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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Soldier. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Game!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meduza throws out the jab.
Game blocks a low kick nicely.
Meduza moves out of range as Game strikes.
Meduza misses with a wild body shot.
Meduza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meduza connects with a single shot there.
Meduza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meduza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meduza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Game on his heels. He'll look to pass Game's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Meduza is looking to work some ground and pound but Game has wrist control.
Game tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.
Game pulls Meduza in close to prevent any damage.
Game's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nick Game has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Meduza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Game. Game circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meduza scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Games jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Game takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Meduza lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meduza connects with an inside leg kick.
Meduza throws a hook but Game avoids it easily.
Meduza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meduza misses with an uppercut
and Game counters with a nice uppercut.
Meduza cracks the inside of Game's front leg.
Game blocks a head kick by Meduza.
Meduza throws a low kick but Game moves out of range easily.
Meduza lands a nice shot that snaps Game's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meduza lands with a cross.
Game is rocked!
Game blocks a jab.
Game is still on wobbly legs! Can Meduza finish him?
Meduza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meduza pounces like a tiger and cracks Game with a vicious hook! Game is down but not out! Meduza follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fredrik Meduza!
Fredrik Meduza was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Radioactive. Stig Helmer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stig Helmer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miodek misses with a hook
and Helmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
Helmer moves out of range of the body kick.
Miodek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miodek looks to throw the jab but Helmer is out of range.
Helmer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miodek is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miodek darts in and clinches Helmer up against the cage.
Miodek misses with a body punch.
Miodek stalling the fight.
Miodek throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Miodek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miodek prevents Helmer from breaking the clinch.
Helmer tries to break the clinch but Miodek is controlling the position.
Miodek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Helmer is keeping busy.
Miodek misses with some punches.
Miodek tries to work over Helmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helmer breaks the clinch.
Helmer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek dips to his left and cracks Helmer with an uppercut!
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Helmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miodek.
Miodek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Helmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helmer fails with the takedown
and Helmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helmer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miodek steps into range and cracks Helmer with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Helmer flops backwards and Miodek dives into his guard looking to finish!
Helmer is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miodek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miodek trying to control the position from guard on top but Helmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Helmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Miodek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miodek trying to control but Helmer is working from the bottom.
Helmer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miodek is aware though and is defending well.
Miodek landing some decent shots from guard.
Miodek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Helmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miodek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miodek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmer keeping moving, preventing Miodek from controlling successfully.
Helmer is trying to control the position but Miodek postures up.
Miodek preventing the sweep.
Helmer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miodek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Helmer keeping moving, preventing Miodek from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Samson Miodek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Helmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miodek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miodek scores with a shot to the body.
Miodek throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Helmer tumbling to the canvas!
That has opened up Stig Helmer's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miodek trying to control but Helmer is working from the bottom.
Miodek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miodek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miodek throws a big right hand that misses.
Miodek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helmer is pulling down on Miodek's head to control his posture.
Miodek showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miodek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miodek passes into half guard.
Miodek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helmer is looking for a sweep. Miodek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miodek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Miodek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miodek shoots in and bounces Helmer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miodek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helmer is keeping the position for now.
Miodek trying to control but Helmer is working from the bottom.
Miodek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helmer is keeping the position for now.
Helmer trying to control the position.
Samson Miodek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miodek throws an elbow that misses. Helmer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miodek's guard. Nice move by Helmer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helmer throws a big elbow that misses.
Miodek looking to control.
Helmer throwing strikes but missing.
Miodek is trying to control the position but Helmer postures up.
Helmer lands a couple of digs.
Miodek looking for a sweep. Not yet Miodek, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek is trying to keep Helmer in close.
Miodek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helmer is aware though and is defending well.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miodek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Helmer defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helmer is in close to Miodek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miodek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Helmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Helmer prevents Miodek from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miodek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helmer pushes down on Miodek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Helmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helmer throwing shots but Miodek is blocking nicely.
Miodek is trying to get back to full guard.
Helmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miodek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miodek is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Helmer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miodek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Helmer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miodek defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miodek gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stig Helmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Miodek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Helmer misses the jab.
Helmer rushes Miodek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miodek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miodek lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Helmer is not content to let Miodek control the position.
Miodek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helmer's head.
Miodek is thwarting Helmer's attempts to control the position.
