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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus The Gaul (ranked 1653 p4p, 2499 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 196 p4p, 283 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Crixus The Gaul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crixus The Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Stamatis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Gaul to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been told by The Gaul's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Gaul looks to land a left hand but Stamatis moved out of range nicely.
The Gaul scores with a shot to the body.
The Gaul looks to land a right hand but Stamatis moved out of range.
The Gaul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.
The Gaul looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Gaul looks to land a right hand but Stamatis moved out of range.
The Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Stamatis tumbling to the mat! The Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Stamatis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Stamatis is rocked!
 It looks like Alexandros Stamatis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis tries to get into range but The Gaul steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Stamatis! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! The Gaul scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crixus The Gaul!
After winning the bout, Crixus The Gaul 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 Grey Ape (ranked 1363 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Peter Smart (ranked 186 p4p, 272 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smart!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ape.
Ape lands a lovely overhand right.
Ape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smart was well out of range. Poor timing from Ape.
Smart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ape connects with a jab.
Smart gets tackled into the cage by Ape. Ape maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ape digs a right hand underneath Smart's ribcage. Smart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ape blocks an uppercut.
Smart scores with a shoulder strike.
Smart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ape is defending well.
Ape takes a shot to the head.
Ape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Ape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart lands a right hand.
A short right from Ape on the inside.
Ape is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Smart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ape scores with a shot to the side of Smart's head.
Ape lands with a light punch inside.
Smart gets through Ape's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ape throws a punch but it's blocked by Smart.
A knee to the head by Ape.
It looks like Peter Smart has been cut.
Ape tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smart's elbow.
Ape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ape makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ape lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ape pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Smart.
Smart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ape is defending well.
Smart has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Ape trying to control the position but instead, Smart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ape into the cage.
Ape stalls.
Still in the clinch, Ape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ape.
Ape swings wildly with an uppercut but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Ape.
Smart has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Smart can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart tries to score a body lock takedown but Ape shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grey Ape has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Smart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smart has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ape after a bit of a struggle.
Smart blocks a body shot from Ape.
Smart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Ape - that landed with a thud.
Smart misses with a punch to the body.
Smart blocks a body shot from Ape.
Smart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ape gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Smart fails to land.
Smart scores with a shoulder strike.
Ape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape looking to stall.
Ape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Ape lands a left hand.
Smart lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ape is defending well.
Ape gets through Smart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smart misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape is trying to stall.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smart has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Ape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smart backwards.
A knee to the head by Ape.
Knees to the body from Ape.
Ape looking to throw knees to the head but Smart is blocking nicely.
Smart avoiding damage as Ape throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ape lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Smart's cut.
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.
Ape slips under a jab from Smart.
Ape stuffs the takedown.
Ape misses with a looping right.
Smart looks to land a right hand but Ape moved out of range.
Ape closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smart throws a jab but it's blocked by Ape.
Smart misses the shot to the body.
Smart thows a leg kick but Ape checks it
enabling Ape to counter with a crisp jab.
Ape ducks under a wild hook from Smart.
Ape motions for Smart to come forward. Ape throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smart connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart defending well as Ape loads up on a big left hand.
Ape gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smart.
Smart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ape throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smart counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ape pushes Smart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Smart crashes against the mat.
Smart postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smart is looking to take a break and control but Ape is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ape is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ape kicks Smart off and gets back to his feet.
Ape throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Ape uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ape manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ape tries a knee to the head but Smart blocks it.
Ape connects with a knee to the head.
Smart tries a body shot but Ape blocks it.
Smart is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Good body shot from Ape.
Ape scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Ape.
Ape blocking some punches.
Ape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grey Ape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smart tries a body shot but Ape blocks it.
Smart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smart tries to throw a body punch but Ape avoids it by throwing Smart back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smart lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Smart fails to land.
Ape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smart.
Smart struggles to land a body shot inside as Ape controls his hands.
Ape gets through Smart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smart up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Ape blocking some punches.
Smart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Ape.
Nice body punch from Smart.
Smart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ape's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape swings wildly with an uppercut but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ape's elbow.
Ape misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ape.
Ape working Smart over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Smart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ape.
Ape is trying to maintain a safe position but Smart gets an underhook and turns Ape into the cage.
Ape is pressed up against the cage. Smart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ape down to the mat. Ape avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grey Ape has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smart.
Smart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ape can pounce on him.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ape slips a straight right by Smart.
