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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Driscoll (ranked 1970 p4p, 1825 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 234 p4p, 219 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braxton Driscoll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinyuk scores with a body shot.
Martinyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Driscoll counters with a stiff right hand.
Driscoll loads up on a big right hand but Martinyuk slips the punch.
Martinyuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Driscoll stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinyuk. Martinyuk gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driscoll.
Martinyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinyuk is looking for the big counter here.
Driscoll throws a big shot that misses.
Driscoll throws a hook to the side of Martinyuk's head but Martinyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinyuk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Driscoll.
Driscoll loads up on a big right hand but Martinyuk slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driscoll fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinyuk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Driscoll.
Martinyuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martinyuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Driscoll's hands.
 It looks like Braxton Driscoll has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driscoll misses with a few strikes there.
Driscoll connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinyuk momentarily.
A left lands for Driscoll.
Driscoll takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Driscoll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinyuk misses with a shot to the body
and Driscoll counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinyuk jabs at Driscoll's body.
Martinyuk misses with a hook to the body
and Driscoll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinyuk misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driscoll looks to land a right hand but Martinyuk moved out of range.
Driscoll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Driscoll blocks an uppercut.
Driscoll manages to break the clinch.
Martinyuk 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.
Martinyuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinyuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Driscoll misses.
Martinyuk moves out of range as Driscoll strikes.
Martinyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driscoll.
Driscoll throws the left hand but Martinyuk avoids the punch easily.
Martinyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Driscoll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinyuk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martinyuk tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Driscoll to counter with a crisp jab.
Driscoll throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinyuk.
Driscoll is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Driscoll throws a hook to the side of Martinyuk's head but Martinyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton Driscoll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driscoll throws a big shot that misses.
Martinyuk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Martinyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driscoll.
Martinyuk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Driscoll, pushing him back against the cage.
Driscoll breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Driscoll.
 Martinyuk is rocked!
Driscoll catches Martinyuk with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Martinyuk forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Braxton Driscoll!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 2899 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 428 p4p, 412 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Decent wrestler
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arniquez Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Montgomery definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montgomery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Montgomery is out of range.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Gonzalez responds with a good body kick, but Montgomery manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Montgomery. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Montgomery avoids it with no problem.
Montgomery misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Montgomery lands a body shot.
Montgomery misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Montgomery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montgomery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
A big left from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Montgomery lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery's belly button to the back.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
Montgomery throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Montgomery moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Montgomery. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montgomery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montgomery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montgomery throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez cracks Montgomery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp right that sends Montgomery to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Gonzalez!
Miguel Gonzalez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 1790 p4p, 2153 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 237 p4p, 283 weight class). Bobby Knuckles 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspect gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Knuckles.
A short left from Knuckles.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to work over Aspect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Knuckles.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect lands with a right to the head.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles presses Aspect against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch but Aspect improves position.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles's coach down at Outlier Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knuckles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles is working Aspect over against the cage.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles flicks out a counter leg kick but Aspect steps away.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Aspect gets a clinch.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Aspect lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Aspect's shoulder, as Aspect tries to avoid the shot.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aspect blocks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Knuckles catches Aspect right on the button with a cross.
Aspect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aspect wants to clinch.
Knuckles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspect closes the distance and clinches.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles tries to work over Aspect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Knuckles.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Knuckles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles struggles to land a body shot inside as Aspect controls his hands.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles is trying to stall.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aspect's elbow.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with some punches.
A short left from Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Still in the clinch, Aspect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Aspect lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Aspect on the inside.
Aspect lands a left hand.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Knuckles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knuckles is looking to score with low kicks.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
Knuckles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles feints a counter leg kick.
Aspect moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Aspect sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aspect moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters with a three punch combo that has Aspect backing up. Aspect nods at Knuckles to acknowledge the strikes.
Bobby Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles swats away the attempt to clinch by Aspect.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles moves away
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aspect takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Aspect is looking to clinch.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
Aspect tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knuckles! But no joy.
Aspect wants to clinch but Knuckles slips to the side
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aspect tries to clinch up but Knuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Aspect off balance momentarily.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knuckles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aspect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aspect is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles throws out a counter right but Aspect avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspect looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aspect wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles feints a counter leg kick.
