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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hall (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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212 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall jabs Task right on the nose. Task blinks but takes it well.
Task scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Task uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but Task blocks it.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Task should have avoided that one.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Task misses.
Task misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Jonathan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Task moves away from the strike by Hall.
Task throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Task is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Task is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Task is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall prevents Task from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall throws a strike aimed at the side of Task's head but Task avoids it well.
Hall cracks Task with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Task is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Task is trying to control Hall's posture but Hall avoids it.
Task wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hall trying to control the action but Task is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Task looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hall gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Task is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hall lets go of the hold and Task can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Hall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Clark!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Clark misses.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Penn swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark delivers a nice body kick.
Penn misses the body punch
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cameron Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Penn swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Clark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cameron Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Clark with an uppercut!
Clark misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Penn postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Clark keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Pennis looking to pass into half guard but Clark pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Clark is in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn wants to hit a switch here but Clark passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Penn there!
Clark controlling his opponent.
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.
Cameron Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Clark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clark there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Penn tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
It looks like DJ Penn has been cut.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Clark.
Penn tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Penn is rocked!
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn jumps guard but Clark stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark lands a body punch.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Clark.
Clark blocking some punches.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clark.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cameron Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark lands a knee to the body.
Penn is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark pushes Penn against the cage. Clark is working some dirty boxing. Clark pushes off with a quick right hook! Penn goes down! Penn tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Clark moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Clark!
After winning the bout, Cameron Clark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilco Van Duijnhoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Duijnhoven comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a dream (Remix) . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subdollah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Duijnhoven.
Subdollah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Duijnhoven.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven lands a jab.
Subdollah defending well as Van Duijnhoven loads up on a big left hand.
Van Duijnhoven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Subdollah if he has to take too many more of those.
Subdollah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Duijnhoven manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Duijnhoven keeping moving, preventing Subdollah from controlling successfully.
Van Duijnhoven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Subdollah is one step ahead there.
Subdollah looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Subdollah trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Duijnhoven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amir Subdollah.
Subdollah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Duijnhoven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Subdollah throws the kick towards the body but Van Duijnhoven avoids it.
Van Duijnhoven lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Duijnhoven tries to work over Subdollah's front leg with a kick but Subdollah checks it.
Subdollah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Duijnhoven jabs Subdollah right on the nose. Subdollah blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Duijnhoven lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Subdollah misses.
Van Duijnhoven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Van Duijnhoven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Subdollah throws a solid leg kick but Van Duijnhoven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Subdollah.
Van Duijnhoven dodges the punch combination from Subdollah.
Van Duijnhoven is looking to land body kicks.
Van Duijnhoven tries to clinch there but Subdollah circles away.
Subdollah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Van Duijnhoven.
Van Duijnhoven lands with a right hand.
Subdollah gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Duijnhoven connects with a nasty looking knee right to Subdollah's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Duijnhoven.
Subdollah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Duijnhoven prevents Subdollah from breaking the clinch.
Van Duijnhoven stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Duijnhoven lands a body punch.
Van Duijnhoven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Subdollah looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Duijnhoven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Duijnhoven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Subdollah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Duijnhoven scores with a knee to the head.
Van Duijnhoven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Subdollah is rocked!
It looks like Amir Subdollah has been cut.
Van Duijnhoven lands a big right hand that drops Subdollah! The killer instinct kicks in and Van Duijnhoven finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Van Duijnhoven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilco Van Duijnhoven!
A very excited looking Wilco Van Duijnhoven made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaennorsing might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jungle Boogie. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Mauti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mauti throws a leg kick which misses Kaennorsing's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaennorsing tries to avoid it.
Kaennorsing lands a lovely overhand right.
Mauti throws a sloppy head kick and Kaennorsing moves out of range easily.
Kaennorsing misses with a wild body shot.
Kaennorsing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaennorsing keeps Mauti at a distance using the push kick.
Kaennorsing throws a body kick that misses.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Kaennorsing sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Kaennorsing misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mauti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaennorsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yokkao Kaennorsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaennorsing moves out of range of the leg kick from Mauti .
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!