Ape misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Smart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Ape is predictable there
and Smart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smart throwing shots but Ape is blocking nicely.
Smart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ape's head.
Ape is staying active underneath Smart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ape keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smart is trying to control the action in half guard but Ape is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ape defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ape makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ape.
Smart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart stands up over Ape, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ape pulls Smart in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ape keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Smart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ape is keeping the position for now.
Smart cracks Ape with a solid left hand.
Smart sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peter Smart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ape's half guard.
Ape is refusing to be controlled, as Smart sits in half guard.
Ape is positioning himself well to prevent Smart advancing to mount.
Ape is staying active underneath Smart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ape makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ape lands a high kick!
Ape scores with a nice strike.
Smart misses with a hook. Ape ducked under it nicely.
Ape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smart can do to turn this around?
Ape takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ape defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smart.
Ape looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ape tries to work over Smart's front leg with a kick but Smart checks it.
Ape connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
Smart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ape.
Ape blocks a jab.
Ape defending well as Smart loads up on a big left hand.
Grey Ape is winning the standup battle so far.
Ape scores with a head kick.
Smart works the jab nicely.
Ape lands a really nice looking cross but Smart seems unphased.
Smart is rocked!
Ape chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smart is still on wobbly legs! Can Ape finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ape catches Smart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ape takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart tried to score with a low kick but Ape checks it.
Ape half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Smart coming out on top.
Smart avoids the head kick by Ape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ape lands a really nice looking cross but Smart seems unphased.
Ape throws a monster overhand right that drops Smart! Ape follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Ape!
Our winner, Grey Ape, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slash Shredder (ranked 927 p4p, 924 weight class) and Sun Lutang (ranked 87 p4p, 86 weight class). Lutang has chosen Enter The LuTang as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Slash Shredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Lutang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutang moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Lutang needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
Lutang lands with an uppercut that bounces Shredder off the cage and back into range.
Shredder throws a lazy right hand but Lutang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lutang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shredder lands a nice shot to the body.
Shredder drops his hands momentarily and Lutang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lutang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shredder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shredder lands the left hand.
Shredder has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lutang moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Lutang moves away and avoids it.
Lutang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lutang lands a jab to Shredder's midsection.
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!
Shredder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lutang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lutang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lutang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shredder throws a body shot but no joy.
Lutang ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Lutang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Shredder.
Lutang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lutang swings for the body but Shredder moves out of range.
Shredder is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Lutang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shredder moves out of range of the strikes.
Shredder misses the shot to the body.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lutang was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder misses with a right hand
and Lutang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shredder really felt that one!
Shredder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lutang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Lutang's head but Lutang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutang. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder throws the left hand but Lutang avoids the punch easily.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutang manages to avoid it.
Shredder throws a hook but Lutang avoids it easily.
Lutang lands a jab to the head.
Lutang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Lutang's head.
Shredder scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lutang misses the target.
Lutang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shredder throws out the jab.
Shredder lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Lutang throws a shot from downtown. Shredder moves away and avoids it.
Lutang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a hook.
Slash Shredder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutang stuns Shredder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lutang throws a hook but Shredder avoids it easily.
Shredder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lutang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lutang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
That kick from Lutang tenderised Shredder's leg. Shredder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shredder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shredder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lutang was well out of range. Poor timing from Shredder.
Shredder moves out of range as Lutang throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Lutang misses.
Lutang moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Shredder punishes Lutang's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Shredder misses.
Lutang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lutang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder misses with a jab to the body
and Lutang counters with a stiff right hand.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutang.
Lutang misses with a body shot.
Lutang avoids the body shot from Shredder.
Lutang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutang.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shredder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lutang.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lutang ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder ducks under a wild hook from Lutang.
Shredder throws a hook to the side of Lutang's head but Lutang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutang with the inside leg kick.
Shredder misses with a hook. Lutang ducked under it nicely.
Lutang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shredder was well out of range. Poor timing from Lutang.
Lutang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Shredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lutang tries to land a front kick but Shredder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lutang throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lutang.
Lutang moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lutang misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Lutang throws a solid leg kick but Shredder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lutang.
Nice jab there from Shredder.
Shredder scores with a jab to the head.
Lutang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shredder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shredder prevents a body shot from Lutang.
Shredder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutang lands an uppercut.
Shredder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutang misses with a body punch.
Lutang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lutang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lutang.
Shredder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutang's elbow.
Lutang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sun Lutang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shredder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shredder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lutang! But no joy.