Aspect fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aspect is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect tries to clinch
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aspect tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Aspect wants to clinch but Knuckles slips to the side
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aspect tries to clinch up
and Knuckles counters with a head kick. That will keep Aspect thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
 Aspect is rocked!
Knuckles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Aspect is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aspect seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a hook but Aspect blocks it.
Aspect tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knuckles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aspect tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Aspect wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aspect closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspect tries to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aspect's knee momentarily.
Alain Aspect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aspect slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aspect throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles stuns Aspect with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aspect takes one on the button.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aspect checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aspect doesn't manage to clinch there - Knuckles circles away.
It seemed like Knuckles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body. Aspect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knuckles 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Time To Fight Wright (ranked 1464 p4p, 1442 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 209 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Diego Rios enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rios managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wright.
Rios told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rios throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Rios's head back.
 It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
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!
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rios throws a counter combo.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Rios attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rios lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Rios throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rios thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rios.
Rios is looking for the big counter here.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
Wright throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
Rios unleashes a big counter combination but Wright bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but Wright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rios defends it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright throws the left hand but Rios avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rios! But no joy.
Rios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Nice shot by Wright.
Rios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rios smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Rios throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rios counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Rios to acknowledge the strikes.
Rios fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rios.
Wright looks for a takedown but Rios sprawls well.
Rios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Rios shows good takedown defense.
Rios is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rios throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright clobbers Rios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rios misses with a two punch combination.
Rios scores with a three punch combo!
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Time To Fight Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rios sneaks out the side door and pushes Wright away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Diego Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios misses the shot to the body.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Rios throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios'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.
Rios lands with an overhand left.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rios avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diego Rios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rios is trying to defend but Wright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rios is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright trying to mount his opponent but Rios defends it.
Rios is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rios has one foot on Wright's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Rios - just one landing.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
It seemed like Rios was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Rios doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rios slips a jab from Wright.
Rios throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rios!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright tests Rios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rios lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wright with a poor takedown
and Rios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rios looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rios tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wright is in Rios's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Rios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rios connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rios backs up against the cage.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright tries to bum rush Rios with a series of wild strikes but Rios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Time To Fight Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Rios thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rios connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Rios.
Wright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rios defends well and Wright ends up having to push Rios into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rios tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Rios, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Rios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
A jab from Rios does it's job there.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rios.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Rios lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Rios off the cage and back into range.
Wright looking to score a takedown here. Rios is defending well but Wright drives through and ends up in Rios's guard.
Wright stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Rios lands the left hand.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Rios does it's job there.
Wright avoids the body shot from Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Rios.
Wright shoots and misses
and Rios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Rios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rios works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright looks for a takedown but Rios sprawls well.
Rios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
Rios throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rios counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Time To Fight Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rios scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Rios.
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rios manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wright keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wright misses with a hook
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rios throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rios on the side of the head.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Rios counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rios works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rios is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Rios circles away and we're back to standing.
Diego Rios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rios 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sausagestrong (ranked 2114 p4p, 1725 weight class) and Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 328 p4p, 284 weight class). Spencer Rubenstein 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sausagestrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spencer Rubenstein!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sausagestrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Rubenstein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rubenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sausagestrong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sausagestrong lands a head shot.
A head kick from Rubenstein lands but Sausagestrong takes it in his stride.
Rubenstein fakes the leg kick and cracks Sausagestrong in the body.
Rubenstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sausagestrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sausagestrong avoids a kick to the body.
Sausagestrong misses with an uppercut
and Rubenstein counters with a one-two to the body.
Sausagestrong misses with a combination
and Rubenstein counters with a three punch combo that has Sausagestrong backing up. Sausagestrong nods at Rubenstein to acknowledge the strikes.
Sausagestrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubenstein lands with a nice body kick.
Rubenstein misses with a low kick.
Rubenstein throws a series of punches but Sausagestrong moves out of range.
Sausagestrong attempts a counter takedown but Rubenstein avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagestrong shoots in for a takedown but Rubenstein shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Sausagestrong misses.
