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsay lands with a nice body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ramsay.
A head kick by Keown misses
and Ramsay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick.
Ramsay scores with a push kick.
Keown closes the distance and clinches.
Keown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramsay avoids it.
Ramsay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon Ramsay is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramsay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramsay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gordon Ramsay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Keown.
Keown is breathing heavily.
Keown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keown moves out of range as Ramsay strikes.
Keown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramsay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keown moves away.
Keown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramsay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keown misses with a takedown
and Ramsay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramsay lands a jab to Keown's midsection.
Gordon Ramsay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramsay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramsay counters with a nice body shot.
Keown dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramsay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramsay defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Ramsay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick there by Ramsay.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keown.
Ramsay throws a series of punches but Keown moves out of range.
Ramsay moves into range and clinches up with Keown.
Keown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay misses with a body shot.
Keown with a poor takedown
and Ramsay counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramsay just misses with a punch to the body.
Keown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramsay looks to score with a jab to the body but Keown is just out of range.
Keown closes the distance and clinches.
Keown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keown moves in looking to clinch but Ramsay pushes him off.
Ramsay fires out a quick counter leg kick but Keown just manages to avoid it.
Keown tries to clinch but Ramsay moves away
and Ramsay counters with a low kick, right behind Keown 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keown is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ramsay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramsay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Keown somewhat.
Keown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramsay throwing a counter right hand but Keown manages to avoid it.
Keown clinches up with Ramsay and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ramsay.
Ramsay trying to stall but Keown improves his position.
Ramsay landing knees to the head.
It looks like Martin Keown has been cut.
Keown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramsay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gordon Ramsay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Keown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keown shoots in for a takedown but Ramsay shows good takedown defense.
Ramsay scores with a hook to the body. Keown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramsay lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Keown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keown is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ramsay is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Keown.
Keown tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramsay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramsay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramsay lands with a cross.
Ramsay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramsay misses with a series of wild punches.
Keown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Ramsay misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Ramsay. Those never looked like landing.
Keown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramsay.
Keown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramsay throws a nice looking combination but Keown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ramsay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Keown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramsay defends it well.
Ramsay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick by Keown misses
and Ramsay counters with a leg kick.
Gordon Ramsay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramsay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramsay keeps Keown at a distance using the push kick.
Keown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Keown.
Keown has Ramsay up against the cage in a clinch.
Keown jumps guard but Ramsay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramsay breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay throws a body punch but Keown moves out of range.
Keown tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramsay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keown moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Ramsay. No joy for Keown on that attempt.
Ramsay gets tackled into the cage by Keown. Keown maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramsay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramsay is fending him off so far but Keown persists. Nope, Ramsay circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramsay scores with a nice strike.
Ramsay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin Keown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Ramsay does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramsay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramsay, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramsay!
Gordon Ramsay very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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