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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray's entrance music is make love not war baby. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, George Oven!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a hook but Oven avoids it easily.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Oven moved away.
Oven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oven avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oven. Oven obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Oven is out of range.
Oven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oven lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gray walks into a jab.
Gray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Oven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Oven counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray misses with a leg kick.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Oven.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Oven.
Oven misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oven shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Oven.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oven.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ovens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Oven tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mr Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Oven.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oven throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oven.
Oven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Oven throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Oven's head back.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Oven saw that one coming.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gray scores with a jab.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Oven misses with a straight right.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Oven's head but Oven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray throws the left hand but Oven avoids the punch easily.
Gray throws a front kick aimed at Oven's knee but Oven avoids it well.
Gray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oven is out of range.
Oven lands with a cross.
Gray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Gray misses.
Oven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oven thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oven lands with an overhand left.
Oven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oven works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
Oven throws a head kick that misses.
Oven fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Oven tenderised Gray's leg. Gray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oven is looking to score with low kicks.
Oven moves into the clinch.
Oven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Oven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oven.
Oven cracks the inside of Gray's front leg.
George Oven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oven checks a low kick from Gray.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oven throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray defending well as Oven loads up on a big left hand.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oven as he avoids it easily.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Oven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gray on the side of the head.
Oven scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray looks to land a right hand but Oven moved out of range.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gray misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Oven misses the shot to the body.
Oven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gray. Gray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gray has a takedown stuffed.
Oven tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Oven misses with a straight left.
Oven misses with a looping right.
Oven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to improve his position but Oven is controlling well.
Oven is looking to take a break and control but Gray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oven prevents Gray from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray manages to get to full guard.
Oven landing some decent shots from guard.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Oven from controlling successfully.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oven defends it easily.
Oven wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oven lands a couple of digs.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oven defends well.
Oven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oven advances to half guard.
Gray has a hand on Oven's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Oven takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oven lands a big elbow.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oven with the ground and pound from mount.
Gray is rocked!
Oven lands a big elbow.
Oh Gray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oven prevents Gray from getting the reversal.
A big strike lands for Oven! That's really hurt Gray and he's turned his back - Oven keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Oven jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Oven!
George Oven thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki has chosen National Anthem Of Japan as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Translucent does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Translucent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Translucent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kusimuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kusimuki lands a jab to the nose.
Translucent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Translucent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Translucent jabs Kusimuki right on the nose. Kusimuki blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Kusimuki misses.
Kusimuki misses with a looping right.
Translucent throws a hook but Kusimuki blocks it.
The fighters circling - Kusimuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Translucent misses.
Kusimuki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Translucent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kusimuki can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kusimuki misses with a looping right.
Translucent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusimuki throws the left hand but Translucent avoids the punch easily.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Translucent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kusimuki.
Translucent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Translucent looks to land a body kick but Kusimuki moved away.
Kusimuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Translucent moves away.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
Translucent scores with a head kick.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Translucent.
Translucent throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Translucent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Translucent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Translucent slips under a jab.
Translucent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusimuki.
Translucent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kusimuki clobbers Translucent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kusimuki looks to land a right hand but Translucent moved out of range.
Kusimuki looks to land a combination but Translucent avoids it well.
Translucent throws a sloppy head kick and Kusimuki moves out of range easily.
Kusimuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Translucent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Translucent checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kusimuki throws a poor cross that misses
and Translucent counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Translucent.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut
and Translucent counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big left from Translucent misses.
Translucent throws a hook but Kusimuki avoids it easily.
Kusimuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Translucent on the side of the head.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut. Translucent saw that one coming.
Translucent throws a shot from downtown. Kusimuki moves away and avoids it.
Translucent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Translucent moves into range and clinches up with Kusimuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Translucent swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki blocking some punches.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Translucent throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusimuki.
Translucent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Translucent lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki misses with the head strike.
Kusimuki with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Translucent.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Translucent struggles to land a body shot inside as Kusimuki controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Translucent tries a body shot but Kusimuki blocks it.