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Kaennorsing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti thumps Kaennorsing with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Kaennorsing blocks the low kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Kaennorsing moved away.
Kaennorsing loads up on a big right hand but Mauti slips the punch.
Mauti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mauti 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 Kaennorsing has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaennorsing and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaennorsing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mauti throws a lazy body kick
and Kaennorsing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaennorsing throws out a powerful jab.
Mauti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaennorsing sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaennorsing tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kaennorsing misses.
Kaennorsing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mauti connects with a leg kick. Kaennorsing looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaennorsing 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 Mauti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mauti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mauti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaennorsing avoids a kick to the body.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Kaennorsing moves his leg out of the way.
Kaennorsing takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mauti thumps Kaennorsing with a low kick.
Kaennorsing lunges at Mauti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mauti 's hand.
Mauti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaennorsing.
Mauti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mauti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing misses with an uppercut.
Kaennorsing scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mauti doesn't seem bothered though.
Mauti lands a leg kick that knocks Kaennorsing off balance momentarily.
Mauti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaennorsing.
Mauti throws a body kick that misses.
Mauti motions for Kaennorsing to come forward. Mauti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaennorsing lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaennorsing thows a body shot but no joy.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Kaennorsing.
Mauti checks a leg kick.
Kaennorsing throws a head kick that half lands.
Kaennorsing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaennorsing.
A head kick misses from Mauti .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti misses with a low kick as Kaennorsing jumps back.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti moves out of range as Kaennorsing throws a body kick.
Mauti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaennorsing blocks a low kick nicely.
Mauti thows a leg kick but Kaennorsing checks it
and Kaennorsing counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaennorsing scores with a hook to the body. Mauti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mauti throws a low kick but Kaennorsing avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaennorsing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaennorsing throws a leg kick which misses Mauti 's front leg but catches the back leg as Mauti tries to avoid it.
Kaennorsing misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokkao Kaennorsing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mauti moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Kaennorsing tenderised Mauti 's leg. Mauti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaennorsing bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mauti 's head.
Kaennorsing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaennorsing looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauti is just out of range.
Kaennorsing looks for the body kick but Mauti saw that one coming.
Kaennorsing 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.
Kaennorsing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti is looking to land body kicks.
Kaennorsing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaennorsing misses the shot to the body.
Mauti 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaennorsing. Mauti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yokkao Kaennorsing is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaennorsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mauti tries a low kick but Kaennorsing avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kaennorsing's head.
Kaennorsing keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaennorsing checks a leg kick.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaennorsing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaennorsing throws a right hand that Mauti ducks under and follows up with a left that Mauti also avoids with ease.
Mauti lands a head kick!
Mauti scores with a kick to the body.
Kaennorsing throws a sloppy head kick and Mauti moves out of range easily.
Kaennorsing with a nice cross.
Kaennorsing checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mauti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mauti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaennorsing takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Mauti scores with a head kick. Kaennorsing tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mauti moves out of range as Kaennorsing strikes.
A head kick misses from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mauti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mauti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mauti tries a low kick but Kaennorsing avoids it.
Kaennorsing lands with a shot to the body.
Mauti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing misses the shot to the body.
Mauti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaennorsing will feel that in the morning.
Kaennorsing throws a low kick but Mauti avoids it.
Mauti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mauti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaennorsing moves out of range as Mauti throws a body kick.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Kaennorsing's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaennorsing duly obliges.
Mauti tried to score with a low kick but Kaennorsing checks it.
Kaennorsing walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mauti .
Kaennorsing wants to land a leg kick but Mauti is out of range.
Kaennorsing checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Kaennorsing swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mauti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kaennorsing digs a good hook to Mauti 's body.
Mauti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaennorsing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaennorsing digs a good hook to Mauti 's body.
Mauti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaennorsing's sensitive parts.
Kaennorsing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mauti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaennorsing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick there by Mauti .
Mauti moves out of range of the body kick from Kaennorsing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Mauti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaennorsing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mauti is able to avoid easily.
Kaennorsing blocks the body kick.
Mauti throws a head kick but Kaennorsing moves out of range.