Miodek stalling away here and it's allowed Helmer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Miodek sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmer has control of Miodek's left arm, preventing Miodek from doing any damage.
Miodek stays in close to Helmer's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Samson Miodek wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Helmer ducks under a wild hook from Miodek.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helmer.
Miodek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmer.
Helmer clinches up with Miodek and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek misses with a punch to the body.
Helmer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miodek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miodek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Helmer lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Helmer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miodek can't fight it off and eventually Helmer manages to take the fight to the floor. Miodek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miodek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Helmer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Helmer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miodek is trying to keep Helmer in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek 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.
Helmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miodek is adopting a defensive guard.
Miodek trying to keep a closed guard but Helmer is proving a slippery customer.
Helmer lands a couple of elbows.
Miodek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helmer.
Miodek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Helmer is pushing down on Miodek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miodek is fighting to maintain full guard but Helmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miodek gets back to full guard.
Helmer wants to pass the guard but Miodek is keeping the position.
Miodek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helmer is one step ahead there.
Helmer being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helmer throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samson Miodek.
Well Miodek 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Miodek!
A relieved looking Samson Miodek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up and Fight. Ruut has chosen Taree - Soundgarden as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Louis counters with a big head kick but Ruut shrugs it off.
Ruut lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Ruut.
Louis scores with a body shot.
Ruut stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis thuds a left hand into Ruut's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruut shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Louis.
Louis throws a series of punches but Ruut moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruut has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis avoids the body shot from Ruut.
Ruut misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ruut crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Louis - the referee stops the clock and Ruut gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Louis. Ruut manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Ruut's defenses.
Louis slips under a jab.
Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Louis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruut needs to keep his hands up - Louis had a free shot at his head there.
Louis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Ruut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruut counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruut seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut seems to be working for a kimura but Louis defends the submission attempt.
Louis wants to get back to his feet.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruut is working away from the top position though.
Ruut is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ruut passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruut working for a guillotine from mount but Louis is in no mood to give up.
Louis wants to control but Ruut is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut looking to control but Louis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruut jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Louis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Louis and Ruut has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Louis is not content to let Ruut control the position.
Ruut goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Louis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruut but great work by Louis.
Ruut is trying to escape the position but Louis is controlling the position.
Louis wants to control but Ruut is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Louis trying to control from Ruut's half guard. Ruut has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Louis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from Louis misses
and Ruut counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ruut cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruut manages to avoid it.
Louis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruut at a distance.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis scores with a body shot.
Louis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruut decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Louis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruut tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis is trying to control the position but Ruut postures up.
Louis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruut on the ground.
Louis keeping full guard, as Ruut tries to pass.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Ruut from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruut jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruut sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Louis's guard.
Louis scores with a few weak punches.
Ruut wants to pass the guard but Louis is defending well.
Louis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruut's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruut's back!
Gim Ruut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruut can't escape the position.
Ruut is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Louis.
Louis struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is in bad spot here.
A lull in the action here.
Louis is trying to stick to Ruut's back but Ruut is turning into Louis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Louis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ruut.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Ruut from controlling successfully.
Louis looking for a sweep. Not yet Louis, not yet.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Ruut from controlling successfully.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruut is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to stand and escape but Ruut is having none of it.
Ruut wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gim Ruut hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruut slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Louis as Ruut shoots in.
Martin Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Ruut avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruut controls his hands.
Ruut is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut tries to pull guard but Louis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gim Ruut.
Louis misses with the head strike.
Ruut wants a takedown but no success here.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis is working Ruut over against the cage.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruut's elbow.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Ruut controls the action.
Louis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Louis is pressed up against the cage. Ruut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Louis down to the mat. Louis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Ruut counters with a shoot takedown. Louis fights it but they end up in guard.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruut's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Louis wants to sweep here but Ruut controlling him for the moment.
Ruut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gim Ruut will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ruut lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Ruut moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louis swings for the body but Ruut moves out of range.
Louis thumps Ruut with a low kick.
Ruut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice shot lands for Ruut.
Ruut tries to clinch up.
Louis tries to clinch up.
Ruut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Ruut swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Louis.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis misses with a combination
and Ruut counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ruut works his foot free and advances to mount.
Louis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Ruut has control of the leg.
Ruut seems to be working for a kimura but Louis defends the submission attempt.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Ruut has control of the leg.
