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BB 71 - Hawk vs Adderley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Barnes (ranked 3283 p4p, 22433 weight class) and Sven Eriksson (ranked 445 p4p, 656 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Barnes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnes connects with a body shot.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Eriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Eriksson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eriksson manages to avoid it.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eriksson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Eriksson misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eriksson slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Eriksson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barnes is looking to wear down Eriksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eriksson scrambles back to his feet.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Eriksson 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.
Eriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Eriksson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eriksson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Eriksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eriksson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Barnes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barnes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eriksson to see if he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eriksson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eriksson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Eriksson is defending the strikes.
Eriksson dodges the ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes trying to control the action but Eriksson is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eriksson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eriksson is pushing Barnes's head away, looking to escape. Barnes manages to hold on to the position though.
Barnes is trying to get an arm triangle but Eriksson is defending well.
Eriksson parries the strikes from Barnes easily there. Barnes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eriksson to escape.
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.
Eriksson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Eriksson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eriksson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Eriksson is holding Barnes down, trying to stall.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes 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.
Eriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eriksson needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Freddy Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Eriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eriksson punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Eriksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes motions for Eriksson to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksson! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksson can do to turn this around?
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Eriksson thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barnes sprawling to the canvas! Barnes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Eriksson finish him?!
 Barnes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eriksson counters with a huge right that knocks Barnes out cold! Eriksson is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Eriksson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 2877 p4p, 3772 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 399 p4p, 492 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kim Kitsuragi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kim Kitsuragi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsuragi misses with a wild body shot.
Camden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi clinches up with Camden and pushes him back against the cage.
Kitsuragi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitsuragi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitsuragi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kitsuragi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camden lands a hook that snaps the head of Kitsuragi backwards.
Camden is looking to break free of the clinch but Kitsuragi has double underhooks.
Kitsuragi pulls Camden into guard.
Camden wants to get up but he can't break Kitsuragi 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Camden gets to his feet - Kitsuragi follows without any prompting.
Kitsuragi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Camden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Camden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been told by Kitsuragi 's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Camden saw that one coming.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kitsuragi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Camden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitsuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim Kitsuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kitsuragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kitsuragi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitsuragi .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi throws a lazy right hand but Camden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camden wants to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi pushes him away.
Kitsuragi scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Kitsuragi catches Camden right on the button with a cross.
Kitsuragi takes a swing at Camden's ribcage but misses.
Camden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kitsuragi throws a lazy uppercut
and Camden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kitsuragi looks to land a right hand but Camden moved out of range.
Kitsuragi looks to land a right hand but Camden moved out of range.
Kitsuragi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Camden checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi connects with a right hand. Camden shakes it off.
Kitsuragi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Camden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camden throws the left hand but Kitsuragi avoids the punch easily.
Kitsuragi takes a swing at Camden's ribcage but misses.
Kitsuragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kitsuragi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kitsuragi misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kitsuragi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kitsuragi swings for the body but Camden moves out of range.
Kitsuragi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi looks to land a body kick but Camden moved away.
Kitsuragi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Kitsuragi misses its intended target.
Kitsuragi throws a body punch but Camden moves out of range.
Camden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitsuragi circles away quickly and effectively.
Camden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camden moves out of range as Kitsuragi throws a body kick.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Kitsuragi thumps Camden with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kitsuragi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camden blocks a jab.
Camden walks into a jab.
Kitsuragi wants to clinch up but Camden keeps it at a distance.
Kitsuragi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camden can do to turn this around?
Kitsuragi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim Kitsuragi is winning the standup battle so far.
Camden checks the leg kick.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Camden checks the leg kick.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Camden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camden blocks the body kick.
Kitsuragi clinches up with Camden and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitsuragi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi slips under a jab from Camden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitsuragi moves away.
Kitsuragi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Camden.
Camden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kitsuragi thumps Camden with a low kick.
Camden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitsuragi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camden's head.
That kick from Kitsuragi tenderised Camden's leg. Camden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looks to throw the jab but Camden is out of range.
Camden wants to clinch up but Kitsuragi keeps it at a distance.
Kitsuragi is looking to land body kicks.
Camden is looking for the big counter here.
Kitsuragi lands with a cross.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick
and Camden counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsuragi fails to land with a series of punches.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
Kitsuragi throws a leg kick which misses Camden's front leg but catches the back leg as Camden tries to avoid it.