Good work by Kaennorsing as he checks the leg kick.
Kaennorsing swinging wildly here.
Mauti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Kaennorsing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaennorsing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaennorsing takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaennorsing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaennorsing looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauti is just out of range.
Mauti misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaennorsing is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
Kaennorsing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mauti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaennorsing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauti moves away.
Kaennorsing avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Mauti throws a push kick but Kaennorsing slaps the foot to one side.
Kaennorsing wants to slow Mauti down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaennorsing is looking to wear down Mauti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mauti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mauti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaennorsing. That did some damage!
Mauti blocks a head kick by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaennorsing throws a solid leg kick but Mauti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaennorsing.
Mauti defending well as Kaennorsing loads up on a big left hand.
Kaennorsing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kaennorsing moves out of range of the body kick from Mauti .
Mauti throws a wild body kick that Kaennorsing sees coming a mile off.
Mauti lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaennorsing throws a body punch but Mauti moves out of range.
Kaennorsing throws a leg kick that misses.
Mauti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kaennorsing scores with a body shot.
Kaennorsing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaennorsing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaennorsing scores with a nice strike.
Kaennorsing takes a swing at Mauti 's ribcage but misses.
Kaennorsing throws a low kick but Mauti avoids it.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses.
Mauti tries a low kick but Kaennorsing avoids it.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti wants to slow Kaennorsing down by chopping away at his legs.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Mauti connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaennorsing jabs Mauti right on the nose. Mauti blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing tries a low kick but Mauti avoids it.
Mauti feints and then cracks Kaennorsing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaennorsing down.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses.
Kaennorsing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaennorsing throws a hook but Mauti avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Mauti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaennorsing lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaennorsing misses with a body shot
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mauti .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauti throws a solid leg kick but Kaennorsing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mauti .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mauti checks a leg kick.
Mauti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yokkao Kaennorsing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaennorsing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yokkao Kaennorsing!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yokkao Kaennorsing thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane's entrance music is Sweet Skunk blues. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
156 lbs
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24
165 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maritimus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maritimus lands a right hook to the body.
Bane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maritimus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bane's waist but Bane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maritimus off to one side.
Xavier Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maritimus throws a leg kick but Bane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bane is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maritimus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maritimus throws a shot from downtown. Bane moves away and avoids it.
Maritimus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bane throws a head kick but Maritimus moves out of range.
Bane connects with a high kick.
Maritimus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maritimus throws a hook but Bane avoids it easily.
Bane stuffs the takedown attempt from Maritimus. Maritimus gets slowly back to his feet.
Maritimus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane delivers a nice body kick.
Bane works the jab nicely.
Maritimus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritimus avoids the head kick by Bane.
Maritimus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maritimus blocks the body kick.
Maritimus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maritimus takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Maritimus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Bane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maritimus circles away.
Maritimus loads up on a big right hand but Bane slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Bane or perhaps it was just good defense by Maritimus which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Bane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maritimus throws a low kick but Bane moves out of range easily.
Maritimus throws a head kick that misses.
Bane tries to land a front kick but Maritimus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus avoids the head kick by Bane.
Bane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maritimus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maritimus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Bane as Maritimus shoots in.
Maritimus has a takedown stuffed.
Bane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane motions for Maritimus to come forward. Bane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maritimus needs to keep his hands up - Bane had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Maritimus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maritimus is fending him off so far but Bane persists. Nope, Maritimus circles away and we're back to standing.
Maritimus lands a slapping body shot.
Maritimus checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maritimus throws a wild body kick that Bane sees coming a mile off.
Bane cracks the inside of Maritimus's front leg.
Maritimus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bane gets a double leg takedown into Maritimus's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maritimus keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bane preventing the sweep.
Bane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bane throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bane trying to control but Maritimus is working from the bottom.
Bane postures up.
Bane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maritimus's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bane throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bane postures up and lands a big shot to Maritimus's brow.
Maritimus controlling Bane's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maritimus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that round.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maritimus.
Maritimus throws a hook but Bane blocks it.
Maritimus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bane can pounce on him.