Lutang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Lutang moves away and avoids it.
Lutang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lutang misses with a straight right.
Lutang slips under a jab.
Lutang throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Lutang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shredder swings for the body but Lutang moves out of range.
Shredder throws a looping overhand right but Lutang ducks down to avoid it.
Lutang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shredder misses with an uppercut. Lutang saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lutang! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Lutang.
Sun Lutang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Lutang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lutang loads up on a big right hand but Shredder slips the punch.
Shredder misses with a straight left.
Shredder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lutang manages to avoid it.
Lutang tries a quick counter leg kick but Shredder is wise to it.
A big right from Lutang misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Shredder misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
Shredder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lutang.
A bone on bone clash there as Shredder blocks the leg kick.
Shredder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lutang misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Lutang misses with a kick to the body.
Lutang slips under a jab.
Shredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shredder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lutang jabs at Shredder's body.
Lutang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shredder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lutang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lutang.
Shredder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shredder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lutang at a distance.
Shredder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutang.
Shredder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lutang throws out a loose jab but Shredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shredder.
Both fighters circling a little - Lutang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shredder paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shredder staying out of range there.
Lutang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lutang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lutang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lutang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shredder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lutang ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Shredder checks a low kick from Lutang.
Shredder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lutang.
Lutang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Lutang's head.
Lutang throws a jab but it's blocked by Shredder.
Shredder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Shredder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shredder looks to land a left hand but Lutang moved out of range nicely.
Shredder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lutang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lutang misses the jab.
Lutang misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Shredder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shredder swings for the body but Lutang moves out of range.
Shredder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shredder misses with an uppercut.
Shredder throws a shot from downtown. Lutang moves away and avoids it.
Lutang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lutang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lutang throws a series of punches but Shredder moves out of range.
Lutang keeps Shredder at a distance using the push kick.
Lutang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lutang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shredder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutang.
Lutang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shredder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lutang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lutang counters with a good low kick that Shredder was not able to check.
Nice shot lands for Lutang.
Lutang connects with a leg kick.
Shredder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder swings for the body but Lutang moves out of range.
Shredder throws the left hand but Lutang avoids the punch easily.
Shredder scores with the left hand. Lutang knows he should have avoided that one.
Shredder loads up on a big right hand but Lutang slips the punch.
Lutang moves out of range as Shredder strikes.
Shredder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shredder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lutang.
Shredder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lutang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lutang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shredder has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lutang throws a body kick that misses.
Shredder misses with a looping right.
Lutang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lutang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutang tries to move into range but Shredder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shredder lands with a right hand.
Lutang moves away from the strike by Shredder.
Lutang throws a front kick aimed at Shredder's knee but Shredder avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sun Lutang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shredder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lutang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutang. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Shredder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lutang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lutang misses with a body kick.
Lutang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shredder.
A low kick lands for Lutang.
Lutang needs to keep his hands up - Shredder had a free shot at his head there.
Lutang scores with a nice right hand.
Shredder scores with a body shot.
Shredder misses with a hook.
Lutang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
Lutang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shredder. That did some damage!
Shredder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lutang.
Jab by Lutang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder lands a body shot.
Shredder lands with a cross.
Shredder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lutang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutang tries to work over Shredder's front leg with a kick but Shredder checks it.
Shredder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lutang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shredder doesn't seem bothered though.
Shredder scores with a jab to the body.
Lutang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lutang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shredder.
Lutang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutang. Shredder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shredder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shredder digs a good body shot into Lutang's ribs.
Shredder slips under a jab from Lutang.
Shredder digs a good hook to Lutang's body.
A swing and a miss from Shredder.
Shredder looks to score with a jab to the body but Lutang is just out of range.
It seemed like Lutang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shredder checks a low kick from Lutang.
Lutang tries to land a front kick but Shredder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lutang scores with a hook to the body. Shredder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shredder.
Slash Shredder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shredder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lutang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shredder.
Lutang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shredder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shredder misses with a hook.
Shredder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shredder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lutang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lutang looks to throw the jab but Shredder is out of range.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Lutang ducks under a wild hook from Shredder.
Lutang misses with an uppercut. Shredder saw that one coming.
Shredder lands with a shot to the body.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Shredder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lutang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lutang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lutang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Lutang's head.
Shredder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutang is looking to slow Shredder down with leg kicks.
Lutang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shredder moves away.
The fighters circling - Shredder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lutang replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shredder blocks it well.
Lutang misses with a wild body shot.