Translucent tries to land a knee to the head but Kusimuki blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Translucent dominated that round.
That's time! Translucent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Translucent.
Translucent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kusimuki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Translucent connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kusimuki, right into the meat.
Translucent looks to land a left hand but Kusimuki moved out of range nicely.
Kusimuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Translucent.
Kusimuki misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusimuki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Translucent under the eye.
Translucent misses the jab.
Kusimuki throws a series of punches but Translucent moves out of range.
Translucent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Kusimuki misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Translucent.
Translucent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Translucent throws a sloppy head kick and Kusimuki moves out of range easily.
Kusimuki blocks a head kick by Translucent.
Kusimuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Translucent.
Translucent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kusimuki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Translucent scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Translucent.
Translucent misses with a head kick.
Kusimuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Translucent on the side of the head.
Kusimuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Translucent.
Kusimuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot lands for Translucent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Translucent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kusimuki checks a low kick from Translucent.
Kusimuki defending well as Translucent loads up on a big left hand.
Kusimuki looks to land a combination but Translucent avoids it well.
Translucent throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Translucent throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut. Translucent saw that one coming.
Translucent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Translucent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Translucent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Translucent throws a hook but Kusimuki avoids it easily.
A jab from Translucent misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Translucent.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Translucent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Translucent misses the jab.
Translucent plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kusimuki avoids the head kick by Translucent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Translucent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Translucent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusimuki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kusimuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Translucent counters with a good, hard body kick but Kusimuki shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Translucent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Translucent throws a jab when Kusimuki was well out of range.
Translucent throws a low kick, looking for Kusimuki's leg but Kusimuki calmly moves out of range.
Translucent moves out of range of the body kick from Kusimuki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Translucent connects with a jab.
Kusimuki misses with a straight right.
Translucent throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Translucent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Translucent.
Translucent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Translucent fails with the takedown.
Kusimuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kusimuki scores with a hook.
Translucent slips under a jab.
Translucent moves away from the strike by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Translucent on the side of the head.
Kusimuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Kusimuki misses with a hook
and Translucent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Translucent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kusimuki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Translucent tenderised Kusimuki's leg. Kusimuki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Translucent is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Translucent, as that shot connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Translucent off the cage and back into range.
Kusimuki 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.
Mr Translucent is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusimuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kusimuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki lands a leg kick that knocks Translucent off balance momentarily.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki avoids the head kick by Translucent.
Kusimuki checks a leg kick.
Kusimuki lands a really nice looking cross but Translucent seems unphased.
Translucent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusimuki jabs Translucent to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Translucent misses with a low kick.
Kusimuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Translucent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Kusimuki misses.
Translucent throws a low kick but Kusimuki moves out of range easily.
Translucent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kusimuki misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Translucent.
Translucent throws a wild body kick that Kusimuki sees coming a mile off.
Translucent throws a looping overhand right but Kusimuki ducks down to avoid it.
Kusimuki throws a shot from downtown. Translucent moves away and avoids it.
Translucent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Translucent scores with a hook.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Translucent is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kusimuki.
A big left from Kusimuki misses.
Kusimuki drops Translucent with a big left hand! Translucent is injured, injured bad! Kusimuki jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan has chosen The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hunter Hearst Hogan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan drives through with a takedown into Banks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Banks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banks is aware though and is defending well.
Banks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banks has managed to get both his arms back between Hogan's legs - danger averted.
Banks wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Banks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogan on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Banks uses it to pass to side control.
Hogan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Banks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hogan is trying desperately to improve position.
Hogan regains half guard.
Hogan trying to control from the bottom.
Hogan is looking to improve his position.
Banks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banks is working away from the top position though.
Banks passes to side control.
Hogan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Banks off and has taken his back!
Hogan punches the canvas rather than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan misses with an elbow to the head.
Banks has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hogan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hogan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hogan thows a strike but Banks uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Banks as he ends up in Hogan 's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hogan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hogan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Banks stacks Hogan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Banks!
Hogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hogan regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking for submissions off his back.