Maritimus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maritimus throws a lazy right hand but Bane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maritimus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bane throws out a leg kick but Maritimus moves out of range and Bane only half commits.
Bane lands a jab-cross combination.
Bane throws a sloppy head kick and Maritimus moves out of range easily.
Bane wants to slow Maritimus down by chopping away at his legs.
Bane closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maritimus's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane is working Maritimus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Bane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maritimus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane is in close to Maritimus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maritimus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bane stands and throws Maritimus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maritimus regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bane's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Maritimus is not content to let Bane control the position.
Bane seems to be working for a kimura but Maritimus defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane is nestled in close to Maritimus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maritimus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bane is trying to control. Maritimus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maritimus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maritimus is looking for a sweep. Bane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane with the ground and pound but Maritimus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bane trying to control but Maritimus is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Xavier Bane just wasn't active enough.
Maritimus throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Bane misses
and Maritimus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane drops his hands momentarily and Maritimus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maritimus on his heels. He'll look to pass Maritimus's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritimus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maritimus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maritimus keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Bane throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maritimus is looking to sweep but instead, Bane has passed into half guard.
Bane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bane throws a leg kick that misses.
Maritimus lands a nice shot to the body.
Bane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maritimus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bane somewhat.
Maritimus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maritimus momentarily.
Xavier Bane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bane walks into a straight right hand from Maritimus.
Maritimus shoots in for a double leg but Bane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bane fails with a takedown attempt.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritimus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bane wants to slow Maritimus down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Maritimus misses.
Bane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maritimus circles away quickly and effectively.
Bane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maritimus's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Maritimus motions for Bane to come forward. Maritimus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maritimus avoids the head kick by Bane.
Bane throws a push kick but Maritimus slaps the foot to one side.
Bane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bane avoids the head kick by Maritimus.
Bane swings for the body but Maritimus moves out of range.
Bane lands a nice looking body kick.
Maritimus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bane wants to stand up but Maritimus is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane controls Maritimus momentarily but Maritimus frees himself.
Maritimus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maritimus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bane wants to stand and escape but Maritimus is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritimus trying to control but Bane is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ursus Maritimus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bane moves out of range as Maritimus strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maritimus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bane somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Bane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bane - that will leave a mark!
Bane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maritimus avoids it really well and circles away.
Bane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maritimus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bane stuffs the takedown attempt from Maritimus. Maritimus gets slowly back to his feet.
Maritimus lands a head kick!
Bane misses with an uppercut.
Ursus Maritimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Bane misses
and Maritimus counters with a straight right hand.
Bane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maritimus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Xavier Bane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bane trying to pass the guard but Maritimus defending well.
Bane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Xavier Bane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bane wants to control but Maritimus is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bane!
A very excited looking Xavier Bane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Maxim!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maxim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kafka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kafka throws a jab but it's blocked by Maxim.
Maxim needs to keep his hands up - Kafka had a free shot at his head there.
Kafka moves out of range of the body kick from Maxim.
A big left from Maxim misses.
Kafka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maxim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kafka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maxim's sensitive parts.
A big left from Maxim misses.
Maxim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kafka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maxim wants to land a leg kick but Kafka is out of range.
Kafka scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Maxim as he connects with a hook.
Kafka misses the shot to the body.
Kafka moves out of range as Maxim strikes.
Maxim has managed to clinch.
Kafka wants to take the fight to the mat but Maxim manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maxim misses with an elbow strike.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxim 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.
Maxim misses with a hook. Kafka ducked under it nicely.
Maxim misses with a low kick.
Kafka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maxim checks the leg kick.
Kafka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxim clobbers Kafka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kafka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxim manages to avoid it.
Maxim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kafka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxim was well out of range. Poor timing from Kafka.
A jab from Kafka finds it's way through Maxim's defenses.
Kafka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kafka throws a jab but it's blocked by Maxim.
Maxim is looking to score with low kicks.
Maxim misses with an uppercut.
Maxim misses with a lunging right hand
and Kafka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kafka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kafka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maxim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kafka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kafka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxim.
Kafka lands with an overhand left.
Kafka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxim.
Kafka connects with a body shot.