Lutang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lutang misses with a low kick.
Shredder throws a sloppy body shot
and Lutang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shredder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shredder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Shredder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lutang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shredder doesn't seem bothered though.
Lutang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lutang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lutang tries to land a front kick but Shredder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shredder throws an overhand right that lands on Lutang's shoulder, as Lutang tries to avoid the shot.
Lutang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shredder at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shredder throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shredder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lutang can pounce on him.
Lutang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shredder at a distance.
Shredder scores with a nice right hand.
Shredder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lutang.
Shredder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lutang can pounce on him.
Lutang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lutang scores with a jab. Shredder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lutang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lutang throws out a powerful jab.
Shredder throws the left hand but Lutang avoids the punch easily.
Sun Lutang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shredder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shredder misses with a wild body shot.
Shredder throws a jab but it's blocked by Lutang.
Lutang misses with a hook. Shredder ducked under it nicely.
Shredder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lutang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lutang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lutang motions for Shredder to come forward. Lutang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shredder misses with a body shot.
Lutang scores with a nice head shot.
Lutang jabs Shredder right on the nose. Shredder blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sun Lutang.
Well Lutang 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sun Lutang!
Our winner, Sun Lutang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 293 p4p, 356 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 35 p4p, 42 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Professor X - Dave. 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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dudley misses with a hook
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudley cracks Hearn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearn lands a slapping body shot.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Dudley in the body.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Hearn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Black House in the buildup to the fight.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
It looked like Hearn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dudley moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dudley tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dudley misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dudley's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dudley has managed to clinch.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudley controls his hands.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Dudley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearn manages to break the clinch.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dudley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley slips under a jab from Hearn.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley 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.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Dudley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley blocks the body kick.
Dudley lands an overhand right.
Hearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
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!
Dudley misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearn defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dudley pushes Hearn up against the cage in a clinch.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn lands with a left to the head.
Dudley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hearn.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hearn misses with some punches.
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
It appears Hearn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dudley clobbers Hearn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dudley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dudley is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Hearn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hearn.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Dudley shakes it off.
Dudley throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudley throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Dudley throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Hearn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Hearn shakes it off.
Hearn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dudley just manages to avoid it.
Dudley with a jab.
Dudley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hearn.
Dudley misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn lands a right hook to the body.
Hearn scores with a jab.
Hearn lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudley loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Hearn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
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.
Dudley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Dudley throws a big shot that misses.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Dudley darts in and clinches Hearn up against the cage.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas Hearn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Hearn.
Dudley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hearn blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hearn lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Hearn works on Dudley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hearn lands with a light punch inside.
Dudley is breathing heavily.
Hearn works on Dudley's body with a couple of short punches.
Hearn gets through Dudley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the 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!
Hearn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hearn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dudley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Hearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearn lands a nice looking body kick.
Dudley misses with an uppercut. Hearn saw that one coming.
Dudley tries to clinch up
and Hearn counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Hearn.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudley swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley misses with a looping right.
Hearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Dudley's front leg but catches the back leg as Dudley tries to avoid it.
Hearn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dudley at a distance.
Dudley misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a nice body kick.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Hearn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dudley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hearn.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
Dudley misses with a straight left.
Dudley moves in looking to clinch but Hearn pushes him off.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Hearn is avoiding it.
As Dudley backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dudley can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses the shot to the body.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudley was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Hearn lands with a kick to the temple. Dudley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley misses with an uppercut.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Dudley throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Dudley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dudley moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Dudley avoided it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Dudley looks to move away, Hearn throws a big counter combo but Dudley just gets out of the way.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudley.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudley.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Hearn defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudley throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body. Dudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hearn connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hearn with a jab.
Dudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dudley thinking.
Dudley lands a really nice looking cross but Hearn seems unphased.
Dudley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn looks to land a body kick but Dudley moved away.
Dudley throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Hearn is avoiding it.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Hearn slips under a jab from Dudley.
Hearn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dudley blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dudley digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Dudley's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dudley tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Dudley jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dudley tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Dudley down.
Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley misses with a jab to the body
and Hearn counters with a low kick, right behind Dudley 's knee.
Hearn swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dudley has Hearn up against the cage in a clinch.
Hearn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damian Dudley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Dudley.
Hearn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dudley cracks Hearn with an open hand slap.
Dudley takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Dudley.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Dudley lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Hearn.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudley backwards.
Hearn lands an uppercut.