Rubenstein works over Sausagestrong's head and body with a nice combination.
Rubenstein is looking to land body kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Rubenstein.
Some wild striking there from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein looks to land a body kick but Sausagestrong moved away.
Sausagestrong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sausagestrong connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Rubenstein to the floor! Sausagestrong dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Spencer Rubenstein has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sausagestrong stops Rubenstein from getting back to his feet.
Sausagestrong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rubenstein reverses the position - he's now on top in Sausagestrong's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubenstein stopping the sweep attempt from Sausagestrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong wants to hit a sweep here but Rubenstein passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sausagestrong there!
Rubenstein stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sausagestrong throws a head kick but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein looks to land a body kick but Sausagestrong moved away.
Rubenstein misses with a body kick.
Sausagestrong 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.
Rubenstein misses with a few strikes there.
Sausagestrong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rubenstein sprawls and moves away.
Rubenstein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sausagestrong. That one must have hurt.
Sausagestrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubenstein circles away.
And Rubenstein responds with a good body kick, but Sausagestrong manages to step out the way in time.
Sausagestrong throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong misses with a body shot.
Rubenstein fakes the leg kick and cracks Sausagestrong in the body.
Rubenstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Sausagestrong is just out of range.
Sausagestrong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sausagestrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rubenstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubenstein throws a sloppy head kick and Sausagestrong moves out of range easily.
Sausagestrong moves out of range of the body kick from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a wild body kick that Sausagestrong sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Sausagestrong.
Rubenstein scores with a leg kick.
Sausagestrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sausagestrong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sausagestrong throws a head kick but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein feints and then cracks Sausagestrong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sausagestrong down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sausagestrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sausagestrong controlling the position.
Sausagestrong trying to control the position but Rubenstein is working away.
Sausagestrong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rubenstein wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sausagestrong is looking to take a break and control but Rubenstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Rubenstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Rubenstein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rubenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubenstein misses with a kick to the body.
Rubenstein just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSausagestrong.
Sausagestrong rushes Rubenstein and presses him up against the cage.
Rubenstein working hard to break the clinch.
Rubenstein tries to break free but Sausagestrong pushes him back against the cage.
Sausagestrong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rubenstein has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sausagestrong is on him like a limpet, forcing Rubenstein back against the cage.
Sausagestrong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sausagestrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rubenstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubenstein keeping moving, preventing Sausagestrong from controlling successfully.
Rubenstein wants to stand up but Sausagestrong is controlling him.
Sausagestrong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sausagestrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubenstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spencer Rubenstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagestrong working some strikes from top position.
Rubenstein is looking to stand up but Sausagestrong isn't so interested in that idea.
Sausagestrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sausagestrong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sausagestrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubenstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rubenstein wants to stand and escape but Sausagestrong is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sausagestrong moves out of range of the body kick from Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rubenstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sausagestrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sausagestrong takes a swing at Rubenstein's ribcage but misses.
Rubenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rubenstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sausagestrong throws a shot from downtown. Rubenstein moves away and avoids it.
Sausagestrong shoots in looking for a takedown but Rubenstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sausagestrong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rubenstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sausagestrong throws a counter high kick but Rubenstein was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sausagestrong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rubenstein is out of range.
Rubenstein is looking for the big counter here.
Spencer Rubenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rubenstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Sausagestrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rubenstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sausagestrong.
Sausagestrong feinted with a counter takedown.
Rubenstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sausagestrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sausagestrong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubenstein. Rubenstein obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubenstein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rubenstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong is looking to counter with head kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Sausagestrong blocks the leg kick.
Sausagestrong throws a body punch but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rubenstein counters with a one-two to the body.
Rubenstein throws a lazy head kick
and Sausagestrong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sausagestrong has Rubenstein pressed against the cage, preventing Rubenstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sausagestrong throws a head punch that misses.
Rubenstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sausagestrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sausagestrong looks for the body kick but Rubenstein saw that one coming.
Spencer Rubenstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sausagestrong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rubenstein has his feet on Sausagestrong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rubenstein lands with a slapping head kick.
Rubenstein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sausagestrong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Rubenstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spencer Rubenstein's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice body kick from Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Rubenstein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rubenstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong looks to land a combination but Rubenstein avoids it well.