Ruut is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Louis has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is thwarting Louis's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruut is stalling in the full guard.
Ruut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis is trying to control the position but Ruut postures up.
Ruut preventing the sweep.
Ruut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Louis connects with a jab.
Ruut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Ruut bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Louis's head.
Ruut tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
Ruut throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Ruut swings for the body but Louis moves out of range.
Ruut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louis.
Ruut tries a body shot but Louis blocks it.
Ruut is trying to pull guard but Louis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ruut fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruut jumps guard but Louis stands there with Ruut around his waist. Ruut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gim Ruut.
Ruut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruut prevents a body shot from Louis.
Ruut prevents a body shot from Louis.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruut goes for a takedown attempt but Louis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louis forces Ruut back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Louis.
I think Louis 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bukovsky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc. Rakhmanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian national anthem. Mikhail Rakhmanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garrett Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rakhmanov checks a leg kick.
Rakhmanov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bukovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakhmanov throws out the jab.
Bukovsky is looking to clinch but Rakhmanov is avoiding it.
Rakhmanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bukovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukovsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rakhmanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bukovsky is able to avoid easily.
Bukovsky tries a low kick but Rakhmanov avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rakhmanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rakhmanov scores with a nice right hand.
Rakhmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukovsky manages to avoid it.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rakhmanov slips a straight right by Bukovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bukovsky moves out of range as Rakhmanov strikes.
Bukovsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rakhmanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Rakhmanov looking to throw knees to the head but Bukovsky is blocking nicely.
Bukovsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bukovsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rakhmanov misses with a body punch.
Bukovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rakhmanov fails to pull guard.
Bukovsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rakhmanov wants to stall.
Bukovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rakhmanov tries to circle away but Bukovsky has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bukovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Rakhmanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov looking to stall.
Rakhmanov blocking some punches.
Rakhmanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bukovsky after a bit of a struggle.
Bukovsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakhmanov lands a shoulder strike.
Bukovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Bukovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bukovsky as Rakhmanov tries to tie him up.
Bukovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Rakhmanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukovsky controls his hands.
Bukovsky misses with the head strike.
Bukovsky gets through Rakhmanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov tries to throw a body punch but Bukovsky avoids it by throwing Rakhmanov back against the cage.
Bukovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rakhmanov misses with a knee strike.
Bukovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakhmanovs head.
Bukovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky blocks a body shot from Rakhmanov.
Bukovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Rakhmanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bukovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rakhmanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Bukovsky.
Rakhmanov looks winded!
A short right from Bukovsky on the inside.
Bukovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Bukovsky tries a body shot but Rakhmanov blocks it.
Bukovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakhmanovs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bukovsky.
Rakhmanov misses with the head strike.
Bukovsky pushes Rakhmanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bukovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rakhmanov working hard to break the clinch.
Bukovsky prevents a body shot from Rakhmanov.
Bukovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Bukovsky tries to throw a body punch but Rakhmanov avoids it by throwing Bukovsky back against the cage.
Bukovsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bukovsky digs a right hand underneath Rakhmanov's ribcage. Rakhmanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bukovsky blocks an uppercut.
Bukovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Rakhmanov misses with the head strike.
Bukovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Rakhmanov.
Bukovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Rakhmanov looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Bukovsky.
A nice left hand lands by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky avoiding damage as Rakhmanov throws knees to the body.
Rakhmanov blocks a body shot from Bukovsky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky blocks an uppercut.
Bukovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Rakhmanov.
Bukovsky lands a left hand.
Bukovsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bukovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakhmanovs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Bukovsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses with a low kick.
Garrett Bukovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakhmanov throws out the jab.
Bukovsky throws a lazy uppercut
so Rakhmanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rakhmanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rakhmanov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bukovsky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bukovsky has escaped and now he's on top!
Rakhmanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rakhmanov, not yet.
Rakhmanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rakhmanov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky stopping the sweep attempt from Rakhmanov.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rakhmanov is on top in guard.
Rakhmanov trying to control but Bukovsky is working from the bottom.
Bukovsky keeping full guard, as Rakhmanov tries to pass.
Rakhmanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bukovsky controlling his opponent.
Bukovsky looking to control but Rakhmanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakhmanov is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky avoids the attempt from Rakhmanov to control.
Rakhmanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bukovsky wants to control the pace but Rakhmanov is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakhmanov tries to reverse the position but Bukovsky maintains control.
