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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haywood Badger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haywood Badger!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Badger connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Badger thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Badger's leg but Badger calmly moves out of range.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Badger ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Badger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Badger is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Badger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badger - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badger. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger misses with a body kick.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger slips a jab from Williams.
Badger tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Williams misses with a hook
and Badger counters with a nice leg kick.
Badger lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Badger.
Williams tries for a takedown but Badger circles away easily
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Badger - that will leave a mark!
Badger misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams thows a leg kick but Badger checks it
and Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams is rocked!
Badger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails with the takedown.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Badger circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Williams to the canvas! Williams doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Badger keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haywood Badger!
During a confident post fight interview, Haywood Badger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Rigano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 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
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigano misses with a wild body shot.
Rigano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portier throws a big shot that misses.
Portier throws a body shot but no joy.
Portier misses with a hook. Rigano ducked under it nicely.
Portier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Rigano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Portier doesn't seem phased though.
Rigano scores with a shot to the body.
Portier thumps Rigano with a low kick.
Portier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Portier jabs Rigano right on the nose. Rigano blinks but takes it well.
Portier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Portier 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Portier scores with a leg kick.
Portier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rigano misses the body punch
and Portier counters with an outside leg kick.
Portier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rigano checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rigano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Portier.
Rigano sizes up Portier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Portier, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Portier.
Rigano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rigano.
Portier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rigano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portier on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Rigano misses.
Portier swinging wildly here.
Rigano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rigano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rigano throws a nice looking combination but Portier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rigano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portier was well out of range. Poor timing from Rigano.
Portier appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano loads up on a big right hand but Portier slips the punch.
It looked like Portier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Portier misses with a hook. Rigano ducked under it nicely.
Portier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rigano.
Portier just misses with a punch to the body.
Portier clinches up with Rigano and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Portier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rigano wants to get back to striking at distance but Portier won't allow it.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier misses with some punches.
Rigano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Rigano fails to land.
Portier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rigano throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
A short right from Portier.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Portier.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Rigano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier is working Rigano over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rigano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier tries a body shot but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Portier seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rigano can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rigano.
Rigano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rigano's elbow.
Rigano breaks from the clinch.
Portier just misses with a punch to the body.
Portier tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Rigano blocks the leg kick.
Portier throws a nice looking combination but Rigano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rigano under the eye.
Rigano is looking to land body kicks.
Portier throws a hook but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano throws a right hand that misses
and Portier counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rigano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rigano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Portier scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rigano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Portier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rigano.
Nice body kick from Rigano.
Portier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
Rigano swats away the attempt to clinch by Portier.
Portier scores with a nice strike.
Rigano moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rigano tries a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rigano.
Portier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Portier throws out a leg kick but Rigano moves out of range and Portier only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rigano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Portier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linkin Portier is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Portier.
Portier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Portier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Portier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Portier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Portier moves out of range as Rigano strikes.
Portier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rigano.
Portier throws a low kick, looking for Rigano's leg but Rigano calmly moves out of range.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rigano misses with a looping right.
Portier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Portier throws a body punch but Rigano moves out of range.
Rigano cracks Portier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rigano dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Portier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rigano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rigano to counter with a crisp jab.
Portier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rigano checks a leg kick nicely.
Portier staying out of range there.
Rigano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rigano throws a hook but Portier blocks it.
Portier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rigano throws a sloppy head kick and Portier moves out of range easily.
Portier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rigano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rigano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portier.
Portier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rigano can do to turn this around?
Portier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Portier with a nice cross.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rigano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Portier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rigano.
Rigano throws a head kick but Portier moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Portier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier misses with a low kick.
Portier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Portier misses its intended target.
Portier throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rigano.
Portier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rigano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portier looks to land a combination but Rigano avoids it well.
Portier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rigano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Portier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Portier instigates a clinch.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier has a couple of punches blocked by Rigano.
Portier is leaning against Rigano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Portier lands a body shot.
Portier has a couple of punches blocked by Rigano.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier throws a punch but it's blocked by Rigano.
Rigano is pushing Portier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Portier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rigano misses with the head strike.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Rigano avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rigano.
Rigano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rigano scores with a decent looking hook.
Portier looks to land a combination but Rigano avoids it well.
Portier throws a low kick, looking for Rigano's leg but Rigano calmly moves out of range.
Portier lands a jab to Rigano's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Portier slams his shin into Rigano's torso.
Portier is looking to chop away at Rigano's legs.
Portier throws a series of punches but Rigano avoids them all with ease.
Portier tries to clinch up.