Camden blocks the body kick.
Camden throws a lazy right hand but Kitsuragi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Kitsuragi misses the target.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kitsuragi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camden moves away.
Kitsuragi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Kitsuragi backs off Camden throws a huge counter combo but Kitsuragi manages to avoid it all.
Kitsuragi defending well as Camden loads up on a big left hand.
Kitsuragi misses with a leg kick.
Camden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kitsuragi wants to slow Camden down by chopping away at his legs.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Camden slips under a jab from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kitsuragi throws out a loose jab but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaco Camden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi misses with a hook. Camden ducked under it nicely.
Kitsuragi misses with an uppercut. Camden saw that one coming.
Kitsuragi sets himself, and Camden steps forward looking for the clinch! Kitsuragi avoids it this time.
Camden checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but Camden avoids it.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitsuragi lands with a hook. Camden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitsuragi jabs Camden right on the nose. Camden blinks but takes it well.
Kitsuragi walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Kitsuragi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Camden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Kitsuragi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kitsuragi pushes Camden up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kitsuragi fails to land.
Camden tries to circle away but Kitsuragi has him pinned against the cage.
Camden tries to break the clinch but Kitsuragi is controlling the position.
Kitsuragi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitsuragi lands with a light punch inside.
Camden lands with a right to the head.
Camden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Camden blocks an uppercut.
Kitsuragi tries to pull guard but Camden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi has a couple of punches blocked by Camden.
Kitsuragi manages to break the clinch.
Kitsuragi scores with a sloppy right hand. Camden should have avoided that one.
Kitsuragi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camden checks a leg kick.
A big right from Kitsuragi misses.
Kitsuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camden tries to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi shakes him off and moves away.
Kitsuragi feints and then cracks Camden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camden down.
Kitsuragi throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camden. Kitsuragi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitsuragi throws out the jab.
Camden connects with a right hand. Kitsuragi shakes it off.
Kitsuragi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden throws a combination. Kitsuragi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kitsuragi throws the kick towards the body but Camden avoids it.
Kitsuragi tests Camden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Kitsuragi misses.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Camden moves out of range of the body kick.
Camden throws out a counter right but Kitsuragi avoids it with no problem.
Kitsuragi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camden.
Kitsuragi tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camden ducks under a wild hook from Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi misses with a wild body shot.
Camden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camden.
Camden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kitsuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim Kitsuragi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kitsuragi throws a jab but it's blocked by Camden.
Camden feints the counter takedown.
Kitsuragi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kitsuragi looks to land a left hand but Camden moved out of range nicely.
Camden wants to counter with a clinch but Kitsuragi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kitsuragi misses the jab.
Camden blocks a jab.
Camden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kitsuragi .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camden blocks a leg kick.
Camden wants to counter the offense by Kitsuragi and move into the clinch position.
Kitsuragi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kitsuragi tries to close the distance and clinch but Camden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kitsuragi connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaco Camden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitsuragi .
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Kitsuragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kitsuragi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Kitsuragi !
Kim Kitsuragi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sadler (ranked 1546 p4p, 2608 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 211 p4p, 314 weight class). Bradley Brunswick Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadler lands a jab to the head.
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping left.
Sadler thuds a left hand into Brunswick Jr's body.
Sadler throws a sloppy body shot
and Brunswick Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sadler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Sadler misses.
Sadler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr misses with a straight left.
Sadler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
Sadler sets himself, and Brunswick Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Sadler avoids it this time.
Sadler connects with a crisp jab.
Brunswick Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadler avoids the body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr works Sadler's body with a nice hook.
Brunswick Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sadler defending well as Brunswick Jr loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Sadler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brunswick Jr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sadler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Brunswick Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sadler throws a poor cross that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Brunswick Jr misses.
Sadler dips to his left and cracks Brunswick Jr with an uppercut!
Brunswick Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brunswick Jr slips under a jab.
Brunswick Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunswick Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Sadler's head.
Sadler cracks Brunswick Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sadler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick Jr moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sadler as he connects with a hook.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick Jr jabs Sadler right on the nose. Sadler blinks but takes it well.
Sadler swings for the body but Brunswick Jr moves out of range.
Brunswick Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sadler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler connects with a crisp jab.
Sadler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brunswick Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunswick Jr sizes up Sadler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brunswick Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sadler throws out the jab.