Dudley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hearn.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
Hearn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dudley or not.
Hearn cracks Dudley with a nice body shot.
Hearn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dudley.
Nice body punch from Hearn.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dudleys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearn.
Hearn scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hearn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hearn breaks from the clinch.
Dudley throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hearn throws a good cross that connects.
Hearn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dudley wants to clinch up but Hearn keeps it at a distance.
Hearn's corner calls for a 1-2. Hearn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hearn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dudley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dudley misses the body punch
letting Hearn counter with a right hand.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hearn lands a jab-cross combination.
Dudley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hearn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dudley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hearn, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hearn.
Hearn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
A victorious Thomas Hearn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Sam (ranked 329 p4p, 2257 weight class) and Tobias Berge (ranked 51 p4p, 282 weight class). Tobias Berge told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Berge!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam tries to clinch but Berge moves out of range.
Sam throws a series of punches but Berge avoids them all with ease.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Berge 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.
Sambo Sam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berge closes the distance and clinches.
Berge pulls Sam into guard.
Berge keeping moving, preventing Sam from controlling successfully.
Sam is in close to Berge's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sam postures up.
Sam trying to control but Berge is working from the bottom.
Berge has his foot on Sam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sam works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam is looking to work some ground and pound but Berge has wrist control.
Berge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berge working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sam throws a big right hand that misses.
Berge throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sam uses it to pass to side control.
Sam has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sam working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Berge's face.
A nice elbow there by Sam.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge tries to lock up and control but Sam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Berge tries to lock up and control but Sam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Berge looks a forlorn figure.
Berge is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge tries to lock up and control but Sam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Berge tries to improve his position but instead Sam has taken his back!
Berge is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Sam has locked on a rear naked choke here! Berge is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sambo Sam!
Sambo Sam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Un-Kaged Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Tobias Berge spoke after the fight, saying 'It's whatever man. I'm gonna go smoke some weed after I get home and forget this ever happened.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Chavaski (ranked 1450 p4p, 764 weight class) and Rockwell Mcgee (ranked 200 p4p, 111 weight class). Mcgee has chosen Rocky Balboa - Música de entrenamiento as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Remi Chavaski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Remi Chavaski 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remi Chavaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rockwell Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavaski tries for a takedown but Mcgee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcgee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavaski on the side of the head.
Chavaski moves in looking to clinch but Mcgee pushes him off.
Chavaski has been working on his balance at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a hook but Chavaski avoids it easily.
Chavaski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rockwell Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavaski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcgee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chavaski manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee tries to buck Chavaski off but he can't manage it.
Chavaski controlling the position easily from mount.
Chavaski trying to control but Mcgee is having none of it.
Chavaski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcgee has worked his arm free - good work by Mcgee!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee is trying to get back to his feet.
Chavaski is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavaski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mcgee, who protects the arm well.
Mcgee 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavaski just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chavaski is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavaski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chavaski trying to control the position but Mcgee is working away.
Chavaski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mcgee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mcgee wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chavaski is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcgee tries to escape but Chavaski is in control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chavaski takes a little break here. Mcgee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcgee lands with a nice body punch.
Chavaski walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavaski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgee scores with a one two! Chavaski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chavaski shoots in and drives through. Mcgee sprawls well.
Mcgee misses with a double jab
and Chavaski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chavaski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcgee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Chavaski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgee's corner calls for a 1-2. Mcgee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mcgee rushes Chavaski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee digs a right hand underneath Chavaski's ribcage. Chavaski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chavaski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Mcgee.
Chavaski is breathing heavily.
Mcgee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcgee lands a jab to Chavaski's midsection.
Chavaski keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rockwell Mcgee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcgee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavaski attempts a counter takedown but Mcgee avoids it well and moves away.
Mcgee clinches with his opponent.
Mcgee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Mcgee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcgee scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavaski should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mcgee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chavaski struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcgee controls his hands.
Chavaski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
Mcgee is looking to stand up but Chavaski isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee pushes Chavaski off and gets back to his feet.
Mcgee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgee.
Mcgee misses with an uppercut
and Chavaski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mcgee keeping full guard, as Chavaski tries to pass.
Chavaski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavaski stops Mcgee from standing up.
Chavaski stays in close to Mcgee's body and controls the position.
Remi Chavaski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Chavaski stops Mcgee from standing up.
Chavaski advances position into side control!
Mcgee is trying to buck Chavaski off.
Chavaski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mcgee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chavaski's guard! Nice work there by Mcgee!