Maxim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maxim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kafka looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxim is just out of range.
Maxim cracks Kafka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maxim lands with a hook. Kafka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxim lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
Kafka takes a swing at Maxim's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim misses with an uppercut. Kafka saw that one coming.
Maxim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kafka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Kafka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kafka.
Maxim misses with an uppercut
letting Kafka counter with a right hand.
Maxim throws a hook to the side of Kafka's head but Kafka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maxim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kafka misses with a body kick.
Kafka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maxim's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxim is not content to let Kafka control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Kafka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka'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.
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kafka.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxim.
Maxim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kafka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kafka slips under a jab from Maxim.
Maxim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maxim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kafka lands with an overhand left.
Maxim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Maxim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kafka thumps Maxim with a low kick.
Kafka blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Kafka
and Maxim counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kafka scoring well with a low kick there.
Maxim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maxim misses with an uppercut. Kafka saw that one coming.
Kafka misses with a straight left.
Maxim avoids the body shot from Kafka.
Maxim sizes up Kafka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Kafka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maxim doesn't seem phased though.
Viktor Kafka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxim connects with an inside leg kick.
Maxim throws a lazy right hand but Kafka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christian Maxim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka throws a body punch but Maxim moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Maxim's corner calls for a 1-2. Maxim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maxim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christian Maxim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kafka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kafka thumps Maxim with a low kick.
Maxim walks into a stiff left hand from Kafka.
Maxim misses with a hook. Kafka ducked under it nicely.
Maxim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Kafka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Maxim finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kafka scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka misses with a body shot.
Kafka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maxim's hands.
Kafka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maxim moves away from the strike by Kafka.
Jab by Kafka.
Kafka slips under a jab from Maxim.
Kafka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maxim cracks a nice hook into Kafka's ribs.
Maxim wants to clinch.
Kafka connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Kafka coming out on top.
Maxim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kafka moves away.
Kafka catches Maxim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Maxim coming out on top.
Maxim checks a low kick from Kafka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kafka 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 Maxim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maxim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kafka throws a body punch but Maxim moves out of range.
Maxim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Kafka does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body. Maxim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kafka misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kafka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kafka scores with a jab to the body.
Maxim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Kafka.
It looks like Christian Maxim has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Kafka or perhaps it was just good defense by Maxim which made him look bad.
Kafka misses with a body shot.
Maxim ducks right into an uppercut from Kafka.
Maxim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kafka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maxim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxim lands a nice shot that snaps Kafka's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka throws a hook but Maxim avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Maxim moved away.
Kafka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kafka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maxim as he avoids it easily.
Maxim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kafka with a hook.
Kafka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kafka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Kafka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kafka.
Maxim misses with a straight right.
Kafka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maxim counters with a straight right hand.
Kafka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christian Maxim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Kafka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim misses with a hook. Kafka ducked under it nicely.
Kafka lands a slapping body shot.
Kafka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maxim misses with a low kick as Kafka jumps back.
Maxim stuns Kafka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kafka lands a nice shot to the body.
Kafka misses with a low kick.
Maxim looks to land a left hand but Kafka moved out of range nicely.
Kafka lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim throws a jab when Kafka was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kafka.
Kafka lands a leg kick that knocks Maxim off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Kafka.
Kafka misses with a low kick as Maxim jumps back.
Maxim looks to land a right hand but Kafka moved out of range.
Maxim swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Maxim walks into a straight right hand from Kafka.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kafka.
Maxim digs a good body shot into Kafka's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throws a hook but Maxim blocks it.
Maxim moves out of range of the body kick.
Maxim clobbers Kafka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
Kafka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maxim under the eye.
Maxim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kafka.
Maxim motions for Kafka to come forward. Maxim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka shoots for a takedown but Maxim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maxim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kafka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maxim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Maxim.
I think Kafka 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrone has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patrone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patrone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samani has time to react.
Patrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrone scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samani scores with a takedown into Patrone's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samani trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Patrone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani throwing strikes from guard but Patrone blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samani looking to pass the guard.
Patrone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patrone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani looking to pass the guard.