Sadler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sadler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Brunswick Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadler lands with a nice body punch.
Sadler scores with the left hand. Brunswick Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Sadler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sadler takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brunswick Jr! But no joy.
Sadler misses with a hook
enabling Brunswick Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunswick Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sadler walks into a left hand.
Sadler lands with an overhand left.
Sadler loads up on a big right hand but Brunswick Jr slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr slips a straight right by Sadler.
Brunswick Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sadler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
Brunswick Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sadler throws the left hand but Brunswick Jr avoids the punch easily.
Brunswick Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Sadler.
Sadler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brunswick Jr rushes Sadler and presses him up against the cage.
Brunswick Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sadler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sadler misses with a body punch.
Sadler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sadler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brunswick Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brunswick Jr! But no joy.
Brunswick Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadler is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brunswick Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sadler scrambles back to his feet.
Sadler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brunswick Jr staying out of range there.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick but Sadler moves out of range.
Sadler misses with a body shot
and Brunswick Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunswick Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sadler.
Sadler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brunswick Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunswick Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brunswick Jr throws the left hand but Sadler avoids the punch easily.
Brunswick Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sadler swings widly with a right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sadler.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadler throws an off balance right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr tries to clinch there but Sadler circles away.
Sadler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sadler slips under a jab.
Sadler misses with a wild combination.
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 Jack Sadler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Brunswick Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sadler throws a big shot that misses.
Sadler takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab from Sadler.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
Sadler misses with a right hand
letting Brunswick Jr counter with a right hand.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that Sadler semi-blocks.
Sadler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brunswick Jr.
Sadler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr tries to bum rush Sadler with a series of wild strikes but Sadler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Brunswick Jr. That snapped Sadler's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadler takes a swing at Brunswick Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brunswick Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sadler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sadler connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Brunswick Jr.
Jack Sadler is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Sadler's head back.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick Jr is just out of range.
Sadler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sadler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr slips a straight right by Sadler.
Brunswick Jr lands a high kick!
Brunswick Jr jabs Sadler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sadler ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr throws out a counter right but Sadler avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brunswick Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler throws a good cross that connects.
Brunswick Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Brunswick Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sadler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler slips a jab from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler throws a combination that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Sadler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Brunswick Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sadler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick Jr moves away.
Sadler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brunswick Jr.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadler misses with a left hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brunswick Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunswick Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sadler throws a right hand that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Sadler throws a lazy right hand but Brunswick Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Brunswick Jr there.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
A cross from Sadler lands.
Brunswick Jr avoids the body shot from Sadler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Sadler as he connects with a hook.
Sadler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sadler ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Sadler misses the target.
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping right.
Sadler throws a big shot that misses.
Brunswick Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sadler with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr misses with a looping right.
Sadler connects with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr loads up on a big right hand but Sadler slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Sadler misses its target.
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sadler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brunswick Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sadler misses with a hook
and Brunswick Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sadler misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunswick Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sadler lands with a hook. Brunswick Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brunswick Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadler lands a body shot.
Sadler throws a right hand that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Brunswick Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sadler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sadler throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Brunswick Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Sadler misses with a jab to the body
and Sadler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brunswick Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sadler missing with a left hand there. Brunswick Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr feints and then cracks Sadler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sadler down.
Sadler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brunswick Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brunswick Jr! But no joy.
Sadler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brunswick Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadler manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bradley Brunswick Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunswick Jr lands a jab to the head.
Brunswick Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Sadler.
Sadler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sadler punishes Brunswick Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunswick Jr misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Sadler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Sadler. That snapped Brunswick Jr's head back.
A left and a right from Brunswick Jr both land. Nice combination.
Brunswick Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Sadler throws a looping overhand right but Brunswick Jr ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sadler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunswick Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Sadler lands a really nice looking cross but Brunswick Jr seems unphased.
Sadler fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick Jr.
Sadler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brunswick Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunswick Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sadler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunswick Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Sadler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sadler stalling.
Good body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Sadler.
Brunswick Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadler struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick Jr controls his hands.
Sadler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sadler throws a looping overhand right but Brunswick Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sadler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrunswick Jr.
Sadler misses with a hook
and Sadler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
Sadler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sadler misses with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr stuns Sadler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brunswick Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadler.
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!
Brunswick Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sadler misses with a lunging right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a left to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab from Sadler.