A big right from Rigano misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier throws a jab when Rigano was well out of range.
Portier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rigano has time to react.
Portier lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Rigano.
Portier clinches.
Portier misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Portier as the two fighters clinch.
Rigano is breathing heavily.
Portier lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Portier.
Portier tries a body shot but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano trying to stall but Portier improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Portier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that second round.
That's time! Portier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rigano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portier.
A big right from Rigano misses.
Portier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Portier. That's going to slow Rigano down.
Portier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rigano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Portier scores with a decent looking hook.
Portier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rigano drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Portier defends it well.
Portier misses with an uppercut. Rigano saw that one coming.
Rigano with the counter takedown but Portier avoids it easily.
Rigano moves out of range of the strikes.
Rigano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Portier with a body shot.
Rigano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Portier tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portier lands with an overhand left.
Rigano lands with a shot to the body.
Portier throws a sloppy head kick
and Rigano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Portier!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rigano is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rigano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier tries to hold on but Rigano postures up.
Portier is squirming around, avoiding Rigano's attempts to control the action.
Rigano avoids the attempt from Portier to control.
Portier is desperately trying to improve his position but Rigano has a good base and remains in mount.
Portier holds on to Rigano around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rigano avoids the attempt from Portier to control.
Portier is trying to escape the mount.
Rigano avoids the attempt from Portier to control.
Portier is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Portier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Portier wants to hold on but Rigano pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rigano tries to control but Portier wriggling away.
Portier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rigano wants to control the pace but Portier is squirming around nicely.
Portier regains half guard.
Portier is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Portier keeps working.
Portier is trying to control but Rigano manages to pass to mount!
Portier regains half guard.
Portier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rigano jumps into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Portier is trying to control Rigano's posture but Rigano avoids it.
Portier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rigano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Linkin Portier.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Portier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linkin Portier!
Linkin Portier seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To My Hood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: s.mouse - slap my elbow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
McHughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing McHughes up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
It looks like Nigel McHughes has been cut.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McHughes or not.
Cooper cracks McHughes with a nice body shot.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McHughes blocks an elbow strike.
McHughes jumps guard.
Cooper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is continuing to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cooper is looking to stand up but McHughes won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McHughes keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
Cooper is looking to stand up but McHughes won't let him.
McHughes 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
McHughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper is leaning against McHughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but McHughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McHughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards McHughes's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper is working McHughes over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
McHughes is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards McHughes's brow.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper digs a right hand underneath McHughes's ribcage. McHughes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
McHughes avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McHughes's defenses.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards McHughes's brow.
Cooper lands an elbow just above McHughes 's eye.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
McHughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that McHughes shrugs off.
Cooper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Cooper.
McHughes blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
McHughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
McHughes blocks the elbow strike.
McHughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper taking a breather.
Cooper stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel McHughes'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.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcHughes.
Cooper tries to clinch up but McHughes circles away and keeps his distance.
McHughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - McHughes circles away.
McHughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but McHughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
McHughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
McHughes breaks the clinch.
McHughes looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper wants to clinch up but McHughes keeps it at a distance.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but McHughes pushes him off.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
McHughes dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McHughes blocking some punches.
McHughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McHughes's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
McHughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McHughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McHughess head.
McHughes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped McHughes in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McHughes blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper has McHughes pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
McHughes takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
McHughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nigel McHughes's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper lands an elbow just above McHughes 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper is leaning against McHughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McHughes blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McHughes working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McHughes's defenses.
Charles Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
McHughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
McHughes is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Cooper.
Oh McHughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nigel McHughes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McHughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McHughes takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
McHughes takes an elbow to the temple.
McHughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper throws a big uppercut that drops McHughes! More strikes from Cooper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McHughes lies dazed against the cage as Cooper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
After the fight, Charles Cooper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Feodor Shemelianenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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208 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wi Tu Lo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko connects with a leg kick. Lo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Lo cracks the inside of Shemelianenko's front leg.
Shemelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Shemelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Lo.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Shemelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Lo avoids it easily.
Lo jabs Shemelianenko right on the nose. Shemelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Shemelianenko lunges at Lo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lo's hand.
Lo misses with a hook to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lo throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo throws out a loose jab but Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lo throws a leg kick
and Shemelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lo misses with a low kick.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick from Lo.
Shemelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Lo blocks it.
Lo loads up on a big right hand but Shemelianenko slips the punch.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shemelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shemelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
Lo lands a lovely overhand right.
Shemelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shemelianenko walks into a left hand.