Patrone wants to stand up but Samani is controlling him.
Samani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samani being controlled here momentarily.
Samani tries to free his leg and advance position but Patrone is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani is in close to Patrone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrone, not yet.
Patrone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samani manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Samani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patrone's guard.
Patrone wants to sweep here but Samani controlling him for the moment.
Samani distracts Patrone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Samani postures up in Patrone's guard and throws a big left but Patrone blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samani tries to free his leg and advance position but Patrone is retaining full guard.
Patrone wants to sweep here but Samani controlling him for the moment.
Samani scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samani passes Patrone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrone is looking to improve his position.
Samani wants to control but Patrone is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rostam Samani will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samani lands with an overhand left.
Patrone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patrone somewhat.
Samani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patrone thows a body shot but no joy.
Patrone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samani thows a body kick. Patrone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani avoids the body shot from Patrone.
Patrone lands a really nice looking cross but Samani seems unphased.
Patrone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Patrone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samani is keeping the position for now.
Samani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patrone wants to control from the top but Samani keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samani is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rostam Samani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samani sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patrone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Patrone struggling a bit here.
Samani is looking to take a break and control but Patrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Samani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Samani working the ground and pound.
Samani lands a nice forearm strike.
Patrone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Samani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrone takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Samani cracks Patrone with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Patrone is rocked!
Samani scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Patrone is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Samani can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rostam Samani!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rostam Samani thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houellebecq comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brownstone. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Houellebecq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houellebecq moves away.
Houellebecq slips a straight right by Jones.
Houellebecq closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jones quickly recovers to half guard.
Houellebecq lands strikes from half guard.
Houellebecq prevents Jones from improving his position.
Houellebecq trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Houellebecq is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Houellebecq has control of the leg.
Houellebecq missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is staying active underneath Houellebecq, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Houellebecq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Houellebecq throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Houellebecq wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones wants to control but Houellebecq is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq scores with a leg kick.
Jones lunges at Houellebecq with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Houellebecq's hand.
Houellebecq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Houellebecq gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houellebecq trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Houellebecq throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Houellebecq's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Houellebecq keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houellebecq swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Houellebecq manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Houellebecq with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Houellebecq working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houellebecq tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Houellebecq raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houellebecq pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that round.
That's time! Houellebecq's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Houellebecq dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Houellebecq staying out of range there.
Houellebecq slips a jab from Jones.
Houellebecq misses with a looping right.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Houellebecq scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a hook but Houellebecq blocks it.
Houellebecq misses with a hook.
Houellebecq smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Houellebecq drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Houellebecq slips under a jab.
Houellebecq drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Houellebecq.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Houellebecq scores with a kick to the body.
Jones checks a low kick from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Houellebecq.
Nice shot lands for Houellebecq.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houellebecq.
Jones gets caught napping as Houellebecq dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Houellebecqis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Houellebecq wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones trying to control the action but Houellebecq is working from the bottom.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Houellebecq controlling the position for now.
Jones blocks the strikes from Houellebecq.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Gegard Houellebecq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Houellebecq works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones trying to control but Houellebecq is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jupiter Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Houellebecq.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houellebecq throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houellebecq jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houellebecq sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Houellebecq is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houellebecq sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Houellebecq misses with a body kick.
Houellebecq loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Houellebecq jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Houellebecq connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houellebecq is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Houellebecq, as that shot connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Houellebecq - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Houellebecq. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Houellebecq to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Houellebecq's head but Houellebecq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gegard Houellebecq is winning the standup battle so far.
Houellebecq goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Houellebecq lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Houellebecq looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Houellebecq.
Houellebecq scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Houellebecq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Houellebecq moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Houellebecq misses.
Houellebecq thumps Jones with a low kick.
Houellebecq gets a clinch.
Houellebecq gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Houellebecq looking to slow down the pace here.
Houellebecq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Houellebecq.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Houellebecq swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houellebecq lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The referee calls for Houellebecq to work.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Houellebecq has the dominant position.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jupiter Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq checks a low kick from Jones.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones defending well as Houellebecq loads up on a big left hand.
