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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kathos Krathulian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let It Rock. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kathos Krathulian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tay Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krathulian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krathulian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Krathulian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krathulian off to one side.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Krathulian moves out of range easily.
Krathulian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krathulian scrambles back to his feet.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krathulian fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kathos Krathulian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Krathulian tries to clinch up
and Krathulian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a series of punches but Krathulian avoids them all with ease.
Krathulian moves into the clinch.
Krathulian keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krathulian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith is trying to push Krathulian away but Krathulian has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Krathulian has double underhooks.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith defending well as Krathulian loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a series of punches but Krathulian moves out of range.
Smith cracks Krathulian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krathulian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Krathulian shoots in.
Smith throws a series of punches but Krathulian moves out of range.
Krathulian avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Krathulian with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krathulian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith pushes Krathulian off and gets back to his feet.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Krathulian.
Krathulian scores a takedown into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Smith is trying to stand.
Krathulian looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Krathulian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Krathulian is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krathulian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Krathulian has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Krathulian won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Krathulian lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Krathulian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Krathulian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Krathulian unloading with bombs!
Krathulian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Krathulian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Krathulian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith has left one of his arms exposed and Krathulian doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Smith screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kathos Krathulian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
Sanders manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanders misses the body punch
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanders's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson pushes down on Sanders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanders wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Watson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Watson's back!
Watson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a hammerfist to the side of Watson's head.
Watson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sanders lands punches and elbows.
Sanders connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
Sanders is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Watson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Sanders connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sanders. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sanders has Watson flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand back up.
Sanders is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Watson up.
Sanders scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Watson is looking for a way out.
Watson is rocked!
Sanders lands a good shot there. Watson covers up! Sanders smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Watson to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Sanders jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Sanders!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Makosa Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crim shoots and misses
and Michinoku counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Michinoku's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Michinoku in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Michinoku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crim keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Michinoku landing a few strikes.
Crim wants to control but Michinoku postures up.
Michinoku scoring with punches and elbows.
Michinoku landing strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crim is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crim is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michinoku in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Crim looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Michinoku turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makosa Michinoku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Macho Man Theme. Minowa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Minute in Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minowa grinds an elbow into Savage's temple.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Minowa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Minowa tries to advance to mount but Savage denies him.
Savage tries to improve position but can't.
Savage wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Savage is not content to let Minowa control the position.
Minowa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Savage!
Savage is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa looking to finish Savage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Savage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minowa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Minowa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Minowa cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Savage is looking to get to half guard.
Minowa wants to control the pace but Savage is squirming around nicely.
Savage is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Savage flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Minowa cracks Savage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Minowa is landing with some decent strikes but Savage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't escape the position.
Minowa is landing with some decent strikes but Savage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Minowa trying to control but Savage is having none of it.
Minowa blocks Savage's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Savage is bucking up trying to escape but Minowa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Savage regains half guard.
Minowa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Savage wants to control but Minowa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Minowa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working over Savage with some ground and pound. Savage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Savage is defending well.
Savage is looking to improve his position.
Minowa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Minowa there.
Minowa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Savage missing with punches from the bottom.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Minowa controlling the action here.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.
Savage is trying to stand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Minowa in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Minowa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minowa.
Savage is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minowa stands and throws Savage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage lands with a nice combination. Minowa backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Minowa moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Minowa shoots for a double leg takedown but Savage sprawls well. He's pushed Minowa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Minowa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Minowa.
Savage tries to clinch up
and Minowa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minowa gets underhooks to prevent Savage's takedown attempt.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minowa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage misses with a takedown
and Minowa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.
Minowa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage closes the distance and pushes Minowa back into the ropes.
Minowa can't get the takedown.
Randy Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa.
Minowa is breathing heavily.
Minowa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Savage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Minowa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Minowa goes for a takedown attempt but Savage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Minowa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savage is in Minowa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.
Savage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Minowa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage scoring with some ground and pound.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minowa controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Minowa looking for a sweep. Not yet Minowa, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minowa working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Minowa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowa controlling from mount.
Minowa prevents Savage from getting the reversal.
Savage is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savage tries to hold on but Minowa pushes him away.
Savage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Minowa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Minowa landing shots from mount.
Minowa landing strikes from the mount and Savage is in trouble!
Minowa tries to control but Savage wriggling away.
Savage is desperately trying to improve his position but Minowa has a good base and remains in mount.
Minowa blocks Savage's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Savage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Minowa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minowa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randy Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minowa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minowa showed some decent athleticism there.
Minowa trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
Minowa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Minowa uses his free foot to push down on Savage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Savage.