Hogan gets full guard.
Banks postures up.
Hogan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hogan striking off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Hearst Hogan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Banks.
Hogan fails with the takedown
letting Banks counter with a right hand.
Banks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hogan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Banks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Banks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunter Hearst Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks punishes Hogan's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
Hogan misses with a looping right.
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks throws a low kick but Hogan avoids it.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to land a front kick but Hogan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hogan gets a double leg takedown into Banks's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hogan scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogan stopping the sweep attempt from Banks.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is working to get back to half guard.
Hogan is squirming around, avoiding Banks's attempts to control the action.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan is trying to escape the mount.
Banks controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to get to half guard.
Hogan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hogan tries to lock up and control but Banks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Hearst Hogan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Banks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hogan clinches.
Banks looking for a takedown.
Hogan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Hogan persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Hogan 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.
Banks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Banks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hogan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bob Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hearst Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Bob Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks connects with the punch.
Hogan shoots for a takedown but Banks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Banks takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Banks lands with an overhand left.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hogan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Banks is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan postures up in Banks's guard and throws a big left but Banks blocks it.
Banks wants to sweep here but Hogan controlling him for the moment.
Hogan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banks is controlling Hogan's posture.
Banks wants to control but Hogan passes easily into half guard.
Banks wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Banks is defending well.
Banks gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Hogan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hogan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hogan trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Banks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogan 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Hearst Hogan!
Hunter Hearst Hogan very nearly forgot to thank Ultimate Fighting Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt - Ograni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ograni tries to avoid it but Nixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ograni to the ground. Ograni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ograni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nixon back to the cage. Ograni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ograni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ograni gets a double leg takedown into Nixon's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ograni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Nixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon wants to stand up but Ograni is controlling him.
Ograni throws a strike but Nixon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ograni working for a triangle but Nixon defends it easily.
Nixon postures up in Ograni's guard and throws a big left but Ograni blocks it.
Ograni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nixon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nixon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nixon wants to control from the top but Ograni keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ograni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nixon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nixon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ograni pulls Nixon in close to prevent any damage.
Ograni keeping moving, preventing Nixon from controlling successfully.
Ograni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nixon trying to control but Ograni is working from the bottom.
Nixon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nixon wants to control from the top but Ograni keeps moving.
Ograni looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nixon has picked Ograni up and slammed him! Ograni can't keep hold of the triangle and Nixon manages to pass to side control!
Nixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ograni keeps working.
Ograni tries to bench press Nixon off him but Nixon keeps the position.
Nixon is looking to take a break and control but Ograni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ograni tries to bench press Nixon off him but Nixon keeps the position.
Nixon working the head and body with strikes.
Nixon trying to control the action but Ograni is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nixon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nixon with the ground and pound but Ograni regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ograni works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Ograni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nixon is aware though and is defending well.
Nixon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ograni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ograni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon works over Ograni with some ground and pound from guard.
Nixon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ograni looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gugo Ograni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ograni.
Ograni moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Nixon misses.
Ograni's corner calls for a 1-2. Ograni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ograni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nixon to the mat! Nixon manages to get full guard.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Ograni from controlling successfully.
Ograni controlling from the top position.
Ograni is working Nixon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ograni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ograni is looking to work some ground and pound but Nixon has wrist control.
Ograni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nixon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nixon pushes Ograni off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon moves into range and clinches up with Ograni.
Nixon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Nixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nixon breaks from the clinch.
Ograni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ograni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Ograni lands an overhand right.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Ograni lands with a nice body punch.
David Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ograni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni misses with a looping left.
Ograni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Ograni shoots in for a takedown but Nixon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ograni throws a leg kick but Nixon moved away.
Nixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Decent striking displayed by Nixon there.
Ograni misses with the combination.
No luck for Nixon with that takedown attempt.
Ograni looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Nixon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nixon duly obliges.
It looks like Gugo Ograni has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a head kick but Ograni moves out of range.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ograni is just out of range.
Nixon throws out a leg kick but Ograni moves out of range and Nixon only half commits.