Bukovsky wants to control the pace but Rakhmanov is squirming around nicely.
Rakhmanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakhmanov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Rakhmanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bukovsky.
A bone on bone clash there as Bukovsky blocks the leg kick.
Rakhmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukovsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Rakhmanov does no damage.
Bukovsky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bukovsky won't be happy with that.
Rakhmanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bukovsky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakhmanov throwing strikes but Bukovsky manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rakhmanov is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov keeps trying to improve his position.
Bukovsky stands up.
Bukovsky throws a low kick but Rakhmanov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov scores with a jab. Bukovsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bukovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Rakhmanov off balance momentarily.
Rakhmanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rakhmanov scores with a jab.
Rakhmanov looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.
Rakhmanov looks to throw the jab but Bukovsky is out of range.
Bukovsky throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukovsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rakhmanov checks it well.
Bukovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bukovsky misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bukovsky.
Rakhmanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bukovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bukovsky.
Bukovsky misses the shot to the body.
Rakhmanov throws a body kick that misses.
Donk. Rakhmanov catches Bukovsky right on the button with a cross.
Rakhmanov misses with a kick to the body.
Bukovsky throws the kick towards the body but Rakhmanov avoids it.
Bukovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukovsky scores with a push kick.
Bukovsky throws a solid leg kick but Rakhmanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bukovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakhmanov throws a hook to the side of Bukovsky's head but Bukovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rakhmanov takes a swing at Bukovsky's ribcage but misses.
Bukovsky throws a leg kick but Rakhmanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bukovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rakhmanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bukovsky scrambles back to his feet.
Bukovsky feints and then cracks Rakhmanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rakhmanov down.
Bukovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakhmanov misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukovsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bukovsky misses the jab.
Garrett Bukovsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakhmanov fails with the takedown
and Bukovsky counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bukovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bukovsky 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Bukovsky!
An intense looking Garrett Bukovsky took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I was fucking forced to take the fight two weeks after claiming the belt. Fuck you all, I'm going on 5 weeks vacations. Don't send me any fight offer until fuckin' May.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by The Offspring - All i Want. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Seia. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lynch.
Seia's corner calls for a 1-2. Seia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
Lynch throws an overhand right that lands on Seia's shoulder, as Seia tries to avoid the shot.
Seia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seia. That did some damage!
Seia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lynch counters with a low kick, right behind Seia 's knee.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Seia moves away and avoids it.
Seia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Seia missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynch goes for a double leg but Seia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seia continues to drive forward.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seia working aggressively here.
Seia blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynch successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lynch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lynch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Seia passes into side control.
Lynch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lynch is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lynch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been informed that Lynch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eric Lynch.
Lynch gets a double leg takedown into Seia's guard.
Seia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lynch is one step ahead there.
Lynch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lynch wants to pass the guard but Seia is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Seia.
Seia misses with a wild body shot.
Seia throws a jab when Lynch was well out of range.
Lynch misses with a head kick.
A big left from Seia misses.
A jab lands there for Lynch.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seia blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seia.
Seia cracks Lynch with a good jab.
Seia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seia throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Lynch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seia's guard.
Seia keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lynch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seia dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Lynch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seia, right into the meat.
Seia throws a lazy right hand but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Lynch catches Seia right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch misses with a leg kick.
Eric Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Seia saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Seia gets caught flat footed, as Lynch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lynch pushes down on Seia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lynch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seia defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seia is staying active underneath Lynch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seia is looking to improve his position.
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seia keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lynch trying to control but Seia is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Seia wants to stand up but Lynch is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lynch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lynch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seia tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Seia misses with an uppercut.
Seia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynch.
Seia gets a clinch.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Seia's ribcage. Seia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Lynch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seia or not.
Seia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch slowing the pace effectively.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch scores with a shot to the side of Seia's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
Lynch blocks a body shot from Seia.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lynch looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seia misses with the head strike.
Seia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seia works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Seia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lynch leaning against his opponent.
Kelemi Seia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seia blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Seia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynch avoiding damage.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch lands a body punch.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
Seia scores with a shoulder strike.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Eric Lynch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Seia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia misses with some punches.
Seia misses with some punches.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Lynch blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
Lynch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia misses with a punch on the inside.
Lynch lands with a short shot to the head.
Seia working aggressively here.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seia working aggressively here.