Minowa looking to control but Savage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minowa landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Minowa is looking to advance position but Savage won't allow it.
Minowa lands strikes from half guard.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage tries to get to full guard but Minowa has control of the leg.
Minowa wants to take a breather but Savage is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minowa trying to mount his opponent but Savage defends it.
Savage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minowa lands strikes from half guard.
Savage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savage is refusing to be controlled, as Minowa sits in half guard.
Savage punching from the bottom.
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Minowa blocks the strikes from Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to roll over but Minowa keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Minowa seems content to control.
Isamu Minowa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Minowa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savage defends it well.
Minowa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Minowa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Savage actively working from the bottom here.
Savage punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minowa wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Savage is looking for a sweep. Minowa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Minowa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Savage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Savage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Minowa works his way into side control.
Savage is not content to let Minowa control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minowa advances to mount.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minowa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Safronov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kobra 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Safronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safronov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kobra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Safronov is controlling Kobra's posture.
Kobra stops Safronov from standing up.
Kobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Safronov pulls Kobra in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kobra trying to control but Safronov is working from the bottom.
Kobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Safronov wants to sweep here but Kobra controlling him for the moment.
Kobra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safronov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Safronov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kobra postures up in Safronov's guard and throws a big left but Safronov blocks it.
Kobra prevents Safronov from getting back to his feet.
Kobra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Safronov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Safronov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Safronov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kobra defends it easily.
Kobra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kobra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kobra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kobra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Safronov wants to get back to his feet but Kobra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Safronov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kobra chips away with some ground and pound.
Kobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kobra works over Safronov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kobra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Safronov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kobra passes into half guard.
Safronov is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kobra is working for a submission of some sort.
Kobra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kobra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Safronov defending well though.
Safronov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kobra thows a huge punch but Safronov dodges it nicely.
Safronov is trying to stand back up but Kobra is controlling him
Kobra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kobra stops Safronov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Safronov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kobra.
Kobra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kobra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Safronov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kobra lands strikes from half guard.
Safronov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Safronov.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kobra stands up over Safronov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kobra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kobra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kobra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Safronov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kobra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Safronov is looking to stand up but Kobra isn't so interested in that idea.
Safronov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kobra's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safronov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kobra will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Safronov stands up and waves to Kobra to follow him.
Safronov misses with a hook
and Kobra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kobra wants to work for an arm triangle but Safronov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Safronov tries to roll over but Kobra keeps him under control.
Kobra is looking for a kimura here.
Kobra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kobra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Safronov throws a sloppy body shot
so Kobra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Safronov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kobra won't allow Safronov to get back to his feet.
Kobra landing with the ground and pound.
Safronov pulls Kobra in close to his closed guard and prevents Kobra from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kobra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Safronov's guard.
Kobra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kobra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Safronov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Safronov has hold of Kobra's hands but Kobra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Kobra.
Kobra working Safronov over with strikes.
Kobra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Safronov's head.
Kobra scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra working the head and body with strikes.
Safronov trying to hold on to Kobra's head to control him but Kobra postures up.
Safronov gets back to full guard.
Safronov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Safronov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Safronov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobra is one step ahead there.
Safronov working for a triangle but Kobra defends it easily.
Kobra stopping the sweep attempt from Safronov.
Kobra works over Safronov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Safronov striking off his back but it's not causing Kobra any problems.
Safronov trying to keep a closed guard but Kobra is proving a slippery customer.
Kobra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobra trying to control but Safronov is working from the bottom.
Kobra thows a big elbow that misses.
Kobra won't allow Safronov to sweep him here.
Kobra works over Safronov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kobra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kobra lands a couple of digs.
Kobra scoring with some ground and pound.
Kobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Safronov working a defensive guard here.
Safronov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kobra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kobra thows a big elbow that misses.
Kobra trying to control the position from guard on top but Safronov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kobra with a nice head shot there.
Safronov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kobra slips nicely into half guard.
King Kobra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kobra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kobra working the head and body with strikes.
Kobra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Safronov manages to get to full guard.
Safronov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kobra defends well.
Kobra trying to control but Safronov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra landing with the ground and pound.
Safronov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kobra throws a big right hand that misses.
Safronov keeping full guard, as Kobra tries to pass.
Kobra scoring with some ground and pound.
Kobra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Safronov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobra is one step ahead there.
Kobra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kobra postures up in Safronov's guard and throws a big left but Safronov blocks it.
Kobra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Safronov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kobra cracks Safronov with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Safronov is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kobra 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!
Safronov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kobra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Safronov won't be happy with that.
Kobra lands an elbow.