Ograni misses with a two punch combination.
Nixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Nixon coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Ograni misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon fails with the takedown.
Ograni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gugo Ograni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ograni stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ograni misses with a low kick as Nixon jumps back.
Ograni stuffs the takedown attempt from Nixon. Nixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nixon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ograni eats them both and turns towards Nixon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nixon tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Nixon. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Nixon.
Nixon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ograni's sensitive parts.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Ograni ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni lunges at Nixon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nixon's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ograni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Ograni shoots in but Nixon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ograni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nixon as he jumps to the side.
Gugo Ograni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ograni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ograni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ograni is out of range and Nixon settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon moves in looking to clinch but Ograni pushes him off.
Ograni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nixon in his tracks.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but Ograni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Ograni.
Ograni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nixon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ograni circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ograni moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon wants to land a leg kick but Ograni is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Ograni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nixon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ograni sprawls well. Ograni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Ograni saw that one coming.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Ograni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ograni fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nixon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nixon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ograni to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon throws a right hand that Ograni ducks under and follows up with a left that Ograni also avoids with ease.
Ograni sizes up Nixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gugo Ograni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ograni scores with a nice head shot.
Nixon throws a combination that misses
and Ograni counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nixon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ograni checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Nixon.
I think Ograni 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gugo Ograni!
An intense looking Gugo Ograni took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What a fight... I guess this clear out some stuff about the last fight. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaioh has Steel pulled in close to control his posture.
Kaioh trying to control the position.
Kaioh wants to hit a switch here but Steel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kaioh there!
Steel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaioh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Steel wants to pass to mount but Kaioh is defending the position.
Kaioh wants to get back to full guard.
Kaioh has hold of Steel's hands but Steel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaioh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steel seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh tries to get to full guard but Steel has control of the leg.
Kaioh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel.
Steel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaioh's head.
Steel throwing shots but Kaioh is blocking nicely.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaioh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steel is thwarting Kaioh's attempts to control the position.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Kaioh is defending well.
Kaioh taking some punishment here, with Steel in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaioh is looking to control Steel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaioh avoid being mounted?
Steel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaioh works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Kaioh is keeping the position.
Kaioh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
Steel is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaioh has wrist control.
Kaioh controlling the position.
Steel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel wants to control from the top but Kaioh keeps moving.
Kaioh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
Steel wants to control from the top but Kaioh keeps moving.
Steel wants to get up but he can't break Kaioh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaioh keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Norman Steel.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Kaioh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaioh circles away.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaioh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaioh.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Kaioh counters with a body kick that stops Steel in his tracks momentarily.
Kaioh clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel avoiding damage as Kaioh throws knees to the body.
Steel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Kaioh.
Kaioh connects with a knee to the head.
Steel is trying to push Kaioh away but Kaioh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaioh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaioh lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaioh lands a damaging elbow.
Steel goes for a takedown attempt but Kaioh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Kaioh tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Kaioh throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaioh.
Kaioh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel's sensitive parts.
Steel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaioh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaioh lands with a shot to the body.
Kaioh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaioh throws a quick head kick that knocks Steel silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kaioh is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Retsu Kaioh!
Retsu Kaioh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes into the arena with The Witcher blaring out of the sound system. Trillanes has chosen It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Trillanes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia moves out of range of the strikes.
Trillanes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Trillanes.
Of Ravia scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Of Ravia.
A big right from Trillanes misses.
Trillanes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
Trillanes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Ravia.
Trillanes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trillanes gets tackled into the cage by Of Ravia. Of Ravia maintains the clinch.
Trillanes blocks an elbow strike from Of Ravia.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Ravia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trillanes's brow.
Of Ravia blocks an uppercut.
Trillanes takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Trillanes.
Trillanes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillanes working aggressively here.
Of Ravia prevents a body shot from Trillanes.
Trillanes looking to stall.
Trillanes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trillanes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trillanes lands a nice shot to the body.
Trillanes digs a right hand underneath Of Ravia's ribcage. Of Ravia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trillanes lands with a short shot to the head.