Rubenstein steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rubenstein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubenstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubenstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sausagestrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong throws a shot from downtown. Rubenstein moves away and avoids it.
Sausagestrong throws a combination that misses
and Rubenstein counters with a series of strikes. Sausagestrong will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagestrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rubenstein as he jumps to the side.
Rubenstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rubenstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sausagestrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubenstein can pounce on him.
Rubenstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sausagestrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein works over Sausagestrong's head and body with a nice combination.
Sausagestrong moves out of range of the body kick.
Tommy Sausagestrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausagestrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubenstein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sausagestrong throws a sloppy head kick and Rubenstein moves out of range easily.
Sausagestrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sausagestrong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sausagestrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sausagestrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sausagestrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rubenstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubenstein lands a front kick.
Rubenstein looks for the body kick but Sausagestrong saw that one coming.
Rubenstein lands with a slapping head kick.
Sausagestrong throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sausagestrong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubenstein throws a front kick that sends Sausagestrong stumbling back into the cage.
Rubenstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sausagestrong throws a counter high kick but Rubenstein was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rubenstein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubenstein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rubenstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sausagestrong moves in looking to clinch but Rubenstein pushes him off.
Rubenstein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spencer Rubenstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Sausagestrong throws a leg kick but Rubenstein checks it.
A lazy body kick from Rubenstein
and Sausagestrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Rubenstein shrugs it off.
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!
Rubenstein throws a series of punches but Sausagestrong moves out of range.
Rubenstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sausagestrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubenstein throws the kick towards the body but Sausagestrong avoids it.
Rubenstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rubenstein lands with a kick to the temple. Sausagestrong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sausagestrong blocks a head kick by Rubenstein.
Sausagestrong lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rubenstein sprawling to the canvas. Sausagestrong follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rubenstein hang on?
Sausagestrong is working for a kimura but Rubenstein is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Rubenstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rubenstein 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Rubenstein!
A very excited looking Spencer Rubenstein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Tommy Sausagestrong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Unfortunately I lost, I am going to come back stronger than ever, I will be champ one day.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dansworth (ranked 1276 p4p, 1387 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 195 p4p, 211 weight class). David Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Dansworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dansworth misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Dansworth.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Scott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dansworth throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Dansworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Dansworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Scott keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dansworth wants to control but Scott is keeping him busy.
Scott trying to control here.
Dansworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dansworth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dansworth 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dansworth trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away.
Scott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott tries to roll over but Dansworth keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dansworth is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
Dansworth prevents Scott from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dansworth is thwarting Scott's attempts to control the position.
Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dansworth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dansworth is working away from the top position though.
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.
Dansworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dansworth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scott sees it coming and defends easily.
Dansworth is working for a submission of some sort.
Dansworth is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
Scott wants to control but Dansworth is keeping busy.
Dansworth works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dansworth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dansworth has control of Scott's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scott regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dansworth lands a heavy elbow.
Dansworth tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Dansworth landing strikes from the mount.
Dansworth avoids the attempt from Scott to control.
Dansworth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dansworth has control of Scott's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scott regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Dansworth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dansworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Dansworth is having none of it.
Dansworth working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott tries to hold on but Dansworth pushes him away.
Dansworth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Scott can't escape the position.
Dansworth dominating with strikes here.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Dansworth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Scott is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dansworth content just to control the position here.
Dansworth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Scott is in a horrible position here. Dansworth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dansworth 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.
Dansworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dansworth scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dansworth.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dansworth, as that shot connected.
Dansworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dansworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Dansworth.
Scott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Dansworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greg Dansworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dansworth thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dansworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Dansworth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Dansworth lands.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Dansworth finish him?
Dansworth lands a huge takedown. Scott is out but the ref is slow to react and Dansworth lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Scott lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Dansworth!
After winning the bout, Greg Dansworth 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 586 p4p, 447 weight class) and Huena Ajuricaba (ranked 85 p4p, 67 weight class). Krawlee comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huena Ajuricaba!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Ajuricaba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ajuricaba defending well as Krawlee loads up on a big left hand.