Safronov wants to control but Kobra postures up.
Kobra is trying to get an arm triangle but Safronov is defending well.
Kobra working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Safronov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kobra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Safronov some visible discomfort.
Safronov is looking for a sweep.
Safronov wants to control but Kobra postures up.
An elbow from Kobra crashes against the mat.
Kobra misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kobra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Safronov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Safronov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Safronov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Safronov wants to get up but he can't break Kobra's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Safronov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kobra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Safronov has managed to get both his arms back between Kobra's legs - danger averted.
Kobra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Safronov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kobra is keeping the position for now.
Safronov is working hard here to advance position.
Safronov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Safronov defends well.
Kobra keeping moving, preventing Safronov from controlling successfully.
Stanislav Safronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safronov wants to stand but Kobra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Safronov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stanislav Safronov just wasn't active enough.
Kobra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kobra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Safronov.
Safronov wants to clinch
and Kobra counters with a nice body shot.
Stanislav Safronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Safronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kobra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Safronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kobra counter with a right hand.
Safronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobra counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Safronov misses with a left hand
and Kobra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Safronov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Safronov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobra lands with a good body shot.
Safronov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Safronov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kobra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
King Kobra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobra 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kobra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Cameron is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabian Cameron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steele showed some decent athleticism there.
Cameron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cameron.
Cameron is pulling down on Steele's head to control his posture.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cameron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
Cameron with the ground and pound from mount.
Cameron looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cameron working Steele over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Cameron's attempts to control the action.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Steele sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cameron is just content to waste time from the top position. Steele takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cameronis looking to pass into half guard but Steele pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Steele is in guard.
Cameron controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cameron dives on top into guard.
Cameron drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steele dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron trying to control the position here.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cameron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele trying to control but Cameron is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cameron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cameron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cameron scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steele looking for submissions off his back.
Steele tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Cameron passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Steele!
Cameron raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Steele is looking to improve his position but Cameron isn't that keen on the idea.
Cameron is working for a guillotine from mount but Steele frees his head quite easily.
Cameron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cameron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Cameron lands.
Cameron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cameron lands a jab-cross combination.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Cameron.
Nice shot lands for Cameron.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cameron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cameron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steele fails with the takedown
and Cameron counters with a shoot takedown. Steele fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steele's guard.
Cameron trying to control from half guard but Steele is working away.
Cameron wants to pass to mount but Steele is defending the position.
Steele tries to get to full guard but Cameron has control of the leg.
Steele is in trouble now - Cameron has advanced to mount!
Fabian Cameron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Cameron tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cameron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cameron lands a heavy elbow.
Steele tries to reverse the position but Cameron maintains control.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cameron prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Cameron is landing with some decent strikes but Steele is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steele manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cameron lands a nice short elbow.
Cameron is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele is trying to control but Cameron passes into side control!
Steele is trying to escape the position but Cameron is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Check out the look on Cameron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Steele regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cameron's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Steele looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steele has hold of Cameron's hands but Cameron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steele wants to control but Cameron is keeping busy.
Steele on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cameron connects with a nice short shot to Steele's temple.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Cameron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steele has his takedown stuffed
and Cameron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Cameron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregory Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele moves forwards but Cameron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele shoots and misses
and Cameron counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cameron.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Cameron from controlling successfully.
Cameron preventing the sweep.
Cameron wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Cameron looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cameron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steele!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
Cameron dominating with strikes here.
Cameron landing shots from mount.
Cameron raining down shots from the mount!
Cameron with a couple of short strikes.
Cameron with good strikes from the mount here!
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cameron wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
Cameron is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Cameron trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cameron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cameron landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Cameron's attempts to control the action.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron with a couple of short strikes.
Cameron dominating with strikes here.
Cameron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Cameron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele taking shots to the head.
Cameron unloading with bombs!
Cameron has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cameron is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gregory Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cameron landing strikes from the mount.
Cameron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cameron working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Cameron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cameron 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cisco Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colt Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cisco Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rage.
It looks like Colt Carter has been cut.
Rage throws a head kick that misses.
Rage clinches.
Rage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Rage moves into the clinch.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Rage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt
and Rage counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Carter badly! He tries to strike back but Rage puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Carter out cold! Oh man, Carter will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cisco Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead has chosen Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craven Moorehead!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Moorehead. Beautiful body shot.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faglio.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faglio is fighting to break Moorehead's control of his arms but Moorehead is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Faglio wants to pass the guard but Moorehead is keeping the position.
Moorehead is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faglio misses with an uppercut. Moorehead saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Moorehead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faglio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio moves out of range.
