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Sucker Punch Pro Series 260 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamil Hurst (ranked 1932 p4p, 2237 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 258 p4p, 295 weight class). Hurst kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Keep Their Heads Ringin'. Jamil Hurst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamil Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Le Franc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hurst doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Jamil Hurst has been cut.
A jab from Le Franc misses.
Le Franc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurst, pushing him back against the cage.
Hurst is looking to take this one to the mat.
Le Franc breaks from the clinch.
Hurst has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Hurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Franc moves away.
Le Franc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurst.
Le Franc jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Franc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Le Franc breaks the clinch.
Hurst misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Le Franc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hurst ducks under a wild hook from Le Franc.
Hurst gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Hurst scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Franc breaks the clinch.
Hurst looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hurst thows a huge punch but Le Franc dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Le Franc looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hurst missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hurst is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Le Franc pushes Hurst off looking to stand but Hurst dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurst is keen to just control but Le Franc is a slippery customer.
Le Franc is trying to stand.
Hurst with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hurst.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst prevents Le Franc from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Franc tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hurst manages to move to mount!
Le Franc wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Hurst connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Le Franc really wants to buck Hurst off and get back to his feet.
Hurst postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le Franc looks a forlorn figure.
Le Franc wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst looking to finish Le Franc with some ground and pound. This is bad for Le Franc!
Hurst with the ground and pound from mount.
Hurst controlling from mount.
Hurst cracks Le Franc with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Le Franc wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hurst landing shots from mount.
Hurst lands a nice shot to the head.
Le Franc 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.
Hurst lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Le Franc hang on?
 Le Franc is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst raining down shots from the mount!
Le Franc is still in real trouble! Can Hurst finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Franc is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Le Franc seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurst raining down shots from the mount!
Hurst goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Le Franc is on top in guard.
Le Franc wanted to stand there but Hurst had control of the position.
Hurst looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Le Franc wants to stand and escape but instead Hurst has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamil Hurst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamil Hurst's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Franc clinches up against the cage.
Hurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurst backwards.
Hurst lands an uppercut.
Le Franc is trying to force a seperation but Hurst has the dominant position.
Le Franc breaks from the clinch.
Hurst lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Franc at a distance.
Hurst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hurst looks to land a left hand but Le Franc moved out of range nicely.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Le Franc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Franc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Franc throws an overhand right that lands on Hurst's shoulder, as Hurst tries to avoid the shot.
Le Franc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Franc cracks Hurst with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hurst tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Franc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurst lands a jab to Le Franc's midsection.
Guy Le Franc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch.
Le Franc breaks from the clinch.
Guy Le Franc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurst tests Le Franc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurst fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurst lands a glancing blow to the side of Le Franc's head.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hurst on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Franc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hurst has Le Franc pressed against the cage, preventing Le Franc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Le Franc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Hurst tries to counter with a takedown but Le Franc is quick to defend against it.
Le Franc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Franc tries to clinch but Hurst moves out of range.
Le Franc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Franc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Hurst is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Franc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurst stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Hurst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le Franc lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Le Franc!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Oosthuizen (ranked 1332 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 191 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francis Oosthuizen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bezerra changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Erasmo Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen needs to keep his hands up - Bezerra had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Bezerra coming out on top.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Bezerra avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen lands a lovely overhand right.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Bezerra back into the cage.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bezerra is defending well for now.
Bezerra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oosthuizen smiles and moves away.
Bezerra lands with an overhand left.
Oosthuizen lands a jab to the nose.
Bezerra slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bezerra connects with a jab.
Bezerra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Oosthuizen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra cracks Oosthuizen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bezerra blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bezerras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oosthuizen scores with a body shot.
Bezerra tries to keep at a distance but Oosthuizen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bezerra goes for a takedown attempt but Oosthuizen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Bezerra.
Oosthuizen clinches with his opponent.
Bezerra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oosthuizen leaning against his opponent.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bezerra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oosthuizen keeping full guard, as Bezerra tries to pass.
Oosthuizen is looking to stand up but Bezerra isn't so interested in that idea.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosthuizen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bezerra has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Bezerra has Oosthuizen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oosthuizen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bezerra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oosthuizen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bezerra is keeping busy.