Of Ravia lands with a light punch inside.
Trillanes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trillanes scores with a shot to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Trillanes struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
Trillanes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Of Ravia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trillanes tries to work over Of Ravia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes dodges an elbow strike from Of Ravia.
A short uppercut from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trillanes's face.
Trillanes struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Ravia controls his hands.
Of Ravia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trillanes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Trillanes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Trillanes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trillanes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
A low kick from Of Ravia misses
and Trillanes counters with a straight right hand.
Trillanes connects with a right hand. Of Ravia shakes it off.
Of Ravia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Of Ravia cracks Trillanes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trillanes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Of Ravia catches Trillanes right on the button with a cross.
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Trillanes to counter with a crisp jab.
Trillanes moves forwards but Of Ravia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trillanes throws a body kick that misses.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Trillanes.
Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Trillanes.
Trillanes motions for Of Ravia to come forward. Trillanes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trillanes dodges the punch combination from Of Ravia.
Trillanes misses with a straight left.
Trillanes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Antonio Trillanes's cut even more.
Of Ravia scores with the left hand. Trillanes knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trillanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trillanes.
Trillanes is rocked!
Trillanes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trillanes is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Ravia finish him?
Of Ravia drops Trillanes with a naaaaasty hook - Trillanes is in real trouble here! Of Ravia dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geralt Of Ravia!
A victorious Geralt Of Ravia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leach, right into the meat.
Leach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leach's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leach duly obliges.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Leach throws a head kick that misses.
Leach lands a body shot.
Carter misses the jab.
Leach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leach sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leach trying to control but Carter postures up.
Leach blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Leach wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carter lands a nice short elbow.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Carter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leach blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Leach is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leach taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
Leach is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leach's head.
Carter misses with a head shot. Leach uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter is in close to Leach's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leach controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
Carter wants to control from the top but Leach keeps moving.
Leach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
Leach controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Leach isn't that keen on the idea.
Leach trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leach prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Leach will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leach avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Leach isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach punching from mount but Carter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Leach is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter wants to sweep but Leach has passed to side control!
Leach tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach wants to stand but Carter has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter 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.
Carter looks to land a combination but Leach avoids it well.
Leach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Leach shows good takedown defense.
Leach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Leach just misses with a punch to the body.
Leach cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Leach throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter swings for the body but Leach moves out of range.
Carter lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a shot to the body.
Matt Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Leach stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Leach working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter has Leach pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leach manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Matt Leach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Carter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leach up against the cage.
Leach misses with some punches.
Leach trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leach into the cage.
Leach gets underhooks to prevent Carter's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Leach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leach after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Carter.
Leach misses with a punch to the body.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Leach's head.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter blocks a body shot from Leach.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leach tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Leach stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carter tightens his grip and picks Leach up, before dumping him to the ground. Leach manages to land in guard.
Leach looking to control but Carter passes into half guard.
Leach regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach looking for a sweep. Not yet Leach, not yet.
Leach pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
Carter trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
Rubin Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leach blocks an uppercut.
Leach breaks from the clinch.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Leach.
Carter tries to clinch but Leach is having none of it.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Leach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Leach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leach throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Leach.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leach pinned against the cage. Leach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter tries for a takedown but Leach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Leach.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leach throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Leach throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to stall but Leach improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Leach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leach is trying to break free.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter wants a takedown.
Matt Leach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Leach swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter wants a takedown.
Leach can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Leach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leach pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matt Leach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leach throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Leach.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Leach.
Carter throws a hook but Leach blocks it.
Leach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Matt Leach is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leach misses with a wild body shot.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Leach throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Leach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leach cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
Leach throws a head kick that half lands.
Leach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leach throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leach can pounce on him.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leach doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matt Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Leach showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Satinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satinho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Professor Green - Monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
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23
271 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murilo Satinho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satinho scores with a shot to the body.
Satinho defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Satinho thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Lawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Satinho at a distance.
Lawson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satinho.