Feodor Shemelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Lo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shemelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wi Tu Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lo lands with a straight right. Shemelianenko didn't see that one coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lo 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.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shemelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lo loads up on a big right hand but Shemelianenko slips the punch.
Lo blocks a low kick nicely.
Lo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Feodor Shemelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shemelianenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lo lands with an overhand left.
Shemelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Shemelianenko closes the distance and pushes Lo back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Lo moves out of range easily.
Lo misses with a left hand
and Shemelianenko counters with a leg kick.
Shemelianenko lands with a kick to the temple. Lo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shemelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lo has time to react.
Lo needs to keep his hands up - Shemelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
Lo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shemelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Shemelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo lands a glancing blow to the side of Shemelianenko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shemelianenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Lo avoided it.
Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shemelianenko counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Lo badly! He tries to strike back but Shemelianenko puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Lo out cold! Oh man, Lo will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feodor Shemelianenko!
A very excited looking Feodor Shemelianenko 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Serge Spectre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spectre comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Serge Spectre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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29
175 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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Spectre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spectre's calf.
Griffiths has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Spectre saw that one coming.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Spectre.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spectre lands with a cross.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Spectre.
Griffiths is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spectre.
Spectre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffiths on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffiths's guard now, I'm sure.
Spectre trying to move into half guard but instead Griffiths has managed to sweep!
Griffiths preventing the sweep.
Spectre has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Griffiths doesn't defend quickly enough and Spectre has managed to lock this one up! Can Griffiths escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Spectre on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Serge Spectre!
Serge Spectre spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Hardacre (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Heisman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre tries to work over Heisman's front leg with a kick but Heisman checks it.
Hardacre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heisman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heisman clinches up with Hardacre and pushes him back against the cage.
Heisman breaks the clinch.
Jab from Hardacre.
Heisman wants to clinch.
Hardacre takes a swing at Heisman's ribcage but misses.
Hardacre misses with a looping left.
Hardacre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisman misses with a combination
and Hardacre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardacre moves out of range as Heisman throws a body kick.
Heisman drives through and clinches with Hardacre against the cage.
Hardacre looking to slow down the pace here.
Heisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heisman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at World Combat Sports Academy in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman misses with a wild body shot.
Hardacre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Heisman.
Heisman closes the distance and pushes Hardacre back into the cage.
Heisman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardacre cracks Heisman with a nice body shot.
Hardacre lands a body punch.
Heisman prevents a body shot from Hardacre.
Heisman lands a shot to the body.
Hardacre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hardacre back to the cage. Heisman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Hardacre tries to counter with a clinch but Heisman shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Heisman throws a nice looking combination but Hardacre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heisman.
Heisman lands a body shot.
Hardacre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heisman lands a nice shot that snaps Hardacre's head back.
A swing and a miss from Heisman.
Heisman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heisman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heisman blocks a jab.
Heisman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heisman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardacre.
Heisman takes a swing at Hardacre's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Heisman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman scores with the left hand. Hardacre knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardacre lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardacre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heisman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Hardacre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Heisman.
Heisman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardacre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Heisman slams his shin into Hardacre's torso.
Heisman tries to clinch up but Hardacre circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Heisman lands but Hardacre takes it in his stride.
Heisman fails to land with a series of punches.
Heisman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardacre's head backwards.
Heisman forces Hardacre back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Heisman.
Hardacre breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisman clinches with his opponent.
Heisman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heisman moves out of range as Hardacre throws a body kick.
Heisman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Nice body kick there by Hardacre.
Hardacre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardacre.
Heisman looks to land a combination but Hardacre avoids it well.
Heisman misses with a series of wild punches.
TJ Heisman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Heisman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardacre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heisman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisman.
Hardacre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Heisman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardacre throws a leg kick but Heisman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardacre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Hardacre misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heisman.
Heisman lands a jab to the nose.
Hardacre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardacre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre blocks the body kick.
TJ Heisman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heisman tries to clinch up
and Hardacre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardacre throws a jab when Heisman was well out of range.
Hardacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
Heisman is looking to counter the offense by Hardacre and move into the clinch.
Heisman 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.
Hardacre fakes the leg kick and cracks Heisman in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Hardacre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heisman.
Hardacre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heisman wants to land a leg kick but Hardacre is out of range.
Hardacre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisman manages to avoid it.
TJ Heisman is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisman is looking to clinch.
Hardacre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heisman.
Nice uppercut lands for Heisman. That snapped Hardacre's head back.
Heisman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardacre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardacre cracks Heisman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heisman throws a looping overhand right but Hardacre ducks down to avoid it.