Houellebecq punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houellebecq throws a body kick that misses.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Houellebecq.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Houellebecq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones blocks a head kick by Houellebecq.
Gegard Houellebecq is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq connects with a high kick.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands a nice looking body kick.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Houellebecq lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Houellebecq goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Houellebecq buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Houellebecq throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houellebecq connects with a single shot there.
Jones 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Houellebecq's head but Houellebecq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Houellebecq checks it.
Houellebecq shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Houellebecq defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Houellebecq counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Houellebecq ducks down to avoid it.
Houellebecq throws a nice head kick!
Houellebecq is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
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.
Houellebecq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Houellebecq connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Houellebecq showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Houellebecq has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Houellebecq!
Gegard Houellebecq thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Mansurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toma Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansurov comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Impossible Brutality. Toma Takahara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihail Mansurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toma Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mansurov lands a jab to Takahara's midsection.
Mansurov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mansurov showed some decent athleticism there.
Takahara tries to get to full guard but Mansurov has control of the leg.
Mansurov wants to take a breather but Takahara is having none of it.
Mansurov throwing shots but Takahara is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mansurov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mansurov is pushing down on Takahara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takahara is fighting to maintain full guard but Mansurov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mansurov is trying to control the action in half guard but Takahara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mansurov is thwarting Takahara's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara manages to get to full guard.
Mansurov preventing the sweep.
Mansurov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mansurov tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahara is retaining full guard.
Takahara controls Mansurov momentarily but Mansurov frees himself.
Takahara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mansurov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takahara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mansurov throwing strikes but missing.
Mansurov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mansurov tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahara is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mansurov is one step ahead there.
Mansurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takahara trying to keep a closed guard but Mansurov is proving a slippery customer.
Mansurov wants to control from the top but Takahara keeps moving.
Takahara seems keen to control Mansurov's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Toma Takahara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takahara misses with a body kick.
Mansurov misses with a wild body shot.
Mansurov tries to clinch but Takahara moves away
and Takahara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toma Takahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansurov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takahara on the side of the head.
Mihail Mansurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahara lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahara - that will leave a mark!
Mansurov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mansurov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahara's waist but Takahara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mansurov off to one side.
Takahara avoids the body shot from Mansurov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mansurov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mansurov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahara was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansurov.
Takahara looks for the body kick but Mansurov saw that one coming.
Mansurov tried to score with a low kick but Takahara checks it.
Mansurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahara moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahara.
Takahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Mansurov coming out on top.
Takahara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takahara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Takahara avoids the body shot from Mansurov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov is looking to clinch.
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansurov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mansurov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mansurov misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahara thumps Mansurov with a low kick.
Takahara throws a body kick that misses.
Mansurov avoids a kick to the body.
Takahara stalks Mansurov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mansurov's face. Mansurov staggers backwards, shaken.
Mansurov throws a solid leg kick but Takahara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mansurov.
Mansurov misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara throws a low kick, looking for Mansurov's leg but Mansurov calmly moves out of range.
Takahara defending well as Mansurov loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Takahara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toma Takahara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mansurov throws a jab when Takahara was well out of range.
Mansurov moves to clinch but Takahara breaks away
and Takahara counters with a two punch combo.
Mansurov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahara misses with a leg kick.
Takahara slips under a jab from Mansurov.
Takahara swats away the attempt to clinch by Mansurov.
Mansurov misses with a hook
and Takahara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takahara slips a straight right by Mansurov.
Mansurov tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahara scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahara leaves Mansurov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mansurov.
Mansurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahara moves away.
Takahara throws a head kick but Mansurov moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Takahara.
Mansurov throws an overhand right that lands on Takahara's shoulder, as Takahara tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Takahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansurov walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Mansurov.
Mansurov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takahara blocks a jab.
Mansurov blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahara lands a head kick. Mansurov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansurov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toma Takahara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Takahara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mansurov doesn't seem phased though.
Mansurov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahara has time to react.
Takahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mansurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mansurov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Takahara.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mansurov lands a head shot.