Bezerra is working for takedown but Oosthuizen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oosthuizen gets underhooks to prevent Bezerra's takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bezerra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oosthuizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bezerra throws a head punch that misses.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bezerra is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oosthuizen can't fight it off and eventually Bezerra manages to take the fight to the floor. Oosthuizen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen is controlling Bezerra's posture.
Oosthuizen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oosthuizen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bezerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oosthuizen has managed to get both his arms back between Bezerra's legs - danger averted.
Oosthuizen 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Oosthuizen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oosthuizen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bezerra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oosthuizen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezerra can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen thuds his right hand into Bezerra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Oosthuizen . No joy for Bezerra on that attempt.
Oosthuizen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oosthuizen blocks a jab.
Oosthuizen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra slips a straight right by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oosthuizen pushes Bezerra up against the cage in a clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bezerra fails to land.
Bezerra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oosthuizen after a bit of a struggle.
Bezerra managing to block the knees to the body from Oosthuizen .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bezerra is defending well for now.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bezerra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oosthuizen uses from the top position.
Oosthuizen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bezerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oosthuizen has managed to get both his arms back between Bezerra's legs - danger averted.
Oosthuizen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bezerra trying to control the position.
Bezerra lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oosthuizen controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
Oosthuizen wants to get back to his feet but Bezerra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oosthuizen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oosthuizen wants to stand but Bezerra is controlling the position.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position.
Erasmo Bezerra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oosthuizen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bezerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oosthuizen throws out the jab.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Bezerra.
Bezerra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oosthuizen 's hands.
Bezerra gets the takedown into side control.
Bezerra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bezerra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bezerra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra happy to just control the position for now.
Bezerra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra is staying tight to Oosthuizen 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bezerra tries to score with some ground and pound. Oosthuizen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Bezerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bezerra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oosthuizen to score with a decent uppercut.
Oosthuizen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bezerra. That did some damage!
Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Bezerra with the counter takedown but Oosthuizen avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen misses with the combination.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezerra misses with a left hand
and Oosthuizen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bezerra cracks a nice hook into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezerra.
Francis Oosthuizen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bezerra throws out a loose jab but Oosthuizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen slips a straight right by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Bezerra slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen throws an overhand right that lands on Bezerra's shoulder, as Bezerra tries to avoid the shot.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Bezerra moves out of range.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Bezerra moved out of range.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bezerra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezerra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bezerra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oosthuizen walks into a straight right hand from Bezerra.
Bezerra connects with the punch.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
And Bezerra tries to counter it with a takedown but Oosthuizen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bezerra lands a jab to Oosthuizen 's midsection.
Bezerra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Francis Oosthuizen has been cut.
Francis Oosthuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezerra throws a body punch but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oosthuizen walks into a left hand.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Bezerra keeps it at a distance.
Oosthuizen throws a chopping leg kick but Bezerra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bezerra misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Bezerra.
Oosthuizen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bezerra.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oosthuizen rushes Bezerra and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezerra.
Bezerra looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezerra.
Oosthuizen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bezerra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oosthuizen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bezerra.
Bezerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oosthuizen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Francis Oosthuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erasmo Bezerra.
Oosthuizen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bezerra.
Bezerra has a couple of punches blocked by Oosthuizen .
Bezerra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oosthuizen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bezerra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Bezerra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Bezerra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oosthuizen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bezerra.
Bezerra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bezerra scores with a takedown into Oosthuizen 's guard.
Bezerra working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Oosthuizen keeps moving.
Bezerra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bezerra prevents Oosthuizen from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oosthuizen is on top in guard.
Bezerra tries to strike from the bottom.
Oosthuizen gets to his feet. Bezerra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bezerra lands a slapping body shot.
Bezerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a takedown. Oosthuizen tries to sprawl out of it but Bezerra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oosthuizen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bezerra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
Bezerra slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen scores with a three punch combo!
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bezerra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bezerra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bezerra tightens his grip and picks Oosthuizen up, before dumping him to the ground. Oosthuizen manages to land in guard.