That kick from Satinho tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Satinho wants to slow Lawson down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawson thuds a left hand into Satinho's body.
Lawson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson needs to keep his hands up - Satinho had a free shot at his head there.
Lawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Satinho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satinho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Satinho scoring well with a low kick there.
Lawson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Satinho can pounce on him.
Satinho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satinho tries to clinch up.
Satinho cracks Lawson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Julius Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Satinho has a takedown stuffed.
Satinho fails to land the takedown.
Julius Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Satinho.
Lawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Satinho at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Satinho throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson throws a jab when Satinho was well out of range.
Satinho swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Satinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Satinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satinho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawson is fending him off so far but Satinho persists. Nope, Lawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Satinho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Murilo Satinho has been cut.
Satinho looks to land a body kick but Lawson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satinho wants to slow Lawson down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
Satinho loads up on a big right hand but Lawson slips the punch.
Satinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satinho.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Satinho is just out of range.
Satinho ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Satinho.
Satinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawson moves out of range as Satinho strikes.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Satinho.
Jab from Lawson.
Murilo Satinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Satinho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawson but Lawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Satinho just misses with a punch to the body.
Satinho lands a nice shot to the body.
Satinho avoids the body shot from Lawson.
A slow jab from Lawson misses its intended target.
Satinho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lawson rather than just go for the knockout.
Satinho pushes Lawson away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satinho lands a jab to the nose.
Satinho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Satinho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murilo Satinho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satinho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawson finds it's way round the side to connect with Satinho's head.
Satinho moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Satinho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Satinho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawson, who protects the arm well.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Satinho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawson, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Satinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satinho swings around for an armbar but Lawson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Satinho's guard.
Satinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Satinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satinho working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Lawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Satinho on the ground.
Lawson trying to control but Satinho is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satinho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lawson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Satinho.
Satinho is looking for a sweep.
Satinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satinho is trying to work for a sweep but Lawson has mounted him!
Lawson controlling the pace for now.
Satinho can't escape the position.
Satinho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satinho actively working from the bottom here.
Satinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Satinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murilo Satinho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Satinho throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Satinho throws a nice looking combination but Lawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julius Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Satinho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawson.
Lawson misses with a two punch combination.
Satinho tries to work over Lawson's front leg with a kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Satinho misses.
Satinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Satinho throws a low kick but Lawson avoids it.
Satinho swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satinho manages to avoid it.
Lawson misses with a straight right.
Lawson throws a body punch but Satinho moves out of range.
Lawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Satinho.
Satinho throws the left hand but Lawson avoids the punch easily.
Lawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satinho misses with a body kick.
Satinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Satinho misses with a body shot.
Satinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Satinho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Satinho moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Satinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson throws a jab when Satinho was well out of range.
Satinho lands a jab.
Lawson throws an off balance right hand
and Satinho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Satinho ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Satinho looks for a takedown but Lawson sprawls well.
Lawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Satinho does it's job there.
Satinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satinho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lawson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lawson moves out of range of the strikes.
Satinho misses with a wild combination.
Satinho slips under a jab.
Lawson tests Satinho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Satinho ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Satinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson cracks a nice hook into Satinho's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satinho lands with a nice combination. Lawson backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a hook to the body. Satinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Satinho throws a lazy right hand but Lawson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Satinho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Satinho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satinho defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson cracks Satinho with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Satinho looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lawson finish him?
That has opened up Murilo Satinho's cut even more.
Lawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Satinho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson misses the jab.
Satinho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Lawson!
Julius Lawson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Romo throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
Romo is looking to score with low kicks.
Romo ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Romo throws a big shot that misses.
Romo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kendall is just out of range.
Romo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kendall was well out of range. Poor timing from Romo.
Nice jab there from Kendall.
Chris Kendall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Kendall throws a hook but Romo avoids it easily.
Kendall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romo throws a hook but Kendall avoids it easily.
Kendall missing with a left hand there. Romo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Romo misses the target.
Romo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kendall.
Kendall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romo at a distance.
Kendall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kendall staying out of range there.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Kendall lands with a shot to the body.
Kendall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romo throws the left hand but Kendall avoids the punch easily.