Brunswick Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sadler with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
Sadler misses with a right hand
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Sadler throws a hook but Brunswick Jr avoids it easily.
Sadler throws a hook to the side of Brunswick Jr's head but Brunswick Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brunswick Jr at a distance.
Sadler avoids the body shot from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands a jab.
Brunswick Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brunswick Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brunswick Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sadler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sadler's head.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
Sadler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Brunswick Jr misses.
Sadler throws a shot from downtown. Brunswick Jr moves away and avoids it.
Brunswick Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sadler misses with a body shot.
Brunswick Jr lunges at Sadler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sadler's hand.
Brunswick Jr throws the left hand but Sadler avoids the punch easily.
Sadler ducks under a wild hook from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr looks for the body kick but Sadler saw that one coming.
Sadler throws a shot to the body.
Sadler throws a good cross that connects.
Brunswick Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick Jr manages to avoid it.
Sadler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sadler swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Brunswick Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Brunswick Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brunswick Jr! But no joy.
Brunswick Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sadler avoids the head kick by Brunswick Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadler blocks the body kick.
Sadler misses the shot to the body.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
Brunswick Jr throws out a counter right but Sadler avoids it with no problem.
Brunswick Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sadler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brunswick Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick Jr throws a hook to the side of Sadler's head but Sadler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sadler blocks a head kick by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brunswick Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Sadler misses.
Brunswick Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradley Brunswick Jr.
Well Brunswick Jr 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trimagasi Junior (ranked 1287 p4p, 1431 weight class) and Benjy Roberts (ranked 189 p4p, 206 weight class). Roberts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elvis Costello - My Mood Swings. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trimagasi Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior pounces like a tiger and cracks Roberts with a vicious hook! Roberts is down but not out! Junior follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trimagasi Junior!
Trimagasi Junior thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 1116 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 163 p4p, 319 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menday ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
And Menday tries to counter it with a takedown but McCrae pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCrae takes a swing at Menday's ribcage but misses.
McCrae connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Menday moves out of range as McCrae strikes.
And Menday tries to counter it with a takedown but McCrae pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
Menday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Menday cracks a nice hook into McCrae's ribs.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Menday moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Menday misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Menday uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Menday feints the counter takedown.
McCrae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCrae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menday.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae throws a hook but Menday blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Menday.
Menday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCrae defends it well.
McCrae throws a lazy uppercut
and Menday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
Menday feints the counter takedown.
Menday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menday gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCrae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCrae clobbers Menday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCrae is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menday with the counter takedown but McCrae avoids it easily.
Menday ducks right into an uppercut from McCrae.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Menday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCrae looks to land a right hand but Menday moved out of range.
Menday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menday slips a jab from McCrae.
Menday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCrae defends it well.
Menday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCrae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from McCrae misses.
Menday with the counter takedown but McCrae avoids it easily.
Menday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCrae manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Menday won't allow McCrae to sweep him here.
McCrae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Menday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCrae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menday is controlling him.
Menday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCrae is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Menday throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Menday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCrae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Menday counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCrae pushes Menday off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menday shoots in for a double leg but McCrae sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gus McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adams Menday.
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
and Menday counters with a single leg into guard. McCrae didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCrae looking to control.
Menday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Menday working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Menday throwing strikes from guard but McCrae blocks nicely.
Menday throws a big elbow that misses.
Menday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Menday throws an elbow that misses. McCrae uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Menday's guard. Nice move by McCrae!
We've been hearing good reports from McCrae's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Menday pulls McCrae in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCrae misses with a right hand
and Menday counters with a nice uppercut.
Menday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Menday moves away from the strike by McCrae.
Menday feints the counter takedown.
Menday staying out of range there.
McCrae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menday can do to turn this around?
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Menday's head but Menday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menday fails to land the takedown.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Menday's head but Menday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae lands a nice shot that snaps Menday's head back.
Menday ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
The fighters circling - McCrae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menday slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Menday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae throws a jab when Menday was well out of range.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Menday counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Menday.
Menday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
Menday works over McCrae with some ground and pound from guard.
Menday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCrae is trying to keep Menday in close.
Menday throws an elbow that misses. McCrae uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Menday's guard. Nice move by McCrae!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae trying to stand up but can't free himself from Menday's guard.