Krawlee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Krawlee.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee connects with a body shot.
Krawlee slips under a jab from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee lands with a straight right. Ajuricaba didn't see that one coming.
Ajuricaba throws an overhand right that lands on Krawlee's shoulder, as Krawlee tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krawlee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajuricaba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajuricaba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krawlee lands a jab to the nose.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajuricaba throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee missing with a left hand there. Ajuricaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajuricaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krawlee throws out the jab.
Ajuricaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Ajuricaba avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajuricaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba lands a right hook to the body.
Ajuricaba lands a body shot.
Ajuricaba is looking to land body kicks.
Krawlee just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kree P Krawlee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krawlee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krawlee thinking.
Ajuricaba lands a body shot.
Krawlee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee throws a lazy right hand but Ajuricaba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krawlee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ajuricaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba connects with a body shot.
Ajuricaba thuds a left hand into Krawlee's body.
Ajuricaba lands a nice hook to Krawlee's body. Krawlee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krawlee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ajuricaba doesn't seem bothered though.
Ajuricaba lands a nice shot to the body.
Ajuricaba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ajuricaba with a hook.
Ajuricaba throws a big shot that misses.
Krawlee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba instigates a clinch.
Ajuricaba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Krawlee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajuricaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba misses the shot to the body.
Krawlee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ajuricaba throws out the jab.
Krawlee throws a lazy uppercut
and Ajuricaba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut. Ajuricaba saw that one coming.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee throws a hook but Ajuricaba blocks it.
Krawlee lands with a nice body punch.
Krawlee misses with a body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Krawlee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ajuricaba doesn't seem phased though.
Krawlee misses with a straight right.
Ajuricaba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ajuricaba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krawlee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Krawlee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ajuricaba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krawlee misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Ajuricaba misses.
Krawlee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ajuricaba lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krawlee looks to throw the jab but Ajuricaba is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Krawlee. Beautiful body shot.
A jab lands there for Krawlee.
Krawlee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krawlee scores with a punch to the head.
Krawlee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krawlee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krawlee throws a hook but Ajuricaba blocks it.
Krawlee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ajuricaba's hands.
Ajuricaba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krawlee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawlee misses the target.
Ajuricaba moves away from the strike by Krawlee.
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 Kree P Krawlee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ajuricaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ajuricaba misses with a low kick as Krawlee jumps back.
Krawlee misses the jab.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba connects with the punch.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajuricaba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krawlee misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ajuricaba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krawlee throws the left hand but Ajuricaba avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ajuricaba.
It seemed like Ajuricaba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajuricaba.
Ajuricaba defending well as Krawlee loads up on a big left hand.
Ajuricaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Krawlee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee misses with a body shot.
Ajuricaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ajuricaba moves forwards but Krawlee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krawlee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ajuricaba. That one must have hurt.
Krawlee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ajuricaba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajuricaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawlee misses the target.
Ajuricaba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajuricaba moves into range and clinches up with Krawlee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krawlee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krawlee loads up on a big right hand but Ajuricaba slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Ajuricaba misses.
Ajuricaba swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
Ajuricaba ducks under a wild hook from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krawlee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba misses with a straight right.
Krawlee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krawlee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee misses with a body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajuricaba throws a shot to the body.
Krawlee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ajuricaba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krawlee.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Ajuricaba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krawlee throws a lazy uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Kree P Krawlee is winning the standup battle so far.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ajuricaba cracks Krawlee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krawlee staying out of range there.
Krawlee throws a lazy uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
and Ajuricaba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ajuricaba misses with a wild body shot.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krawlee throws a jab when Ajuricaba was well out of range.
Ajuricaba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krawlee lands a jab to Ajuricaba's midsection.
Ajuricaba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krawlee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ajuricaba throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Ajuricaba tries to clinch there but Krawlee circles away.
It looked like Krawlee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ajuricaba looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krawlee thinking.
Krawlee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba scores with a body shot.
Krawlee misses with a hook
and Ajuricaba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajuricaba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba lands a glancing blow to the side of Krawlee's head.
Krawlee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajuricaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba misses with an uppercut.
Krawlee moves out of range of the strikes.