Hardacre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardacre has time to react.
Heisman wants to clinch.
Hardacre misses with a wild body shot.
Heisman throwing a counter right hand but Hardacre manages to avoid it.
Heisman moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardacre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardacre.
Heisman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardacre throws a jab when Heisman was well out of range.
Hardacre throws a looping overhand right but Heisman ducks down to avoid it.
Heisman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Hardacre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heisman feints and then cracks Hardacre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardacre down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hardacre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heisman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Hardacre feints and then cracks Heisman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heisman down.
Heisman throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Heisman.
A jab from Heisman does it's job there.
Heisman tries to clinch but Hardacre is having none of it.
Hardacre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Hardacre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hardacre slips a jab from Heisman.
Heisman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardacre.
Hardacre wants to slow Heisman down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of Hardacre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardacre lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardacre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardacre misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Heisman misses with a left hand
and Hardacre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardacre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heisman darts in and clinches Hardacre up against the cage.
Heisman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardacre can do to turn this around?
Heisman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardacre or not.
Heisman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heisman is looking to clinch but Hardacre is avoiding it.
Heisman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heisman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre swings for the body but Heisman moves out of range.
Heisman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardacre.
Hardacre avoids the body shot from Heisman.
Hardacre tries a low kick but Heisman avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that TJ Heisman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heisman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardacre lands with an uppercut that bounces Heisman off the cage and back into range.
Heisman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
Hardacre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardacre throws a body punch but Heisman moves out of range.
Heisman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heisman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardacre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardacre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hardacre misses with a body shot.
Hardacre misses with a wild body shot.
Heisman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heisman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Hardacre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hardacre will feel that in the morning.
Heisman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardacre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardacre shapes to counter with a head kick.
Heisman checks a leg kick.
Heisman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heisman has closed the distance and engaged Hardacre in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hardacre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisman tries to bum rush Hardacre with a series of wild strikes but Hardacre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Hardacre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardacre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heisman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardacre punishes Heisman's body with a nice straight punch.
Heisman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardacre.
Heisman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heisman lands a jab to the nose.
Heisman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heisman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardacre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heisman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heisman swings widly with a right hand
and Hardacre counters with a nice uppercut.
Heisman misses with an uppercut
and Hardacre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardacre.
Hardacre lands a jab to the head.
Hardacre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Heisman.
Damian Hardacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardacre throws a series of punches but Heisman avoids them all with ease.
Heisman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardacre.
Hardacre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heisman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heisman wants to clinch up but Hardacre keeps it at a distance.
Hardacre defending well as Heisman loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman is looking to clinch.
That kick from Hardacre tenderised Heisman's leg. Heisman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heisman staying out of range there.
Hardacre misses with a two punch combination.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
TJ Heisman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardacre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heisman clobbers Hardacre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heisman connects with a nice looking jab.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Heisman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Heisman with a nice cross.
Heisman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman breaks from the clinch.
Hardacre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heisman.
Hardacre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardacre.
Hardacre looks to land a left hand but Heisman moved out of range nicely.
Heisman rushes Hardacre and presses him up against the cage.
Heisman prevents a body shot from Hardacre.
Hardacre tries to break free but Heisman pushes him back against the cage.
Hardacre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Heisman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardacre working hard to break the clinch.
Hardacre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardacre fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Hardacre.
Well Heisman 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Heisman!
Our winner, TJ Heisman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Sundvison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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191 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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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
33 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mats Sundvison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sundvison defends it nicely.
Nice jab there from Harbor.
Harbor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sundvison looks to land a left hand but Harbor moved out of range nicely.
Sundvison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Harbor misses the target.
It seemed like Sundvison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundvison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sundvison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harbor in his tracks.
Sundvison misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Harbor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harbor lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor misses with a body shot.
Harbor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sundvison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
A low kick from Sundvison misses
and Harbor counters with a takedown into side control.
Sundvison sneaks out the side door and pushes Harbor away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Sundvison catches Harbor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor tests Sundvison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harbor lands with a nice body punch.
Sundvison throws a big shot that misses.
Mats Sundvison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sundvison gets a clinch.
Harbor slowing the pace effectively.
Harbor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison struggles to land a body shot inside as Harbor controls his hands.
Sundvison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harbor backwards.
Harbor managing to block the knees to the body from Sundvison.
Sundvison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sundvison manages to break the clinch.
Harbor cracks Sundvison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sundvison swings for the body but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor just misses with a punch to the body.