Seia misses with some punches.
Lynch misses with a body punch.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seia.
Lynch is trying to trip Seia. He has hold of a leg but Seia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lynch persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Seia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lynch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lynch!
Eric Lynch took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Krav. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannetosen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mannetosen scores with a three punch combo!
Mannetosen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mannetosen should have avoided that one.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Mannetosen back into the cage.
Mannetosen managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Mannetosen 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Mannetosen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson stalls.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Mannetosen throws a head punch that misses.
Mannetosen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mannetosen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannetosen avoids it.
Mannetosen lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Mannetosen dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Mannetosen misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Mannetosen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Mannetosen 's eye.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mannetosen blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Mannetosen can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mannetosen as Jackson tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mannetosen's defenses.
It looks like Manny Mannetosen has been cut.
A short right from Mannetosen on the inside.
Mannetosen blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mannetosen.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Mannetosen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mannetosen thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannetosen shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mannetosen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Mannetosen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson throws a low kick but Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Manny Mannetosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Mannetosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mannetosen has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mannetosen working aggressively here.
Mannetosen is trying to pull guard but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson avoiding damage as Mannetosen throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Mannetosen lands a right hand.
Mannetosen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Mannetosen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannetosen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mannetosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson slips a jab from Mannetosen.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Mannetosen moved away.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mannetosen's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mannetosen throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Mannetosen only half commits.
Jackson throws a push kick but Mannetosen slaps the foot to one side.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manny Mannetosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mannetosen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannetosen misses the target.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mannetosen lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mannetosen's sensitive parts.
Mannetosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Mannetosen settles back down.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Mannetosen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Mannetosen down.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Mannetosen's defenses.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannetosen tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mannetosen blocks the leg kick.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Mannetosen tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Mannetosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mannetosen. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Mannetosen walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mannetosen works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannetosen throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Mannetosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mannetosen throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mannetosen.
A swing and a miss from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannetosen manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Mannetosen with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Mannetosen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mannetosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mannetosen throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Mannetosen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mannetosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannetosen closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mannetosen up against the cage.
Mannetosen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Mannetosen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson pushes Mannetosen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannetosen's elbow.
Mannetosen avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Mannetosen in his tracks for a moment.
Mac Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Mannetosen improves position.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mannetosen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson digs a right hand into Mannetosen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mannetosen's gas tank.
Jackson avoiding damage as Mannetosen throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mannetosen blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Mannetosen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Mannetosen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Mannetosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Mannetosen misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mannetosen.
Jackson tries a body shot but Mannetosen blocks it.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mannetosen avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Mannetosen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mannetosen misses with a body punch.
Mannetosen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mannetosen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Mannetosen.
Jackson defending well as Mannetosen loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mannetosen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Mannetosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mannetosen throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Mannetosen is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mannetosen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mannetosen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannetosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mannetosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannetosen.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannetosen moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mannetosen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manny Mannetosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannetosen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mac Jackson.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
Mac Jackson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Fergie - Party People . Dean Winchester has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cardio Machine's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Winchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winchester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winchester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machine under the eye.
Machine misses with a hook
and Winchester counters with a solid body kick.
Winchester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winchester moves into the clinch.
Machine lands a hook that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machine.
The referee calls for Winchester to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winchester throws an elbow but misses.
Winchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winchester lands with a right to the head.
Winchester lands with a light punch inside.
Machine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Machine is trying to control the position but Winchester postures up.
Winchester sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Machine's guard.
Machine wants to improve his position but Winchester is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winchester not doing much here.
Winchester slips a nice elbow through Machine's hands, connecting with Machine's forehead.
Machine wants to get back to full guard.
Machine is not content to let Winchester control the position.
Machine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winchester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winchester's back!
Machine throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Machine is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Winchester is defending well though. Machine let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Machine's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine is trying to stick to Winchester's back but Winchester is turning into Machine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Machine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Winchester.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester cracks Machine with a solid left hand.
Winchester controls from within his opponent's guard.
Machine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winchester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machine looking for a sweep. Not yet Machine, not yet.
Winchester stands and throws Machine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Machine's face as Winchester controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester grinds an elbow into Machine's temple.
Machine is looking for a sweep.
Winchester landing strikes.
Winchester is working Machine over with some ground and pound from side control.
Winchester moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Winchester cracks Machine with a big right hand but Machine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Machine is rocked!