Ajuricaba lands with a shot to the body.
Ajuricaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krawlee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Krawlee misses.
Ajuricaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Krawlee is just out of range.
Ajuricaba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajuricaba lands with a cross.
Krawlee misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krawlee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huena Ajuricaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ajuricaba cracks Krawlee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Krawlee misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ajuricaba misses.
Krawlee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krawlee misses the shot to the body.
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajuricaba thinks about the counter body kick.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajuricaba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ajuricaba misses with a body shot.
Krawlee walks into a left hand.
Ajuricaba lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ajuricaba.
Krawlee swings widly with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krawlee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krawlee throws a poor cross that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee misses with a body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Krawlee misses its intended target.
Ajuricaba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krawlee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajuricaba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krawlee throws a body punch but Ajuricaba moves out of range.
Krawlee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a right hand to the body.
Ajuricaba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ajuricaba duly obliges.
Ajuricaba scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ajuricaba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Ajuricaba's shoulder, as Ajuricaba tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee looks to throw the jab but Ajuricaba is out of range.
Ajuricaba stuns Krawlee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ajuricaba cracks Krawlee with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajuricaba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ajuricaba slips under a jab from Krawlee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba slips a jab from Krawlee.
Ajuricaba tests Krawlee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ajuricaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krawlee throws out the jab.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Ajuricaba's shoulder, as Ajuricaba tries to avoid the shot.
Ajuricaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee takes a swing at Ajuricaba's ribcage but misses.
Krawlee swings widly with a right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a left to the body.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
Ajuricaba throws a leg kick but Krawlee sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Krawlee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ajuricaba works Krawlee's body with a nice hook.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krawlee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ajuricaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krawlee lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajuricaba connects with a body shot that sends Krawlee's belly button to the back.
Ajuricaba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krawlee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Ajuricaba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajuricaba scores with a jab to the body.
Ajuricaba missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Ajuricaba.
Krawlee misses with a right hand
and Ajuricaba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ajuricaba jabs Krawlee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krawlee moves forwards but Ajuricaba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Krawlee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krawlee throwing a counter right hand but Ajuricaba manages to avoid it.
Krawlee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajuricaba.
Krawlee misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ajuricaba digs a good hook to Krawlee's body.
Ajuricaba scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajuricaba scores with a shot to the body.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajuricaba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krawlee if he has to take too many more of those.
Krawlee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajuricaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ajuricaba motions for Krawlee to come forward. Ajuricaba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krawlee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ajuricaba throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
Ajuricaba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krawlee with a body shot.
Krawlee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ajuricaba on the side of the head.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut
and Ajuricaba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ajuricaba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajuricaba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajuricaba scores with a jab to the body.
Krawlee misses with a left hand
and Ajuricaba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ajuricaba lands a body shot.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huena Ajuricaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ajuricaba 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huena Ajuricaba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 381 p4p, 343 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 51 p4p, 42 weight class). Hearn has chosen Professor X - Dave as his entrance music. 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 33 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearn counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Smith checks a low kick from Hearn.
Smith misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Hearn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hearn throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn scoring well with a low kick there.
Hearn scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hearn.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn 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.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hearn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Hearn lands a slapping body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Hearn.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith moves out of range as Hearn throws a body kick.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Hearn back into the cage.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearn backwards.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Hearn's head.
Smith pushes Hearn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Hearn shrugs off.
It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Hearn tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Hearn.
Hearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hearn lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hearn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearn.
Hearn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Hearn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hearn manages to circle out of the way.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Hearn is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Smith swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearn misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses the body punch
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hearn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearn with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearn. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Hearn gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Hearn in his tracks for a moment.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hearn backwards.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearn's elbow.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hearns head.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Smith.
Hearn throws a big counter head kick but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Hearn throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Hearn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hearn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hearn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearn swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch.
A big right from Smith misses.
Hearn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Smith blocks it well.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Smith.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hearn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hearn.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Hearn takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hearn lands a head kick!
Hearn throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Hearn finds it's target.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
Hearn throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Hearn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearn misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Hearn thinks about the counter body kick.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn lands a high kick!