Harbor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sundvison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harbor lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Harbor - just one landing.
Sundvison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
Harbor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sundvison throws a sloppy head kick and Harbor moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harbor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harbor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sundvison misses with a body shot
and Harbor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Sundvison is out of range.
Sundvison drives through and clinches with Harbor against the cage.
Harbor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sundvison up against the cage.
Harbor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harbor leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sundvison.
Sundvison throws a punch but it's blocked by Harbor.
Harbor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harbor throws a head punch that misses.
Harbor struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundvison controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundvison.
Harbor scores with a shot to the side of Sundvison's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor blocks a body shot from Sundvison.
Harbor jumps into guard, dragging Sundvison to the mat.
Sundvison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harbor is keeping the position for now.
Harbor controls Sundvison momentarily but Sundvison frees himself.
Harbor working for a triangle but Sundvison defends it easily.
Harbor working a defensive guard here.
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 James Harbor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sundvison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harbor.
Sundvison is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sundvison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbor doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundvison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
The fighters circling - Sundvison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sundvison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Sundvison misses
and Harbor counters with a nice uppercut.
Sundvison misses with a looping left.
Harbor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundvison looks to land a body kick but Harbor moved away.
Sundvison works Harbor's body with a nice hook.
Sundvison misses with a hook. Harbor ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundvison defending well as Harbor loads up on a big left hand.
Sundvison throws a counter combo.
Sundvison throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sundvison misses
and Harbor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundvison is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sundvison defending well though.
Harbor is thwarting Sundvison's attempts to control the position.
Harbor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sundvison has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sundvison tries to roll over but Harbor keeps him under control.
Harbor seems to be working for a kimura but Sundvison defends the submission attempt.
Harbor working Sundvison over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harbor stops Sundvison from getting back to his feet.
Harbor controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harbor lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sundvison wants to get back to full guard.
Harbor trying to control from half guard but Sundvison is working away.
James Harbor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sundvison wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harbor prevents Sundvison from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harbor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harbor wants to control but Sundvison is keeping him busy.
Sundvison trying to hold on to Harbor's head to control him but Harbor postures up.
Harbor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sundvison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sundvison trying to keep a closed guard but Harbor is proving a slippery customer.
Harbor throwing strikes but missing.
Harbor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sundvison keeping moving, preventing Harbor from controlling successfully.
Sundvison can't keep his opponent in guard - Harbor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harbor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harbor wants to work for an arm triangle but Sundvison is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sundvison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harbor scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundvison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harbor drops an elbow to the side of Sundvison's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harbor avoids the body shot from Sundvison.
Harbor cracks Sundvison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sundvison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
Harbor throws a body punch but Sundvison moves out of range.
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundvison slips under a jab.
Harbor throws a hook but Sundvison blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sundvison misses.
Harbor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harbor walks into a straight right hand from Sundvison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundvison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harbor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Harbor does no damage.
Sundvison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harbor.
It looked like Harbor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Harbor.
Harbor misses with a looping right.
Sundvison misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor misses with a looping left.
Sundvison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbor doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundvison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harbor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Harbor is winning the standup battle so far.
Sundvison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harbor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sundvison at a distance.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sundvison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harbor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harbor scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sundvison counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Sundvison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harbor moves out of range of the body kick from Sundvison.
Sundvison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sundvison takes a swing at Harbor's ribcage but misses.
Harbor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sundvison misses the jab.
Sundvison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harbor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harbor lands with a shot to the body.
Sundvison digs a good hook to Harbor's body.
Sundvison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harbor.
Sundvison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sundvison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sundvison looks for the body kick but Harbor saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor cracks Sundvison with a good jab.
Sundvison throws a hook but Harbor avoids it easily.
Sundvison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sundvison.
Mats Sundvison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harbor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sundvison.
Sundvison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sundvison throws out a counter right but Harbor avoids it with no problem.
Harbor throws a body shot but no joy.
Harbor sets himself, and Sundvison steps forward looking for the clinch! Harbor avoids it this time.
Sundvison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbor doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundvison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sundvison throws a solid leg kick but Harbor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sundvison.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harbor up against the cage.
Harbor has Sundvison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sundvison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harbor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sundvison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harbor misses with some punches.
Harbor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sundvison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sundvison thows a leg kick but Harbor checks it
and Harbor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundvison is looking to improve his position.
Sundvison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James Harbor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harbor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Sundvison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harbor 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harbor!
After winning the bout, James Harbor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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36
210 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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33
220 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chick thows a leg kick but State checks it
and State cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
State blocks a jab.
State appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
State definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by State!