Machine is trying to get back to half guard.
Winchester working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Machine can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Winchester stalls from top position.
Winchester working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Machine looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Winchester turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Within Temptation - Whole World Is Watching. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykloni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
Sykloni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar. Sykloni shrugs it off though.
Sykloni misses with an uppercut.
Sykloni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Escobar wants to slow Sykloni down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sykloni is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar thumps Sykloni with a low kick.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a jab to Sykloni's midsection.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Escobar tries to work over Sykloni's front leg with a kick but Sykloni checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sykloni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sykloni doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Sykloni moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Sykloni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sykloni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a head kick but Sykloni moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sykloni.
Escobar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar with a jab.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Sykloni moves away and avoids it.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Sykloni moved out of range.
Sykloni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sykloni.
Sykloni walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykloni's calf.
Sykloni looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sykloni needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykloni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sykloni throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykloni working for a triangle but Escobar defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykloni working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Sykloni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Sykloni.
Sami Sykloni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sykloni checks a low kick from Escobar.
Sykloni throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Sykloni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Sykloni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar on the side of the head.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Sykloni moved away.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykloni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Sykloni settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sykloni checks a low kick from Escobar.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykloni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Escobar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Escobar defending against the ground and pound.
Escobar keeps Sykloni under control for a moment.
Escobar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Sykloni is controlling well.
Sykloni trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
Sykloni throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Escobar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sykloni throws an elbow that misses. Escobar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sykloni's guard. Nice move by Escobar!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sykloni has his foot on Escobar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sykloni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykloni. Sykloni obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses
and Sykloni counters with a single leg into guard. Escobar didn't expect that.
Sykloni distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykloni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sami Sykloni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sykloni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sykloni trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sykloni throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Escobar controls the pace.
Sykloni keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar wants to stand but Sykloni is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sykloni trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sami Sykloni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykloni throws out the jab.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Sykloni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Escobar is refusing to be controlled, as Sykloni sits in half guard.
Escobar is trying to stand back up but Sykloni is controlling him
Sykloni misses with a head shot. Escobar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sykloni is fighting to break Escobar's control of his arms but Escobar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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!
Sykloni throws an elbow that misses. Escobar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sykloni's guard. Nice move by Escobar!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni 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.
Sykloni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar won't allow Sykloni to sweep him here.
Sykloni seems keen to control Escobar's posture.
Sykloni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sykloni working a defensive guard but Escobar passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni is trying to get back to full guard.
Escobar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Escobar content to control rather than advance.
Escobar prevents Sykloni from improving his position.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Sykloni is defending well.
Sykloni works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sykloni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo Escobar.
A big left from Escobar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Sykloni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Escobar won't be happy with that.
Escobar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
Sykloni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sykloni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escobar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but Sykloni is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sykloni performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sykloni thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Sykloni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sykloni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sykloni!
Sami Sykloni decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro throws a leg kick
and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Helgi.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Akihiro's head.
Helgi lands a right hand.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akihiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Akihiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Akihiro avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
A short right from Helgi.
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!
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Helgi tries to work over Akihiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Akihiro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akihiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Akihiro avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
Helgi gets through Akihiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helgi tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Helgi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Akihiro lands a shoulder strike.
Akihiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Akihiro tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Akihiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akihiro can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi tries a body shot but Akihiro blocks it.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Helgi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akihiro lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Helgi lands a body punch.
Helgi pushes Akihiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helgi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
Akihiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
Helgi misses with some punches.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro scores with a shot to the side of Helgi's head.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akihiro misses with a body punch.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Akihiro backwards.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Helgi.
A short body shot lands from Helgi as the two fighters clinch.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Helgi as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi lands with a light punch inside.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Helgi.
Akihiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Akihiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akihiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
Helgi wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Akihiro.
Akihiro works on Helgi's body with a couple of short punches.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Akihiro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akihiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akihiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Helgis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Helgi clobbers Akihiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi throws a leg kick that misses.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick from Akihiro.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Akihiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akihiro.
Helgi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akihiro.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi avoids the body shot from Akihiro.
Akihiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a solid leg kick but Helgi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akihiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helgi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Helgi.
Akihiro avoids the head kick by Helgi.