Faglio misses with a lunging right hand
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Moorehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moorehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Faglio misses.
Moorehead throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Faglio.
Faglio misses with an uppercut
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combo that has Faglio backing up. Faglio nods at Moorehead to acknowledge the strikes.
Faglio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a combination. Faglio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Moorehead moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faglio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ars Faglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faglio throws out a loose jab but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moorehead moves away from the strike by Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faglio throws a poor cross that misses
and Moorehead counters with a one-two to the body.
Moorehead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moorehead.
Moorehead with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faglio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Faglio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moorehead counters with a body kick that stops Faglio in his tracks momentarily.
Moorehead scores with a spinning back kick!
Moorehead fails with the takedown.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moorehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Faglio avoids nicely.
Faglio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faglio wants it to stay on the feet.
Ars Faglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craven Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a left to the body.
Moorehead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faglio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Faglio counter with a right hand.
Faglio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Moorehead throws a leg kick but Faglio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moorehead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Faglio counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Faglio throws a lazy right hand but Moorehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faglio closes the distance but Moorehead moves to the side
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ars Faglio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Moorehead
and Faglio counters with a nice uppercut.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moorehead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moorehead scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moorehead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faglio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ars Faglio is winning the standup battle so far.
Faglio cracks Moorehead with an open hand slap.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Faglio throws a big shot that misses.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Faglio ducks under and follows up with a left that Faglio also avoids with ease.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moorehead is working the combinations to good effect here.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Faglio rushes Moorehead and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moorehead's brow.
Faglio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Faglio throws an elbow but misses.
Moorehead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faglio smiles and moves away.
Moorehead throws a right hand that Faglio ducks under and follows up with a left that Faglio also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moorehead.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moorehead stuns Faglio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moorehead's corner calls for a 1-2. Moorehead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a combination
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Craven Moorehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moorehead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faglio tries to close the distance and clinch but Moorehead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faglio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Moorehead misses.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faglio lands with a hook. Moorehead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moorehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Moorehead misses.
Craven Moorehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a stiff right hand.
Moorehead slips under a jab from Faglio.
Faglio misses with a looping right.
Moorehead jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moorehead misses with a wild combination.
Moorehead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moorehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moorehead swinging wildly here.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moorehead blocks an elbow strike from Faglio.
Faglio misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faglio lands an elbow just above Moorehead 's eye.
Moorehead tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moorehead pulls Faglio into guard.
Moorehead wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Faglio trying to control the position from guard on top but Moorehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moorehead has his hands on Faglio's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ars Faglio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio avoids them all with ease.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moorehead misses with a two punch combination.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Faglio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faglio misses with a straight left.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Faglio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moorehead. Moorehead circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Faglio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moorehead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faglio thinking.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a left and a right that stings Moorehead.
Faglio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moorehead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faglio circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Faglio swings widly with a right hand
and Moorehead counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moorehead.
Moorehead looks to land a combination but Faglio avoids it well.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faglio tries to clinch up.
Moorehead lands a nice shot to the body.
Moorehead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Faglio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faglio lands a nice elbow.
Faglio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Faglio.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faglio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Faglio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moorehead's brow.
Moorehead avoids a wild elbow strike from Faglio.
Faglio throws an elbow but it misses.
Moorehead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faglio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moorehead.
A combination from Moorehead does no damage.
Faglio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moorehead.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Moorehead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faglio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moorehead misses with a double jab.
Moorehead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead throws a right and a left that Faglio avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faglio throws a big shot that misses.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead tries to bum rush Faglio with a series of wild strikes but Faglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faglio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moorehead throws a nice looking combination but Faglio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moorehead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moorehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moorehead throws a series of punches but Faglio avoids them all with ease.
Faglio throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
Moorehead swings for the body but Faglio moves out of range.
Moorehead misses with a few strikes there.
Moorehead throws a combination that misses
and Faglio counters with a one-two to the body.
Faglio swings widly with a right hand
and Moorehead counters with a left and a right that stings Faglio.
Ars Faglio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Faglio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moorehead misses with the combination.
Jab by Faglio.
Moorehead misses with a series of wild punches.
Moorehead misses with a double jab
and Moorehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moorehead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faglio counters with a straight right hand.
Moorehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faglio.
Moorehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Faglio misses its intended target.
Moorehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moorehead fails to land with a series of punches.
Moorehead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faglio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ars Faglio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faglio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ars Faglio!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wounded Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey has chosen Everything in its right place as his entrance music. Gerald Egans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wounded Monkey !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey thows a body shot but no joy.