State connects with the punch.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chick lands an overhand right.
Chick cracks State with a good jab.
Chick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
State fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
State throws a big shot that misses.
State lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from State.
Chick lands with a straight right. State didn't see that one coming.
State cracks Chick with an open hand slap.
State stuns Chick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
State throws a sloppy head kick and Chick moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by State as he connects with a hook.
Chick throws a head kick but State moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State misses with a head kick.
Chick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
State lands a head kick!
Chick is rocked!
Chick throws a leg kick that is checked
and State counters with a right hand to the body.
Chick is still on wobbly legs! Can State finish him?
State grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Chick takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! State cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Police State!
Police State 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Rain misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Panikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panikov! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Rain.
Rain scores with the left hand. Panikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Panikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panikov blocks a head kick by Rain.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rain blocks a jab.
Panikov throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws a series of punches but Panikov avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Panikov. That snapped Rain's head back.
Panikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rain cracks Panikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Panikov lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rain lands a head shot.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Rain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Panikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain ducks right into an uppercut from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a body shot.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rain thumps Panikov with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sergey Panikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Panikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rain with a body shot.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a low kick, looking for Panikov's leg but Panikov calmly moves out of range.
Panikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Panikov.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rain swinging wildly here.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Panikov shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Panikov's head back.
Rain is looking to chop away at Panikov's legs.
Panikov throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Panikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Panikov.
Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain throws a leg kick but Panikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Panikov misses.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Panikov scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Rain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Panikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Panikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panikov staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Panikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Panikov. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Panikov misses.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Panikov.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Panikov is in trouble now - Rain has advanced to mount!
Rain working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rain.
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 Titan Rain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Panikov to the ground. Rain is now in Panikov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rain throws a big right hand that misses.
Panikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panikov is adopting a defensive guard.
Rain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Panikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Panikov's guard.
Rain thows a huge punch but Panikov dodges it nicely.
Panikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Rain.
Rain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panikov defending well though.
Rain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a punch from half guard.
Rain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panikov defending well though.
Panikov wants to improve his position but Rain is controlling well.
Rain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rain is looking for a kimura but Panikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rain to get the leverage.
Panikov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Panikov works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titan Rain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov keeping full guard, as Rain tries to pass.
Rain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panikov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panikov is keeping the position for now.
Rain passes into half guard.
Rain is pressing down on Panikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Panikov is holding on for now.
Rain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Panikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Panikov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rain.
Rain tries to free his leg and advance position but Panikov is retaining full guard.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panikov can do to turn this around?
Panikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Rain dominated that second round.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Rain.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panikov tries to score with a low kick but Rain moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Panikov feints and then cracks Rain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rain down.
Rain throws a hook but Panikov blocks it.
Rain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Panikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panikov.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Panikov misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panikov staying out of range there.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain throws a jab when Panikov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rain back to the cage. Panikov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Panikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain cracks Panikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Panikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rain - the referee stops the clock and Panikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rain. Panikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rain rather than just go for the knockout.
Rain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Panikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panikov misses with a body shot.
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!
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panikov.
Panikov slips a straight right by Rain.
A leg kick checked by Panikov.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Sergey Panikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Panikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Panikov swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Rain punishes Panikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Panikov is out of range.
Panikov jabs at Rain's body.
A left lands for Rain.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Panikov avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain lands a right hook to the body.
Panikov takes one to the side of the head.
Panikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Panikov finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Panikov down.
Jab from Rain.
Panikov connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Rain avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Panikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Panikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rain is out of range and Panikov settles back down.
Rain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Panikov.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Panikov checks a low kick from Rain.
Panikov takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Panikov looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
Rain slips under a jab from Panikov.
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!
Panikov misses with a body shot
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Panikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Panikov misses the target.
Rain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sergey Panikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Panikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rain, as that shot connected.
Panikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Panikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Rain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Panikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panikov tries to move into range but Rain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Panikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Panikov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Panikov.
I think Rain 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Rain!
Titan Rain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sergey Panikov was interviewed post fight and said 'Haha I am shit.sorry'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger's entrance music is Body Rott. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clam Digger misses with a few strikes there.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clam Digger. Jarnkarl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
Clam Digger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clam Digger counters with a body kick.
Jarnkarl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clam Digger slips a jab and a cross from Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jarnkarl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clam Digger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A clash of legs there as Jarnkarl blocks the low kick.
Clam Digger throws a right hand that misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a body kick that stops Clam Digger in his tracks momentarily.