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
Helgi takes a swing at Akihiro's ribcage but misses.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Helgi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Akihiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Helgi takes a step back to recover.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helgi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akihiro. That did some damage!
Akihiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helgi.
Helgi scores with a body shot.
Helgi takes a swing at Akihiro's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Akihiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi lands a nice shot that snaps Akihiro's head back.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi misses with a body kick.
Akihiro connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Helgi does it's job there.
Helgi swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Akihiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Helgi darts in and clinches Akihiro up against the cage.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Akihiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Helgi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akihiro backwards.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Akihiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Helgi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Akihiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Akihiro.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Helgi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akihiro misses with a body punch.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akihiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Akihiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Helgi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akihiro backwards.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Akihiro controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Akihiro.
Akihiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Akihiro controls his hands.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Akihiro controls his hands.
Akihiro blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi looking to slow down the pace here.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Akihiro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akihiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Helgi.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Helgi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akihiro can pounce on him.
Akihiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Helgi missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helgi lands a nice looking body shot.
Akihiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Helgi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helgi throws a body punch but Akihiro moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akihiro's calf.
Helgi thows a body shot but no joy.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Helgi has closed the distance and engaged Akihiro in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Akihiro pushes Helgi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akihiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akihiro tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Akihiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
A short right from Helgi.
Helgi throws a head punch that misses.
Akihiro blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Daken Akihiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Helgi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Helgi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro misses with a punch to the body.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Helgi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi digs a right hand underneath Akihiro's ribcage. Akihiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Akihiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akihiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akihiro's elbow.
Helgi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akihiro backwards.
A shot in the inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akihiro gets through Helgi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Akihiro's head.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akihiro can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Akihiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daken Akihiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helgi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
A very excited looking Bjorn Helgi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Flight of Icarus. Daniels has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Khalid Hayes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khalid Hayes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Hayes takes one to the chin there.
Daniels throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been told by Hayes's head coaches at In the Penile Colony that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daniels checks a low kick from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Daniels's guard.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hayes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard but Hayes has passed into side control.
Daniels sneaks back into half guard.
Hayes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daniels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Hayes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hayes content to stall in guard here.
Hayes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Hayes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Hayes slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels blocks a low kick nicely.
Hayes looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes scores with a punch to the head.
Hayes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hayes throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hayes throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Hayes counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Daniels will feel that in the morning.
Daniels looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
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 Khalid Hayes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daniels takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes is looking to land body kicks.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Daniels lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Hayes connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes darts in looking for a takedown but Daniels gets double underhooks and turns Hayes into the cage.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hayes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
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!
Daniels thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes counters with a leg kick.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Daniels wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hayes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Hayes slips a jab from Daniels.
Hayes is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes keeps Daniels at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Hayes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayes.
Daniels is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
Hayes throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Daniels checks a low kick from Hayes.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Hayes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Daniels throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Hayes throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Hayes only half commits.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Hayes saw that one coming.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Hayes checks it
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daniels 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Hayes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Hayes tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels blocks the body kick.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels digs a good hook to Hayes's body.
Hayes connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body kick there by Daniels.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayes but Hayes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hayes.
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bobby Lee Daniels just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Hayes lunges at Daniels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daniels's hand.
Hayes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hayes blocks the low kick.
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels fails to land the takedown.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Hayes slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daniels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hayes - the referee stops the clock and Daniels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hayes. Daniels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daniels is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a head kick.
Hayes moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body
and Hayes counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Hayes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayes sizes up Daniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayes moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels checks a low kick from Hayes.
Daniels throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hayes scrambles back to his feet.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a body kick that stops Daniels in his tracks momentarily.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Hayes finds it's target.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
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!
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels tries to land a leg kick but Hayes saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Daniels.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daniels.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Good leg kick by Hayes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Hayes is looking to land body kicks.
Hayes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a kick to the body.
Daniels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hayes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hayes misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels slips under a jab from Hayes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Daniels seems unphased.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hayes backs up against the cage.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hayes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Daniels is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Khalid Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Daniels seems unphased.
Daniels throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Daniels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayes scores with a leg kick.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Daniels moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Hayes cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hayes is able to avoid easily.
Hayes defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Hayes avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Hayes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Hayes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hayes tries to avoid it.
Hayes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bobby Lee Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Khalid Hayes.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Khalid Hayes retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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