Monkey misses with a jab to the body
and Egans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Egans.
Egans throws and elbow that misses. Monkey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Egans's guard. Nice move by Monkey !
Monkey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Egans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Egans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Egans controlling Monkey 's posture.
Egans keeping full guard, as Monkey tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Egans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egans lands a jab to Monkey 's midsection.
Egans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Egans's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Egans duly obliges.
Egans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Egans throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Egans throws an elbow but Monkey slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Monkey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Egans.
Monkey is not content to let Egans control the position.
Monkey tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Egans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Monkey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Egans trying to control the action but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Egans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Monkey is not content to let Egans control the position.
Monkey dodges the ground and pound from Egans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Egans is looking to take a break and control but Monkey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Egans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monkey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egans is looking to take a break and control but Monkey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Egans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Egans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egans throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Egans counters with a one-two to the body.
Egans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monkey .
Monkey throws an off balance right hand
and Egans counters with a three punch combo that has Monkey backing up. Monkey nods at Egans to acknowledge the strikes.
Egans throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Egans is looking to clinch.
Egans throws a combination. Monkey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egans closes the distance but Monkey moves to the side
and Monkey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Egans cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Monkey is rocked!
Egans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monkey is still on wobbly legs! Can Egans finish him?
Egans breaks from the clinch.
Egans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerald Egans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey ducks into an uppercut from Egans and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerald Egans!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the ring accompanied by System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity!. Knox has chosen Its time for WAR!!!-ll cool j as his entrance music. Steven Fredriksson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Knox!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fredriksson misses.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Fredriksson wants to clinch.
Fredriksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Knox.
Fredriksson misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a head kick.
Knox slips under a jab.
Fredriksson scores with a nice strike.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredriksson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Knox throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fredriksson.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox feints and then cracks Fredriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredriksson down.
Fredriksson misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fredriksson's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Fredriksson misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands a high kick!
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Fredriksson misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Fredriksson.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fredriksson in his tracks.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredriksson.
Knox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredriksson wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredriksson has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Fredriksson down.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fredriksson.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fredriksson blocks the elbow strike.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox has Fredriksson pushed against the ropes.
Knox misses with an elbow strike.
Fredriksson has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox works on Fredriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working Fredriksson over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Knox lands an elbow inside.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Knox's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knox wants to stall.
Fredriksson is trying to break free.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Knox tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson looking to stall.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to stall.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Knox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox gets through Fredriksson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson misses with a double jab.
Fredriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Fredriksson off balance momentarily.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox lands a right hand.
Fredriksson wants to break free but Knox has control.
Fredriksson is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox pushes off an throws an elbow but Fredriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fredriksson is trying to stall.
Fredriksson avoids the elbow strike from Knox, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Fredriksson's ribcage. Fredriksson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox has Fredriksson pushed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Knox is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Fredriksson.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a left hand.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the head.
Fredriksson is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredriksson blocks an uppercut.
Knox is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson blocks an elbow strike.
Knox pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox digs a right hand into Fredriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fredriksson's gas tank.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Knox stalling against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fredriksson or not.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Knox.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Fredriksson improves position.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Knox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fredriksson's brow.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fredriksson is rocked!
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Knox tries to tie him up.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fredriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fredriksson can't break the clinch.
Fredriksson is trying to break free.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox works on Fredriksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredriksson is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox is looking to chop away at Fredriksson's legs.
Fredriksson checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fredriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fredriksson tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox cracks Fredriksson with an open hand slap.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Fredriksson blocks the low kick.
Fredriksson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Fredriksson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Fredriksson scores with a body shot.
Fredriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox tries a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
Fredriksson clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Steven Fredriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredriksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fredriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox is looking to slow Fredriksson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredriksson misses with a wild combination.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Steven Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Fredriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fredriksson moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredriksson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Knox tests Fredriksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Fredriksson misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Fredriksson feints a jab promting Knox to slip. Fredriksson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knox.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.
Knox lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox throws a chopping leg kick but Fredriksson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fredriksson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredriksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox throws a head kick but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fredriksson darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Fredriksson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Fredriksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksson tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Fredriksson throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Fredriksson blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox slips under a jab from Fredriksson.
Knox motions for Fredriksson to come forward. Knox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
David Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Fredriksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Fredriksson's head back.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fredriksson is out of range.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fredriksson throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredriksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Knox throws a leg kick but Fredriksson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredriksson.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox slips a straight right by Fredriksson.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Steven Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a big head kick but Fredriksson shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Knox!
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