Mcgee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgee wants to stand and escape but instead Chavaski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgee wants to stand up but Chavaski is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Chavaski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mcgee keeping moving, preventing Chavaski from controlling successfully.
Mcgee wants to stand up but Chavaski is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chavaski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chavaski trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Chavaski forces his way into half guard.
Chavaski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chavaski prevents Mcgee from standing back up.
Mcgee is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Chavaski has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Mcgee is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Remi Chavaski!
Remi Chavaski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Christophe (ranked 614 p4p, 920 weight class) and Mara Tantor (ranked 86 p4p, 132 weight class). Christophe's entrance music is Shadows. A fine choice. 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 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mara Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tantor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christophe circles away quickly and effectively.
Christophe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Christophe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
It looked like Christophe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christophe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tantor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tantor blocks a head kick by Christophe.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tantor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christophe checks the leg kick.
Tantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christophe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christophe manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christophe, as that shot connected.
Tantor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Christophe is out of range.
Christophe stuns Tantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christophe wants to clinch up but Tantor keeps it at a distance.
Christophe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tantor, pushing him back against the cage.
Christophe keeps control of Tantor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tantor is pressed up against the cage. Christophe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tantor down to the mat. Tantor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Christophe staying out of range there.
Christophe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Christophe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tantor but Tantor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Christophe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tantor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christophe is trying to pull guard but Tantor has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Christophe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Tantor lands but Christophe takes it in his stride.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Christophe is out of range.
Christophe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christophe lands with a straight right. Tantor didn't see that one coming.
Christophe moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mara Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Tantor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christophe.
Mara Tantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tantor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christophe blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Christophe counters with a takedown into side control.
Christophe trying to control the position but Tantor is working away.
Christophe taking a break here but Tantor is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tantor is refusing to be controlled, as Christophe sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor is trying to get back to full guard.
Christophe is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christophe is looking to take a break and control but Tantor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christophe is stalling here. Tantor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Christophe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tantor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christophe tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor misses with a head kick.
Tantor lands with a kick to the temple. Christophe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tantor tries to bum rush Christophe with a series of wild strikes but Christophe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christophe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tantor sprawls and moves away.
Tantor gets tackled into the cage by Christophe. Christophe maintains the clinch.
Tantor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christophe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tantor throws a head kick but Christophe moves out of range.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Christophe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a nice looking combination but Christophe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mara Tantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Christophe's body. Christophe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Christophe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tantor.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christophe throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Mara Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Christophe.
Tantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christophe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tantor's guard.
Christophe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Christophe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christophe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor keeping moving, preventing Christophe from controlling successfully.
Tantor keeping full guard, as Christophe tries to pass.
Christophe trying to control the position from guard on top but Tantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe is looking to work some ground and pound but Tantor has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Christophe counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Tantor misses.
Christophe tries to counter with a takedown but Tantor is quick to defend against it.
Christophe moves into range and clinches up with Tantor.
Christophe letting Tantor take a breather here.
Christophe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Christophe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Christophe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tantor just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Christophe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Christophe fails to land.
Christophe fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophe jumps guard but Tantor stands there with Christophe around his waist. Christophe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tantor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tantor misses with a left hand
and Christophe counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Tantor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Christophe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tantor tries to bum rush Christophe with a series of wild strikes but Christophe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Christophe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christophe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tantor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor throws a head kick but Christophe moves out of range.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses
and Christophe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tantor!
Christophe tries to move to mount but Tantor blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Tantor.
Mara Tantor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christophe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tantor swats away the attempt to clinch by Christophe.
Christophe blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Tantor lands with a slapping head kick.
Tantor slaps away a takedown attempt from Christophe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tantor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christophe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tantor, pushing him back against the cage.
Christophe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor looking to stall.
Christophe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tantor walks away with a smile on his face. Christophe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Christophe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christophe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tantor throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe slips under a jab from Tantor.
Christophe is looking to clinch but Tantor is avoiding it.
Christophe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tantor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Christophe throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Tantor.
Christophe avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Armand Christophe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Christophe moves out of range.
Christophe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Christophe darts in looking for a takedown but Tantor gets double underhooks and turns Christophe into the cage.
Tantor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Christophe pulls Tantor into guard.
Christophe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tantor is aware though and is defending well.
Tantor wants to control from the top but Christophe keeps moving.
Christophe looking to control.
Tantor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tantor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christophe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tantor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tantor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christophe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor won't allow Christophe to sweep him here.