Menday trying to keep a closed guard but McCrae is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday has control of McCrae's left arm, preventing McCrae from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at CHECMATE PRIME MMA inform us that Menday has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
McCrae wants to stand but Menday is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Menday needs to keep his hands up - McCrae had a free shot at his head there.
Menday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menday shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCrae sprawls well. McCrae wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Menday gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Menday tries for a takedown but McCrae circles away easily
letting McCrae counter with a right hand.
Gus McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adams Menday.
Menday shoots in looking for a takedown. McCrae tries to sprawl out of it but Menday keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCrae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCrae lands with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Menday moves away from the strike by McCrae.
McCrae takes a swing at Menday's ribcage but misses.
Menday blocks a jab.
Menday shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCrae as he avoids it easily.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrae throws a body punch but Menday moves out of range.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCrae defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Menday releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
Menday with the counter takedown but McCrae avoids it easily.
Menday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Menday.
McCrae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Menday's head.
McCrae misses with a straight right.
Menday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menday.
McCrae lands a really nice looking cross but Menday seems unphased.
McCrae lands with a straight right. Menday didn't see that one coming.
Menday shoots in looking for a takedown but McCrae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Menday's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gus McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adams Menday.
Menday defending well as McCrae loads up on a big left hand.
Menday tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gus McCrae is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Menday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menday lands a jab.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Menday counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCrae!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menday tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Menday in side control lands a decent elbow.
Menday is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Menday crashes against the mat.
Menday lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCrae down.
Menday in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Menday working the strikes but McCrae uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gus McCrae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCrae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Menday thows a huge punch but McCrae dodges it nicely.
Menday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Menday scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Menday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae taking some punishment here, with Menday in his half guard.
Menday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCrae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menday.
Menday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Menday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Menday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Menday darts in looking for a takedown but McCrae gets double underhooks and turns Menday into the cage.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Menday scores with a jab to the body.
Adams Menday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Menday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gus McCrae.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCrae, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus McCrae!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gus McCrae thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bennett (ranked 2127 p4p, 1892 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 268 p4p, 245 weight class). John Okafor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Okafor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bennett with a body shot.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Bennett off balance momentarily.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennett fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okafor scores with a head kick. Bennett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor feints a jab promting Bennett to slip. Okafor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okafor sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Bennett in the body.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Bennett with an uppercut!
Bennett tries to clinch up but Okafor circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands with a slapping head kick.
Bennett is rocked!
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okafor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okafor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okafor.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Okafor drops Bennett with a big left hand! Bennett is injured, injured bad! Okafor jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Okafor!
After winning the bout, John Okafor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 575 p4p, 728 weight class) and Owen Alvarez (ranked 81 p4p, 102 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Magomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magomedov.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Magomedov with a nice calf kick.
Alvarez 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.
Magomedov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magomedov scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zabit Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Magomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Magomedov.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
Alvarez gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Magomedov is avoiding damage well.
Alvarez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Magomedov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez working away.
Alvarez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alvarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvarez landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Magomedov against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedov gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov lands a jab.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Zabit Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Magomedov shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Magomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Magomedov misses with a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Magomedov is positioning himself well to prevent Alvarez advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Alvarez jumps into side control!
Alvarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Magomedov is avoiding damage well.
Magomedov is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez is working Magomedov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez tries to score with some ground and pound. Magomedov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
Alvarez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magomedov some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvarez.
Alvarez 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is working Magomedov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez working the strikes but Magomedov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedov defending well though.
Magomedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedov wants to control but Alvarez passes into side.
Alvarez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Magomedov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Owen Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Magomedov shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Magomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Magomedov stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Magomedov avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
That kick from Magomedov tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Magomedov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Magomedov throws a solid leg kick but Alvarez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Magomedov connects with a right hand. Alvarez shakes it off.
Alvarez digs a good body shot into Magomedov's ribs.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Magomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Magomedov pushes him off.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magomedov wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Magomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a leg kick but Alvarez saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a low kick.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Magomedov pushes him away.
Magomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Alvarez works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Magomedov shakes him off and moves away.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Magomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magomedov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zabit Magomedov's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov with a nice cross.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magomedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
After winning the bout, Zabit Magomedov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 972 p4p, 840 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 136 p4p, 119 weight class). Yrkje's entrance music is As Good As I Once Was. A fine choice. Rupert Helenius has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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10 - 5 - 2 |
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
Yrkje looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yrkje misses with a right hand
and Helenius counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Helenius clinches.