Jarnkarl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the body
and Clam Digger counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clam Digger blocks a low kick nicely.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Clam Digger off balance momentarily.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
Clam Digger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger throws a push kick but Jarnkarl slaps the foot to one side.
Jarnkarl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick which misses Clam Digger's front leg but catches the back leg as Clam Digger tries to avoid it.
Jarnkarl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clam Digger lands with a nice body punch.
Clam Digger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jarnkarl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clam Digger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jarnkarl. That did some damage!
Clam Digger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jarnkarl checks it well.
Jarnkarl wants to slow Clam Digger down by chopping away at his legs.
Jarnkarl cracks Clam Digger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarnkarl misses with a body kick.
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Clam Digger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jarnkarl thows a leg kick but Clam Digger checks it
and Clam Digger counters with a low kick, right behind Jarnkarl 's knee.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clam Digger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl tried to score with a low kick but Clam Digger checks it.
Jarnkarl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clam Digger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clam Digger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jarnkarl has time to react.
Jarnkarl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clam Digger. Clam Digger obviously looking to wear him down.
Jarnkarl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarnkarl has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Clam Digger fakes the leg kick and cracks Jarnkarl in the body.
Jarnkarl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarnkarl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Jarnkarl misses
and Clam Digger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clam Digger avoids a kick to the body.
Clam Digger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jarnkarl lands with a right hand.
Clam Digger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger misses with a body kick.
Jarnkarl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jarnkarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clam Digger was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clam Digger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarnkarl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarnkarl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clam Digger lands a nice looking body shot.
Clam Digger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Jarnkarl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clam Digger's head backwards.
Jarnkarl throws a sloppy head kick
and Clam Digger counters with a right hand to the body.
Good exchange - Clam Digger coming out on top.
Clam Digger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jarnkarl quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarnkarl is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jarnkarl is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger controlling the pace for now.
Clam Digger is landing with some decent strikes but Jarnkarl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clam Digger lands a big elbow.
Clam Digger lands a big elbow.
Clam Digger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jarnkarl is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clam Digger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jarnkarl is still in real trouble! Can Clam Digger finish him?
Jarnkarl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jarnkarl takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jarnkarl seems to have recovered his senses.
Clam Digger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarnkarl can do to turn this around?
Clam Digger sizes up Jarnkarl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clam Digger connects with the punch.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl moves out of range as Clam Digger throws a body kick.
Clam Digger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clam Digger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
Jarnkarl looks to land a body kick but Clam Digger moved away.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Clam Digger is just out of range.
Clam Digger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
Clam Digger fakes the leg kick and cracks Jarnkarl in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarnkarl misses with a leg kick.
Clam Digger misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger dips to his left and cracks Jarnkarl with an uppercut!
Jarnkarl takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jarnkarl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarnkarl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jarnkarl lands with a hook. Clam Digger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jarnkarl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clam Digger.
Clam Digger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clam Digger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it.
Clam Digger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarnkarl misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clam Digger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but Clam Digger checks it.
Jarnkarl lands a high kick!
Clam Digger thuds his right hand into Jarnkarl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clam Digger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl misses with a wild body shot.
Clam Digger avoids the body shot from Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jarnkarl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrance Clam Digger is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarnkarl scores with a spinning back kick!
Clam Digger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarnkarl at a distance.
Jarnkarl scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range and Jarnkarl settles back down.
Jarnkarl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range and Jarnkarl settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl is looking to chop away at Clam Digger's legs.
Clam Digger tests Jarnkarl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarnkarl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clam Digger to score with a decent uppercut.
Clam Digger lands a nice shot that snaps Jarnkarl's head back.
Jarnkarl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clam Digger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarnkarl thinking.
Crunch! Jarnkarl slams his shin into Clam Digger's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger blocks a low kick nicely.
Jarnkarl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clam Digger. That did some damage!
Clam Digger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarnkarl moves away.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clam Digger thumps Jarnkarl with a low kick.
Clam Digger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook.
Clam Digger throws a jab when Jarnkarl was well out of range.
Jarnkarl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger tried to counter with a leg kick but Jarnkarl avoided it.
Clam Digger lands a nice looking body shot.
Clam Digger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jarnkarl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clam Digger scores with the left hand. Jarnkarl knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarnkarl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Jarnkarl misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clam Digger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl throws out a counter right but Clam Digger avoids it with no problem.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clam Digger counters with a two punch combo.
Clam Digger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clam Digger misses with a low kick.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger throws a shot from downtown. Jarnkarl moves away and avoids it.
Jarnkarl throws a sloppy head kick and Clam Digger moves out of range easily.