Kendall tries to land a front kick but Romo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kendall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romo misses with an uppercut.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Romo tests Kendall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kendall scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall jabs Romo right on the nose. Romo blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo avoids a kick to the body.
Romo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kendall is able to avoid easily.
Romo avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Jab, jab by Romo - just one landing.
Kendall missing with a left hand there. Romo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romo misses with a looping right.
Kendall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kendall moves out of range as Romo throws a body kick.
Kendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Romo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Romo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kendall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kendall is looking to wear down Romo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romo slips a jab from Kendall.
Nice uppercut lands for Kendall. That snapped Romo's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo scores with the left hand. Kendall knows he should have avoided that one.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.
Kendall fails to land with a series of punches.
Kendall slips a jab from Romo.
Kendall tried to score with a low kick but Romo checks it.
Kendall throws a push kick but Romo slaps the foot to one side.
Kendall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kendall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kendall blocks a head kick by Romo.
Romo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kendall throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
Romo lands a jab to the head.
Kendall connects with a leg kick. Romo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kendall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romo throws an overhand right that lands on Kendall's shoulder, as Kendall tries to avoid the shot.
Kendall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romo throws a solid leg kick but Kendall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kendall misses.
Kendall connects with a body shot that sends Romo's belly button to the back.
Kendall misses the shot to the body.
Kendall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romo avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Romo avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Romo misses with a wild body shot.
Kendall looks to land a right hand but Romo moved out of range.
Romo lands a leg kick that knocks Kendall off balance momentarily.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo needs to keep his hands up - Kendall had a free shot at his head there.
Kendall moves out of range of the leg kick from Romo.
Kendall misses with the combination.
Romo throws a leg kick
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kendall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kendall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
Romo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kendall lands a nice hook to Romo's body. Romo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Kendall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romo doesn't seem phased though.
Kendall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romo moves out of range as Kendall strikes.
Romo misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kendall.
Kendall 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.
Kendall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kendall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romo moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Romo lands a nice hook to Kendall's body. Kendall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with an outside leg kick.
Chris Kendall is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Romo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kendall to score with a decent uppercut.
Kendall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kendall scrambles back to his feet.
Romo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kendall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romo defending well as Kendall loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Romo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kendall finish him?
Kendall cracks Romo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Romo falls backwards against the cage. Kendall follows up with more strikes that drop Romo to his knees. Kendall keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Romo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kendall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Kendall waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Saunders has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the Name as his entrance music. John Saunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 2, fighting out of London, John Saunders!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders is looking to chop away at Harrikari's legs.
Harrikari misses with a head kick.
Saunders lands with a nice body punch.
Saunders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a hook.
Harrikari tries to clinch up.
Harrikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari tries to clinch there but Saunders circles away.
Saunders looks for the body kick but Harrikari saw that one coming.
Saunders checks a low kick from Harrikari.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Harrikari moved away.
Saunders throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders throws a leg kick which misses Harrikari's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrikari tries to avoid it.
Saunders cracks Harrikari with an open hand slap.
Harrikari is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Harrikari misses the target.
Oh Harrikari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrikari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saunders's sensitive parts.
Harrikari seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari digs a good body shot into Saunders's ribs.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saunders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harrikari throws a looping overhand right but Saunders ducks down to avoid it.
Harrikari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saunders scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrikari clinches with his opponent.
Saunders avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrikari.
Saunders throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrikari controls his hands.
Harrikari tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders tries to work over Harrikari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrikari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrikari tries to break free but Saunders pushes him back against the cage.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Harrikari has him pressed against the cage.
Harrikari throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Harrikari.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Harrikari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Harrikari.
Harrikari blocks an uppercut.
Harrikari has hold of one of Saunders's legs. Saunders is fighting the takedown attempt but Harrikari gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Saunders wants to stand and escape but Harrikari is having none of it.
Saunders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harrikari!
Harrikari is squirming around, avoiding Saunders's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders controlling the pace for now.
Harrikari working to try and regain half guard.