Helenius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yrkje walks away with a smile on his face. Helenius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helenius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good work by Yrkje as he checks the leg kick.
Yrkje thows a leg kick but Helenius checks it
and Helenius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Yrkje moves out of range easily.
Yrkje throwing a counter right hand but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Helenius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yrkje avoids it really well and circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A leg kick checked by Helenius.
Yrkje bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helenius's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yrkje lands a big uppercut and Helenius crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Helenius looks OK. Yrkje waves Helenius back to his feet!
 Helenius is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Helenius is still on wobbly legs! Can Yrkje finish him?
Helenius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helenius seems to have recovered his senses.
Helenius avoids a kick to the body.
Yrkje thows a leg kick but Helenius checks it
so Helenius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yrkje looking for a sweep. Not yet Yrkje, not yet.
Helenius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helenius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yrkje is just riding it out for now. Helenius eventually gives up the hold.
Yrkje trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is trying to get back to full guard.
Helenius is looking to advance position but Yrkje won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius seems to be looking for submissions.
Yrkje is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Helenius jumps into side control!
Yrkje defending against the ground and pound.
Yrkje is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Helenius is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Yrkje is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is working hard here to advance position.
Yrkje gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yrkje manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yrkje wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yrkje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yrkje throws a lazy right hand but Helenius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yrkje counters with a right hand to the body.
Yrkje swings widly with a right hand
and Helenius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yrkje misses with a left hand
and Helenius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helenius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yrkje has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helenius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yrkje is trying to get back to full guard.
Yrkje is looking to control Helenius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yrkje avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje wants to sweep but Helenius has passed to side control!
Yrkje can't do much from the bottom here.
Helenius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Helenius trying to control the action but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
Yrkje can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yrkje regains half guard.
Helenius thows a huge punch but Yrkje dodges it nicely.
Helenius is trying to control the action in half guard but Yrkje is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yrkje is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helenius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helenius's back!
Helenius tries to break free.
Yrkje wants to control the position but Helenius frees himself and scrambles - Yrkje manages to regain control in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is looking to regain half guard here but Yrkje keeps moving and retains side control.
Yrkje trying to control the position but Helenius is working away.
Helenius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Yrkje politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yrkje prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yrkje wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helenius keeps working.
Helenius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yrkje is keen to just control but Helenius is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yrkje throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helenius.
Yrkje misses with a right hand
and Helenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Yrkje scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Helenius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's time! Yrkje's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Helenius moves out of range as Yrkje strikes.
A low kick from Yrkje is predictable there
and Helenius counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Yrkje is predictable there
and Helenius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yrkje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrkje just misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius feints a counter leg kick.
Helenius lands with a kick to the temple. Yrkje shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yrkje misses with the body kick
and Helenius counters with a stiff right hand.
Yrkje is rocked!
A low kick from Yrkje misses
and Helenius scores with a counter punch that sends Yrkje to the canvas! Helenius smells blood - he's punishing Yrkje with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Yrkje has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Helenius!
A relieved looking Rupert Helenius 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 247 p4p, 716 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 35 p4p, 106 weight class). Okongwu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Show Stop - REASON. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265
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9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough tries to clinch up but Okongwu circles away and keeps his distance.
St. Gough closes the distance and clinches.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Okongwu.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Gough.
St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okongwu misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
Okongwu digs a right hand underneath St. Gough's ribcage. St. Gough let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from St. Gough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Okongwu.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
Okongwu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Gough.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okongwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough.
Okongwu struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Gough or not.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St. Gough looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okongwu misses with a body punch.
A short right from Okongwu.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
St. Gough is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
St. Gough is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
Okongwu pushes St. Gough against the cage. Okongwu is working some dirty boxing. Okongwu pushes off with a quick right hook! St. Gough goes down! St. Gough tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Okongwu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
After winning the bout, Mauro Okongwu 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 215 p4p, 355 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 32 p4p, 52 weight class). Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Hakeem Adderley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Adderley throws a chopping leg kick but Hawk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Adderley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawk rushes Adderley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Adderley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adderley's coach down at Tiaoali Lvavatai BJJ & MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adderley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Adderley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
Hawk moves into range and clinches up with Adderley.