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Hearn.
Smith cracks Hearn with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hearn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hearn tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Hearn thumps Smith with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hearn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hearn circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearn misses with a kick to the body.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn lands with a slapping head kick.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Hearn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hearn under the eye.
Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hearn misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hearn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Hearn connects with the punch.
Smith swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Hearn misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Hearn
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hearn throws out a powerful jab.
Hearn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hearn circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Hearn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith clobbers Hearn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith 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.
A jab from Smith misses.
Hearn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Hearn pushes him off.
Smith throws a jab when Hearn was well out of range.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hearn avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Hearn has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Chad Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tries to work over Hearn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn prevents a body shot from Smith.
Hearn takes a shot to the head.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hearn's brow.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Smith.
I think Hearn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
An out of breath Thomas Hearn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 1699 p4p, 536 weight class) and Galileo Galilei (ranked 89 p4p, 30 weight class). Galileo Galilei will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Galileo Galilei!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galilei.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei wants to get back to striking at distance but Ringnes won't allow it.
Galilei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ringnes really felt that one!
Ringnes has Galilei up against the cage in a clinch.
Galilei struggles to land a body shot inside as Ringnes controls his hands.
Ringnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ringnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Galilei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galilei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galilei can't find room to land a body shot as Ringnes controls the action.
Galilei blocks an uppercut.
Galilei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ringnes cracks Galilei with a nice body shot.
Galilei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ringnes up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei swings wildly with an uppercut but Ringnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galilei scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Galilei.
Galilei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ringnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Galilei avoids the damage to the body.
Galilei lands with a short shot to the head.
Ringnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei is looking to control Ringnes 's arms but Ringnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Galilei has his back to the cage.
Ringnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galilei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Galilei.
Galilei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ringnes with a body shot.
Galilei throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
Ringnes is looking to clinch but Galilei is avoiding it.
Ringnes wants to clinch but Galilei slips to the side
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galilei swings for the body but Ringnes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Galilei misses its intended target.
Ringnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Galilei.
Galilei tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galilei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galilei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Galilei counters with a nice body shot.
Galilei lands with a good body shot.
Galilei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Galilei lands.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galilei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Ringnes closes the distance but Galilei moves to the side
enabling Galilei to counter with a crisp jab.
Galilei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galilei.
Ringnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ringnes rushes Galilei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galilei manages to break the clinch.
Galilei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringnes punishes Galilei's body with a nice straight punch.
Ringnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes tries to clinch but Galilei moves out of range.
Ringnes lands a nice shot that snaps Galilei's head back.
Ringnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Galilei releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but Galilei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galilei misses the jab.
Ringnes blocks a head kick by Galilei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Galilei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Galilei.
Galilei thumps Ringnes with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringnes misses the target.
Ringnes throws a lazy right hand but Galilei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ringnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galilei.
Galilei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ringnes connects with a looping right hand.
Galilei throws a leg kick
and Ringnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Galilei is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Galilei.
A clash of legs there as Galilei blocks the low kick.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galilei keeps the fight on the outside.
Galilei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ringnes wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Galileo Galilei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ringnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galilei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringnes closes the distance but Galilei moves to the side
and Galilei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galilei throws a body shot but no joy.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Ringnes throws a head kick that misses.
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
Arild Ringnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galilei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Galilei slips a straight right by Ringnes .
Galilei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ringnes cracks Galilei with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Galilei.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei counters with a nice body shot.
Galileo Galilei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galilei scores with a jab to the head.
Galilei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galilei counters with a nice uppercut.
Galilei is looking to score with low kicks.
Galilei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ringnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galilei throws a leg kick which misses Ringnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ringnes tries to avoid it.
Galilei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galilei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ringnes .
Ringnes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Galilei counters with a low kick, right behind Ringnes 's knee.
Galilei throws a right and a left that Ringnes avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ringnes misses the target.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Ringnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes tries to clinch up but Galilei circles away and keeps his distance.
Ringnes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ringnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ringnes throws a right hand that misses
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galilei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Ringnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Galilei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galilei lands a front kick.
Galilei connects with a body shot.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Ringnes tries to counter by clinching up but Galilei breaks away and moves out of range.