Saunders is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Harrikari holds on to Saunders as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Saunders controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saunders might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrikari kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Saunders.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Harrikari moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Saunders dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saunders throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saunders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrikari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrikari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders scores with a jab.
Harrikari just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrikari shoots in looking for a takedown but Saunders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrikari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saunders throws a body kick that misses
and Harrikari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saunders misses with a kick to the body.
Harrikari throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
Harrikari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Saunders.
Harrikari misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Harrikari settles back down.
Harrikari closes the distance and clinches up with Saunders, looking for a takedown. Harrikari pushes Saunders against the cage but Saunders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Harrikari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrikari throws a low kick but Saunders moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Saunders.
Harrikari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunders, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrikari missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harrikari obliges.
Good body shot from Saunders.
Saunders wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrikari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrikari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrikari blocks the elbow strike.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Saunders comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jari Harrikari has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrikari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrikari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrikari blocks the elbow strike.
Harrikari avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Harrikari works on Saunders's body with a couple of short punches.
Harrikari stalling the fight.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with some punches.
Harrikari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrikari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrikari is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
John Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrikari thows a leg kick but Saunders checks it
and Saunders counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrikari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders thows a body kick. Harrikari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrikari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrikari.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrikari blocks a jab.
Harrikari tries a low kick but Saunders avoids it.
Harrikari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harrikari throws a leg kick that misses.
Saunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrikari shoots in looking for a takedown but Saunders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harrikari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harrikari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
Saunders lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Harrikari or perhaps it was just good defense by Saunders which made him look bad.
Saunders takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
Harrikari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrikari is just out of range.
Saunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrikari.
John Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders lands with a straight right. Harrikari didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrikari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saunders takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Harrikari counters with an inside leg kick.
Saunders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harrikari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Saunders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Harrikari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saunders lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.
Harrikari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saunders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harrikari.
Saunders throws a hook but Harrikari blocks it.
Harrikari connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrikari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saunders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrikari lands a nice hook to Saunders's body. Saunders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saunders throws a body punch but Harrikari moves out of range.
Harrikari scores with a push kick.
Harrikari avoids the head kick by Saunders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrikari throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saunders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrikari. Harrikari obviously looking to wear him down.
Saunders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Harrikari misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Saunders blocks the leg kick.
Harrikari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Saunders. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saunders moves out of range as Harrikari strikes.
Saunders thuds his shin into the meat of Harrikari's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saunders dips to his left and cracks Harrikari with an uppercut!
Saunders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrikari on the side of the head.
Harrikari is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari throws a series of punches but Saunders moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari slips under a jab.
Saunders motions for Harrikari to come forward. Saunders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrikari throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Harrikari misses with a left hand
and Saunders counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrikari wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders throws a shot from downtown. Harrikari moves away and avoids it.
Harrikari throws a low kick, looking for Saunders's leg but Saunders calmly moves out of range.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Saunders misses with a low kick.
Saunders throws a lazy head kick
and Harrikari counters with a left and a right that stings Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harrikari misses with a low kick.
Saunders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrikari. That did some damage!
Saunders throws the kick towards the body but Harrikari avoids it.
Saunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrikari throws out the jab.
Saunders motions for Harrikari to come forward. Saunders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
Saunders drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saunders cracks a nice hook into Harrikari's ribs.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Saunders avoids it.
Saunders tries to work over Harrikari's front leg with a kick but Harrikari checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrikari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saunders has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saunders and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saunders. That's going to slow Harrikari down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a jab.
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!
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrikari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saunders counters with a low kick, right behind Harrikari 's knee.
Saunders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harrikari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrikari.
Harrikari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saunders. That one must have hurt.
Harrikari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrikari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Saunders there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Harrikari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunders pounces like a tiger and cracks Harrikari with a vicious hook! Harrikari is down but not out! Saunders follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Saunders!
John Saunders is the new middleweight champion!
As John Saunders got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I will enjoy this epic moment for now, and I hope to continue this streak. But more challenges have come on my path... Me and my big mouth...'.
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