Oosthuizen is pulling down on Bezerra's head. It's preventing any offense from Bezerra, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Oosthuizen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oosthuizen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Oosthuizen !
A relieved looking Francis Oosthuizen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 2279 p4p, 724 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 298 p4p, 109 weight class). River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gabon National Anthem. Guy River has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Holloway's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway misses the shot to the body.
River sends Holloway crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! River is motioning to the referee to let Holloway up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holloway is rocked!
Holloway throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
Oh Holloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Holloway.
Holloway seems to have got his legs back now.
Holloway throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holloway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holloway rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River blocks an uppercut.
Holloway takes a shot to the head.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway takes a shot to the head.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River drops Holloway with a huge uppercut! Holloway drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. River is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy River!
After winning the bout, Guy River 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 Itchy Sinclair (ranked 524 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 63 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 33 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson avoids the body shot from Sinclair.
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sinclair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Swanson 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.
Sinclair is looking to score with low kicks.
Sinclair closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swanson quickly recovers to half guard.
Swanson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson actively working from the bottom here.
Swanson is looking to control Sinclair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
Sinclair is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is pressing down on Sinclair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Sinclair is proving a slippery customer.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swanson is pulling down on Sinclair's head. It's preventing any offense from Sinclair, at least for the moment.
Swanson keeping full guard, as Sinclair tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swanson is trying to control the position but Sinclair postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Sinclair controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sinclair throws a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Sinclair moves out of range easily.
Sinclair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sinclair in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Swanson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sinclair!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Itchy Sinclair!
Itchy Sinclair thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1061 p4p, 487 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 134 p4p, 57 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antonio Barbosa enters 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 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line connects with a body shot.
Line lands with a right hand.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Line pushes him off.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa is looking to slow Line down with leg kicks.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Line breaks from the clinch.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Barbosa lands with a left to the head.
Line tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Line tries to break free but Barbosa pushes him back against the cage.
Line wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Line wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Line back into the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Line seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Line is looking to control Barbosa's arms but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Line has his back to the cage.
Line is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Line tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the cage.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Line circles away and keeps his distance.
Line looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Line.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa clinches up against the cage.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt
and Line counters with a left and a right that stings Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Line in a clinch.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line blocking some punches.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lines head.
Line tries to break free but Barbosa pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Line semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Line manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa rushes Line and presses him up against the cage.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Line blocking some punches.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Line gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Line wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Line slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line is trying to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
Barbosa keeps control of Line as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Line is trying to break free.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Line digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Nice uppercut there from Line.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Line manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mareth Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa pushes Line back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lines head.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Line tries to tie him up.
Line is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Line throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Line pushes him off.
Line misses with a head kick.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Line wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Barbosa gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Line blocking some punches.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Line or not.
Barbosa has Line pressed against the cage, preventing Line from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lines head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Line takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Line's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Line's gas tank.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa drives through and clinches with Line against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Line prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Line's ribcage. Line let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Line has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Line wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Line or not.
Antonio Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa prevents Line from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Line misses with a body shot
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
Barbosa forces Line back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Mareth Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barbosa 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Barbosa!
Antonio Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 775 p4p, 705 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 100 p4p, 95 weight class). Haden comes to the cage accompanied by Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. Matti has chosen Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matti misses with a body kick.
Matti misses with a body kick.
Matti looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Haden tries to counter with a takedown but Matti is quick to defend against it.
Haden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Matti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti misses with a low kick.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matti.
Haden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matti pushes Haden away with a front kick.
Matti misses with a body shot.
Matti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matti jabs Haden right on the nose. Haden blinks but takes it well.
Haden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matti.
Haden 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.
Matti throws a right hand that misses
and Haden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Matti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Haden manages to get himself to full guard.
Haden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matti is stalling in the full guard.
Matti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haden trying to control but Matti is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matti is keeping the position for now.
Matti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Matti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haden is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matti has momentary wrist control but Haden slips an elbow through the middle.
Matti working a defensive guard here.
Matti keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matti.
Haden fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Haden lands with a nice body punch.
Haden connects with a right hand. Matti shakes it off.
Haden shoots in but Matti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matti swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 It looks like Parta Matti has been cut.
Haden catches Matti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haden throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Haden lands.