Clam Digger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl checks it.
Clam Digger throws a wild body kick that Jarnkarl sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jarnkarl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that second round.
That's time! Clam Digger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clam Digger sizes up Jarnkarl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clam Digger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jarnkarl!
Clam Digger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarnkarl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clam Digger rather than just go for the knockout.
Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl throws a wild body kick that Clam Digger sees coming a mile off.
Jarnkarl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Clam Digger avoids the head kick by Jarnkarl.
Clam Digger scores with a jab. Jarnkarl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clam Digger!
Clam Digger misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clam Digger thuds a left hand into Jarnkarl's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
Clam Digger cracks a nice hook into Jarnkarl's ribs.
Jarnkarl has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clam Digger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clam Digger throwing a counter right hand but Jarnkarl manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a glancing blow to the side of Jarnkarl's head.
Jarnkarl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick that misses.
Clam Digger is looking to chop away at Jarnkarl's legs.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarnkarl moves away from the strike by Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarnkarl lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clam Digger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarnkarl. Clam Digger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarnkarl instigates a clinch.
Clam Digger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clam Digger gets control of Jarnkarl's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clam Digger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarnkarl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clam Digger managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl trying to control but Clam Digger is working from the bottom.
Clam Digger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jarnkarl manages to get himself to full guard.
Clam Digger wants to control from the top but Jarnkarl keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clam Digger is one step ahead there.
Clam Digger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl wants to sweep here but Clam Digger controlling him for the moment.
Clam Digger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jarnkarl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jarnkarl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clam Digger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clam Digger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jarnkarl wants to stand and escape but Clam Digger is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
Clam Digger throws a front kick aimed at Jarnkarl's knee but Jarnkarl avoids it well.
Jarnkarl tries a quick counter leg kick but Clam Digger is wise to it.
Clam Digger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jarnkarl if he has to take too many more of those.
Clam Digger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarnkarl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
Clam Digger throws a shot from downtown. Jarnkarl moves away and avoids it.
Jarnkarl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarnkarl throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Jarnkarl takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jarnkarl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarnkarl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clam Digger throws a head kick but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clam Digger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clam Digger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jarnkarl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarnkarl lands with a hook. Clam Digger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl misses with a straight left.
Jarnkarl lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clam Digger's sensitive parts.
Jarnkarl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clam Digger 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.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarnkarl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jarnkarl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarnkarl motions for Clam Digger to come forward. Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clam Digger throws a sloppy head kick and Jarnkarl moves out of range easily.
Clam Digger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jarnkarl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but Clam Digger moves out of range easily.
Jarnkarl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clam Digger checks it well.
Jarnkarl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Clam Digger off balance momentarily.
Jarnkarl scores with a body shot.
Jarnkarl blocks a leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clam Digger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarnkarl lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clam Digger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarnkarl throws a sloppy head kick and Clam Digger moves out of range easily.
Jarnkarl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Jarnkarl misses
and Clam Digger counters with a stiff right hand.
Clam Digger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Clam Digger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clam Digger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clam Digger tests Jarnkarl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clam Digger blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Clam Digger misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Clam Digger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jarnkarl misses with a body punch
and Clam Digger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl sizes up Clam Digger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the body kick from Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
Good work by Clam Digger as he checks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger cracks the inside of Jarnkarl's front leg.
Clam Digger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and Clam Digger counters with an inside leg kick.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clam Digger misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarnkarl staying out of range there.
It seemed like Jarnkarl was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger scores with a leg kick.
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but Clam Digger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clam Digger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarnkarl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clam Digger.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and Clam Digger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarnkarl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clam Digger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jarnkarl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jarnkarl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarnkarl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clam Digger looks to land a left hand but Jarnkarl moved out of range nicely.
Jarnkarl throws out a counter right but Clam Digger avoids it with no problem.
Jarnkarl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarnkarl checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clam Digger tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarnkarl tries to work over Clam Digger's front leg with a kick but Clam Digger checks it.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Clam Digger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jarnkarl just manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Clam Digger is just out of range.
Jarnkarl tries to work over Clam Digger's front leg with a kick but Clam Digger checks it.
Clam Digger lands a jab to the head.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger checks a leg kick.
Clam Digger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarnkarl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clam Digger throws a push kick but Jarnkarl slaps the foot to one side.
Jarnkarl stuns Clam Digger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Jarnkarl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clam Digger with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jarnkarl to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jarnkarl looks to clinch but Clam Digger throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jarnkarl taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Terrance Clam Digger!
Terrance Clam Digger retains his featherweight title!
Terrance Clam Digger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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