Christophe working for a triangle but Tantor defends it easily.
Tantor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christophe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tantor has managed to get both his arms back between Christophe's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christophe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tantor defends it easily.
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.
Christophe is looking for a triangle but Tantor pushes his legs off easily.
Christophe keeping moving, preventing Tantor from controlling successfully.
Tantor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Christophe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tantor has managed to get both his arms back between Christophe's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christophe is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christophe throwing strikes from guard but Tantor blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mara Tantor.
I've got Tantor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mara Tantor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 168 p4p, 384 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 29 p4p, 58 weight class). Hakekia has chosen Nation Of Violence as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Hakekia throws a shot to the body.
Hakekia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hakekia.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hakekia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hakekia throws a lazy body kick
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hakekia digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Hakekia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
Hakekia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hakekia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakekia is just out of range.
Hakekia scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Petrov throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Hakekia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hakekia scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Hakekia misses.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
Hakekia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Hakekia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakekia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Hakekia flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Petrov slips under a jab from Hakekia.
A lazy left from Hakekia finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hakekia checks it well.
Hakekia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hakekia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Hakekia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hakekia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Petrov counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Hakekia tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hakekia connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hakekia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hakekia is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Hakekia.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Hakekia.
Hakekia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hakekia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Hakekia catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot by Hakekia.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hakekia.
Hakekia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov scores with a jab. Hakekia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hakekia.
Hakekia is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Hakekia misses.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakekia throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hakekia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hakekia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hakekia throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Hakekia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Hakekia 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.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hakekia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakekia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov feints and then cracks Hakekia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hakekia down.
Hakekia thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Hakekia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hakekia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hakekia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia cracks Petrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hakekia throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Hakekia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia 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.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Hakekia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakekia.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Hakekia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakekia looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hakekia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakekia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
A head kick by Hakekia misses
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hakekia's knee momentarily.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Hakekia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hakekia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Hakekia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakekia is just out of range.
Hakekia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hakekia misses with a looping right.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Hakekia moved away.
Hakekia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hakekia drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Hakekia walks into a jab.
Hakekia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakekia tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Hakekia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakekia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hakekia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hakekia just manages to avoid it.
Hakekia cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov throws a low kick but Hakekia avoids it.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Hakekia is out of range.
Petrov checks a low kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Hakekia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alika Hakekia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Hakekia's shoulder, as Hakekia tries to avoid the shot.
Hakekia misses with a straight left.
Hakekia throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Hakekia only half commits.
Hakekia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakekia delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrov. Hakekia shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hakekia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Hakekia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Hakekia lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hakekia throws a solid leg kick but Petrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hakekia.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hakekia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hakekia's hands.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hakekia lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hakekia looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Hakekia moved out of range nicely.
Hakekia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hakekia.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hakekia lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Hakekia is out of range.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Hakekia punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Hakekia throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hakekia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Hakekia.
Petrov slips under a jab from Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a body shot.
Petrov lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hakekia.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hakekia.
Hakekia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hakekia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia motions for Petrov to come forward. Hakekia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakekia stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hakekia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Hakekia manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hakekia! But no joy.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hakekia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hakekia throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov throws a hook but Hakekia blocks it.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hakekia flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Hakekia moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov feints and then cracks Hakekia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hakekia down.
Hakekia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hakekia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
Hakekia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hakekia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov wants to slow Hakekia down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Petrov misses the jab.
Hakekia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Hakekia.
Hakekia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hakekia. That did some damage!
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov jabs at Hakekia's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakekia moves away.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakekia's sensitive parts.
Hakekia lands the left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrov - that will leave a mark!
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
Petrov tests Hakekia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hakekia misses with a straight left.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hakekia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hakekia ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakekia 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.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Nice body kick from Hakekia.
Petrov tries to move into range but Hakekia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hakekia 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.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hakekia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hakekia! But no joy.
A head kick by Hakekia misses
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hakekia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Hakekia moved out of range nicely.
Hakekia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hakekia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Hakekia throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Hakekia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hakekia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Hakekia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alika Hakekia.
Well Hakekia 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 397 p4p, 652 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 61 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where's Wallace?. Wallace Cobb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonzar Kennedy's chin.
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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 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Cobb misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Kennedy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb tries to land a body kick
and Kennedy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Cobb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cobb's efforts to push away.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy working Cobb over with knees to the body.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cobb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy working Cobb over with knees to the body.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kennedy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
Cobb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kennedy walks away with a smile on his face. Cobb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobb - that will leave a mark!