Galilei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
Ringnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galilei counters with a straight right hand.
Galilei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ringnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galilei lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galilei misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ringnes to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ringnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ringnes tries to clinch there but Galilei circles away.
Galilei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Galilei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringnes has time to react.
Ringnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galilei.
Ringnes throws a head kick but Galilei moves out of range.
Galilei wants to slow Ringnes down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ringnes misses the target.
Galilei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Galilei looks to land a right hand but Ringnes moved out of range.
Ringnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Galilei releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Galilei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Galilei misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Galilei. Those never looked like landing.
Galilei blocks a head kick by Ringnes .
Ringnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galilei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galilei looks to land a combination but Ringnes avoids it well.
Ringnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Galilei does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Galilei misses.
Ringnes moves out of range as Galilei throws a body kick.
Ringnes tries to clinch but Galilei moves out of range.
Galilei cracks Ringnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ringnes wants to clinch up but Galilei keeps it at a distance.
Ringnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei looks to land a left hand but Ringnes moved out of range nicely.
Ringnes tries to clinch up
and Galilei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Galileo Galilei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Galilei keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Galilei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galilei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galilei throws out a counter right but Ringnes avoids it with no problem.
Galilei lands a nice hook to Ringnes 's body. Ringnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ringnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galilei feints and then cracks Ringnes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ringnes down.
Ringnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galilei throws out the jab.
Ringnes slips a jab from Galilei.
Galilei throws a sloppy body shot
and Ringnes counters with a left and a right that stings Galilei.
Some bone on bone action there as Galilei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ringnes catches Galilei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ringnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ringnes wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galilei throws a poor cross that misses
and Ringnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ringnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Ringnes wants to clinch.
Ringnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ringnes scores with a decent looking hook.
Ringnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Galilei misses the jab.
Galilei lands with a shot to the body.
Ringnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Galilei looks to score with a jab to the body but Ringnes is just out of range.
Arild Ringnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galilei misses with a straight right.
Ringnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galilei under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ringnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ringnes moves to clinch but Galilei breaks away
and Galilei counters with a nice body kick.
Ringnes moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringnes trying to land knees to the body.
Galilei tries to break free but Ringnes pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Galilei.
Galilei tries to stall but Ringnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galilei tries to work over Ringnes 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galilei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Galilei.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galilei.
Galilei can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galilei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ringnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Ringnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galilei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ringnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Galilei can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galilei.
Ringnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Galilei controls his hands.
Galilei misses with a punch to the body.
Galilei misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Galilei fails to land.
A body shot lands from Galilei.
Galilei lands a nice uppercut.
Galilei breaks the clinch.
Ringnes sizes up Galilei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Galilei finds it's way through Ringnes 's defenses.
Ringnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galilei.
Ringnes throwing a counter right hand but Galilei manages to avoid it.
Ringnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galilei's sensitive parts.
Ringnes lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Galilei.
Galilei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringnes moves away.
Galilei checks a leg kick.
Ringnes tries to clinch there but Galilei circles away.
Ringnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ringnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Galilei is out of range and Ringnes settles back down.
Ringnes is looking to clinch.
Ringnes connects with a leg kick.
Ringnes misses with a leg kick
and Ringnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galilei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galilei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ringnes .
Ringnes sends Galilei crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ringnes is motioning to the referee to let Galilei up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Galileo Galilei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Galilei is rocked!
Galilei misses with a hook. Ringnes ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arild Ringnes .
Well Galilei 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galileo Galilei!
Galileo Galilei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 73 p4p, 156 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 5 p4p, 10 weight class). Frewin comes to the cage accompanied by Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sasaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sasaki looking to stall.
Frewin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Frewin wants to break free but Sasaki has control.
Frewin dodges an elbow strike from Sasaki .
Frewin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frewin walks into a stiff left hand from Sasaki .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Frewin lands a big right hand that sends Sasaki crashing to the mat! Frewin stays standing though and waves Sasaki back to his feet!
Sasaki is rocked!
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frewin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Sasaki 's jaw. Sasaki 's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Frewin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Frewin!
Butch Frewin retains his super heavyweight title!
Butch Frewin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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