Mansurov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mansurov misses with a low kick.
Takahara moves out of range of the strikes.
Mansurov misses with a hook. Takahara ducked under it nicely.
Takahara looks to land a left hand but Mansurov moved out of range nicely.
Takahara lands a leg kick that knocks Mansurov off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mansurov misses.
Takahara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mansurov.
Mansurov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Mansurov misses.
Takahara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mansurov looks to throw the jab but Takahara is out of range.
Mansurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahara moves away.
Mansurov misses with a straight right.
Mansurov blocks a low kick nicely.
Mansurov throws out a loose jab but Takahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansurov lands with a straight right. Takahara didn't see that one coming.
Mansurov throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahara.
Takahara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mansurov tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahara scores with a jab. Mansurov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mansurov misses with a wild body shot.
Mansurov throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mansurov.
A good leg kick by Takahara.
Mansurov throws a hook but Takahara avoids it easily.
Mansurov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takahara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mansurov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mansurov is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mansurov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mansurov looks to clinch but Takahara throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mansurov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Toma Takahara!
An out of breath and clearly excited Toma Takahara thanked FinnSubs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. A fine choice. Mercer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a left and a right that stings Vee.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer digs a good hook to Vee's body.
Mercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercer slips a jab from Vee.
Mercer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vee back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mercer does it's job there.
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercer.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer checks a low kick from Vee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Vee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercer doesn't seem phased though.
Vee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vee.
Vee has managed to clinch.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Vee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercer is defending well for now.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vee lands a right hand.
Mercer stops a takedown attempt from Vee.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Mercer trying to land knees to the body.
Vee blocking some punches.
Mercer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer is trying to break the clinch but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mercer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vee or not.
Mercer wants to break free but Vee has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee goes for a takedown attempt but Mercer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tesco Vee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vee scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
Mercer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vee misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Vee as he connects with a hook.
Vee scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
Vee takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer defending well as Vee loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vee is defended easily by Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee scores with a jab. Mercer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer avoids the elbow strike from Vee, against the cage.
Vee working aggressively here.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee blocks an elbow strike from Mercer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Vee.
Mercer lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clay Mercer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Vee misses with a straight right.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vee.
Mercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Vee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercer sprawls well initially but Vee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mercer is doing well to control the position and prevent Vee from advancing to side control.
Vee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercer defending well though.
Vee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vee is looking to advance position but Mercer won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee trying to advance position but Mercer counters by regaining guard.
Mercer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vee looking to pass the guard.
Vee wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Vee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mercer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercer prevents Vee from improving his position.
Mercer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer stands up out of the half guard.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a leg kick
letting Vee counter with a right hand.
Mercer stuffs the takedown attempt from Vee. Vee gets slowly back to his feet.
Vee works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Vee moves out of range.
Mercer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Vee throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Mercer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vee cracks Mercer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Mercer fakes the leg kick and cracks Vee in the body.
Vee misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Vee misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Vee.
Vee with a jab.
Vee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer clinches with his opponent.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vee or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer is trying to break free.
Mercer gets underhooks to prevent Vee's takedown attempt.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vee throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesco Vee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Mercer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clay Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Vee.
Mercer cracks Vee with a good jab.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Vee shoots in.
Tesco Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vee misses with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a left to the body.
Vee looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Vee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Vee wants to pass the guard but Mercer is keeping the position.
Mercer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vee controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vee looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer stands up from Vee's guard - Mercer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vee misses with a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a head kick.
Vee doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Mercer cracks Vee with an open hand slap.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
Vee misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer throws a low kick, looking for Vee's leg but Vee calmly moves out of range.
Mercer rushes Vee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tesco Vee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vee lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Mercer avoiding damage as Vee throws knees to the body.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Clay Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vee just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a leg kick.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Vee scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercer slips under a jab from Vee.
Mercer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.
Vee misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vee dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vee's calf.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Mercer pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vee.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Vee avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Vee instigates a clinch.
Vee looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee blocking some punches.
Tesco Vee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clay Mercer.
I think Vee 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesco Vee!
A victorious Tesco Vee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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