Haden blocks the body kick.
Parta Matti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Matti.
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 ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Haden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matti clobbers Haden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matti thows a body kick. Haden tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matti misses with a body kick.
Haden slips a jab from Matti.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matti's waist but Matti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haden off to one side.
Matti misses with a leg kick.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Haden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haden.
A clash of legs there as Haden blocks the low kick.
Haden misses with a lunging right hand
and Matti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Matti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haden on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haden takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Matti.
A telegraphed right hand from Matti misses the target.
Haden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matti. That one must have hurt.
Matti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matti misses with a double jab.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matti moves away.
Haden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matti misses with a looping left.
Haden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden swings widly with a right hand
and Matti counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A slow jab from Haden misses its intended target.
Matti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Matti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Matti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matti throws the kick towards the body but Haden avoids it.
Matti scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Matti does it's job there.
Parta Matti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden misses with a takedown
and Matti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matti cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Haden looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Matti finish him?
Matti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haden doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haden at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matti. Haden shrugs it off though.
Matti thuds a left hand into Haden's body.
Matti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matti digs a good body shot into Haden's ribs.
Matti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matti throws a looping overhand right but Haden ducks down to avoid it.
Matti cracks Haden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haden to stand back up!
Haden is rocked!
Haden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matti connects with a stiff jab that staggers Haden - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Parta Matti!
Parta Matti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 846 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Olli Lindholm (ranked 109 p4p, 145 weight class). Ted Bundy 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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olli Lindholm!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy connects with a crisp jab.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt - Lindholm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bundy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindholm on the side of the head.
Lindholm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bundy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bundy won't allow Lindholm to get back to his feet.
Bundy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lindholm's guard.
Lindholm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lindholm gets back to full guard.
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Lindholm is keeping the position.
Lindholm keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm wants to stand and escape but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Lindholm keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindholm wants to stand up but Bundy is controlling him.
Bundy controlling from the top position.
Lindholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bundy is one step ahead there.
Lindholm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bundy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lindholm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bundy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bundy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lindholm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bundy is keeping the position for now.
Bundy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bundy looking for a triangle here. Lindholm is fighting it but it looks tight! Bundy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lindholm is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ted Bundy!
A relieved looking Ted Bundy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 455 p4p, 486 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 71 p4p, 78 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mataitai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mataitai duly obliges.
It looks like Wille Thai has been cut.
Thai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mataitai swivels and escapes.
Mataitai throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Mataitai connects with a nice looking jab.
Mataitai swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mataitai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Willy Mataitai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mataitai thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai dives in and grabs Mataitai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mataitai pushes down on Thai's head and hops out.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mataitai.
A telegraphed right hand from Mataitai misses the target.
Thai feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Mataitai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mataitai.
Mataitai 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.
Mataitai stuns Thai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mataitai throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Mataitai misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a takedown into side control.
Mataitai stops Thai from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mataitai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thai but great work by Mataitai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mataitai stands up and beckons Thai to join him on the feet.
Mataitai throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mataitai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mataitai tries to avoid it but Thai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mataitai to the ground. Mataitai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mataitai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Willy Mataitai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wille Thai.
Mataitai throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thai pushing down on Mataitai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thai moves into full mount! Mataitai won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mataitai is now in Thai's guard. A big mistake from Thai there, giving up the dominant position!
Mataitai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thai working for a triangle but Mataitai defends it easily.
Thai has an active guard here but Mataitai has managed to pass into half guard.
Thai is looking for a sweep. Mataitai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thai tries to get to full guard but Mataitai has control of the leg.
Thai is pressing down on Mataitai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thai working for submissions but it's allowed Mataitai to get to half guard.
Thai is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Mataitai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wille Thai's cut.
That's time! Mataitai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thai walks into a stiff left hand from Mataitai.
Mataitai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thai slips under a jab from Mataitai.
A jab from Mataitai misses.
Thai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mataitai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataitai throws a body punch but Thai moves out of 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!
Mataitai swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willy Mataitai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Mataitai.
Thai avoids the body shot from Mataitai.
Thai feints a counter leg kick.