Adderley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Adderley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Adderley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adderley. Adderley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawk checks a low kick from Adderley.
Adderley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Adderley cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Adderley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk lands with a nice body kick.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawk.
Adderley is trying to push Hawk away but Hawk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
Hawk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adderley's efforts to push away.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawk presses Adderley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adderley. Adderley obviously looking to wear him down.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind Adderley 's knee.
A low kick lands for Hawk.
Adderley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adderley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Adderley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk closes the distance and clinches.
Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Adderley keeps it at a distance.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adderley. That did some damage!
Adderley thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Adderley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adderley.
Adderley throws a right hand that misses
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Adderley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adderley.
Adderley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Adderley.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk feints and then cracks Adderley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adderley down.
Adderley misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
Hawk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Adderley throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk moves forwards but Adderley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Adderley misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adderley's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adderley misses with the combination.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adderley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adderley thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Hawk tests Adderley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses the jab.
Hawk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Adderley throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk lands with a nice body kick.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Adderley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Adderley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adderley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adderley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adderley scrambles back to his feet.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk lands a jab.
Adderley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looks like Hawk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adderley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hawk throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Hawk slips a jab from Adderley.
Adderley motions for Hawk to come forward. Adderley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley walks into a straight right hand from Hawk.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Adderley manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawk.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Adderley throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adderley lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Adderley throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adderley connects with a looping right hand.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that second round.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adderley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adderley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Hawk defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Adderley pushes him off.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Adderley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawk blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Hawk throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Hawk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adderley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawk in his tracks.
Hawk connects with a body shot.
Hawk sizes up Adderley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adderley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawk can pounce on him.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
Adderley thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Hawk counters with a good low kick that Adderley was not able to check.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Adderley off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Adderley.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Hawk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adderley checks a leg kick nicely.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adderley 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 Hawk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adderley on the side of the head.
Adderley misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adderley takes a step back to recover.
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Adderley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Adderley is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adderley throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Adderley slips a jab from Hawk.
Adderley throws a low kick, looking for Hawk's leg but Hawk calmly moves out of range.
Hawk fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hawk misses.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adderley can do to turn this around?
Adderley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk lands an overhand right.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adderley's head.
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!
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Adderley tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Adderley avoided it.
Adderley misses the body punch
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk misses with a hook. Adderley ducked under it nicely.
Adderley feints a counter leg kick.
Adderley throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Adderley throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adderley throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Adderley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Adderley is predictable there
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
A leg kick checked by Adderley.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adderley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Adderley connects with a high kick.
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hawk.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
Hawk feints and then cracks Adderley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adderley down.
Hawk cracks Adderley with a good jab.
Adderley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adderley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Hawk cracks Adderley with a good jab.
Adderley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adderley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawk blocks it well.
Adderley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Adderley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Hawk.
Adderley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adderley duly obliges.
Adderley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adderley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hawk.
Adderley misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a two punch combo.
Hawk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adderley.
Hawk connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Adderley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adderley, pushing him back against the cage.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
Hawk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawk is looking to slow Adderley down with leg kicks.
Adderley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Hawk backing away here, and Adderley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adderley throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Adderley.
Adderley throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk connects with a leg kick.
Hawk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adderley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley walks into a left hand.
Hawk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawk can pounce on him.
Adderley throws a lazy head kick
and Hawk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk misses with a hook. Adderley ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk had his way with Hakeem Adderley in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hawk tries to clinch up but Adderley circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adderley connects with a looping right hand.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Adderley is predictable there
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley throws a leg kick but Hawk moved away.
Hawk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adderley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley misses the jab.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk tries to clinch but Adderley is having none of it.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Hawk.
Adderley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Ethan Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adderley checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawk moves out of range as Adderley throws a body kick.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley moves out of range of the body kick.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Adderley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adderley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adderley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Adderley tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Adderley moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Adderley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adderley throws a low kick but Hawk avoids it.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adderley blocks the body kick.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
Adderley misses with a few strikes there.
Adderley throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Adderley moves out of range easily.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Adderley is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawk connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Adderley.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adderley misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Hawk catches Adderley right on the button with a cross.
Adderley throws a front kick aimed at Hawk's knee but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk thows a body kick. Adderley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hawk!
Our winner, Ethan Hawk, 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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