Cobb misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Cobb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kennedy with a nice calf kick.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Kennedy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Kennedy misses the target.
Cobb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kennedy scores with a decent looking hook.
Kennedy moves out of range of the body kick.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Kennedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cobb's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb walks straight into a right hand from Kennedy - that's dropped him! Kennedy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cobb from any more punishment! Cobb complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonzar Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 65 p4p, 86 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Nascimento is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomax.
Nascimento misses with a left hand
and Lomax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nascimento misses with a straight left.
Lomax has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Lomax shoots in for a takedown but Nascimento shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Nascimento was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lomax scores with a body shot.
Nascimento throws an off balance right hand
and Nascimento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses
and Nascimento counters with a right hand to the body.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nascimento eats them both and turns towards Lomax to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Yago Nascimento has been cut.
Nascimento has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomax swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lomax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Nascimento on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nascimento as he jumps to the side.
Nascimento throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lomax moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento cracks a nice hook into Lomax's ribs.
Yago Nascimento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nascimento.
A left lands for Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Lomax takes one to the chin there.
Yago Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Nascimento drops Lomax with a big left hand and mounts him. Lomax is in big trouble!
 Lomax is rocked!
Nascimento raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Lomax is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nascimento looking to ground and pound but Lomax is blocking nicely.
Lomax seems to have got his legs back now.
Lomax wants to control but Nascimento is having none of it.
Lomax is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Nascimento there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nascimento has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nascimento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nascimento sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nascimento thowing shots but they're missing.
Nascimento punching from mount but Lomax doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento punching from mount but Lomax doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nascimento throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lomax because Nascimento loaded up on that one.
Nascimento looking to ground and pound but Lomax is blocking nicely.
Nascimento throwing strikes here but Lomax is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nascimento throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lomax takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nascimento throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nascimento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nascimento looking to finish with strikes here!
Nascimento controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy body kick from Lomax
and Nascimento counters with a right hand to the body.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Lomax tried to counter with a leg kick but Nascimento avoided it.
Nascimento lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Nascimento.
A low kick from Lomax misses
and Nascimento counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
Lomax throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nascimento 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nascimento takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Lomax appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nascimento misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomax scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nascimento throws a lazy uppercut
and Lomax counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nascimento punishes Lomax's body with a nice straight punch.
Lomax shoots in looking for a takedown but Nascimento manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lomax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento misses with a double jab
and Lomax counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nascimento throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lomax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lomax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lomax.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento lands a glancing blow to the side of Lomax's head.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Lomax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lomax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Nascimento releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nascimento avoids it.
Nascimento cracks Lomax with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento steps into range and cracks Lomax with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Lomax flops backwards and Nascimento dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nascimento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nascimento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nascimento throws a big elbow that misses.
Nascimento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lomax trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nascimento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nascimento throws a big right hand that misses.
Nascimento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Nascimento.
Yago Nascimento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nascimento cracks a nice hook into Lomax's ribs.
Nascimento lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nascimento moves away.
Nice defenses there by Lomax.
Nascimento bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lomax! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento trying to control the position from guard on top but Lomax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nascimento accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nascimento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nascimento wants to control from the top but Lomax keeps moving.
Lomax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomax keeping moving, preventing Nascimento from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lomax keeping full guard, as Nascimento tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax.
A nice side step and Nascimento releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two 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.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lomax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax is looking to wear down Nascimento with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Nascimento misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
A shot to the body from Nascimento misses
and Lomax counters with a nice uppercut.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomax paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nascimento misses with a left hand
and Lomax counters with a nice body shot.
Nascimento jabs Lomax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nascimento throws out the jab.
Nascimento just misses with a punch to the body.
Nascimento lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Lomax misses.
Nascimento misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lomax counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento lands with a hook. Lomax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lomax scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lomax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nascimento has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lomax.
Nascimento swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lomax counters with a low kick, right behind Nascimento 's knee.
Lomax scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento lands with an overhand left.
Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Nascimento releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nascimento wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lomax takes one on the button.
Nascimento thuds a left hand into Lomax's body.
Nascimento plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Lomax swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Lomax face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yago Nascimento!
Yago Nascimento is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Yago Nascimento thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vincent Lomax spoke after the fight, saying 'God dammit'.
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