Mataitai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mataitai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai with the counter takedown but Mataitai avoids it easily.
Mataitai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thai counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mataitai!
Thai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mataitai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Willy Mataitai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying to get an arm triangle but Mataitai is defending well.
Thai swings around for an armbar but Mataitai sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thai's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mataitai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thai is proving hard to escape from.
Thai working for a triangle but Mataitai defends it easily.
Thai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mataitai stacks Thai on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mataitai!
Thai is looking for a sweep.
Thai is still trying to improve position.
Thai sneaks back into half guard.
Thai gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mataitai is aware though and is defending well.
Thai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mataitai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thai is breathing heavily.
Thai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mataitai defends well.
Mataitai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thai staying out of range there.
Thai with the counter takedown but Mataitai avoids it easily.
Mataitai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Mataitai.
And Thai tries to counter it with a takedown but Mataitai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Mataitai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wille Thai's cut.
That's time! Mataitai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thai slips a straight right by Mataitai.
Thai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mataitai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mataitai. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mataitai misses with a straight right.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Mataitai.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mataitai scores with a nice right hand.
Mataitai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai looking to score a takedown here. Mataitai is defending well but Thai drives through and ends up in Mataitai's guard.
Mataitai pushes Thai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataitai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thai eats them both and turns towards Mataitai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mataitai defends it well.
Mataitai throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mataitai defends it well.
Willy Mataitai is winning the standup battle so far.
Mataitai throws a shot to the body.
Thai fails with a takedown attempt.
Thai has closed the distance and engaged Mataitai in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mataitai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mataitai breaks the clinch.
Mataitai missing with a left hand there. Thai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mataitai throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai walks into a straight right hand from Mataitai.
Mataitai throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai with the counter takedown but Mataitai avoids it easily.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mataitai defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai staying out of range there.
Thai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai misses with a straight right.
Thai moves out of range as Mataitai strikes.
Mataitai misses with a straight right.
Thai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt - Mataitai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willy Mataitai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai shoots in but no luck this time.
Willy Mataitai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wille Thai.
Mataitai misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mataitai looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mataitai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mataitai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mataitai misses with a double jab
and Thai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thai.
Thai looking to pass the guard.
Thai drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mataitai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thai has Mataitai in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Mataitai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mataitai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Mataitai!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Willy Mataitai made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 140 p4p, 277 weight class) and Ali Amir (ranked 22 p4p, 42 weight class). Amir has chosen Mastodon - Gobblers of Dregs as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Amir!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir thuds a left hand into Lehto's body.
Amir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Ali Amir has been cut.
Lehto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amir 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.
Amir throws a front kick aimed at Lehto's knee but Lehto avoids it well.
A big left from Amir misses.
Lehto looks to land a combination. Amir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amir throws out a counter right but Lehto avoids it with no problem.
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Amir is just out of range.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amir thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Amir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amir misses with a leg kick.
Amir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amir throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Lehto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Amir.
Lehto throws out a powerful jab.
Amir needs to keep his hands up - Lehto had a free shot at his head there.
Lehto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Amir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehto.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehto.
Amir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
Amir misses with a low kick.
Good work by Lehto as he checks the leg kick.
Lehto throws a body punch but Amir moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Amir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lehto.
Amir looks winded!
Lehto lands a nice looking body shot.
Amir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehto 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.
Lehto lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Amir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Ali Amir's cut even more.
Lehto misses the shot to the body.
Amir walks into a jab.
Lehto lands a left and a right that send Amir crashing to the mat, dazed. Lehto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Amir is rocked!
Lehto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lehto throws a leg kick which misses Amir's front leg but catches the back leg as Amir tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Amir.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amir! But no joy.
Lehto avoids the body shot from Amir.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Amir blocks it.
Amir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amir takes a swing at Lehto's ribcage but misses.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lehto is looking to wear down Amir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto lands a leg kick that knocks Amir off balance momentarily.
Lehto lands a big head kick that sends Amir tumbling to the mat! Lehto takes a step backwards and waves Amir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Amir is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehto finish him?
The cut above Ali Amir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto cracks Amir with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charon Lehto!
An out of breath Charon Lehto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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