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UGD 41:Shevchenko Vs Brazier PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fogomayu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kyamadu. 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
11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison missing with a left hand there. Fogomayu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Fogomayu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Harrison.
Harrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Harrison looks to land a body kick but Fogomayu moved away.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Fogomayu moves out of range easily.
Fogomayu throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Harrison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been informed that Harrison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fogomayu avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fogomayu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrison pinned against the cage. Harrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fogomayu's calf.
Fogomayu throws a chopping leg kick but Harrison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fogomayu. That's going to slow Harrison down.
A left lands for Fogomayu.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fogomayu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harrison throws a hook but Fogomayu blocks it.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Harrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison fakes the leg kick and cracks Fogomayu in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fogomayu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Harrison lands but Fogomayu takes it in his stride.
Harrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fogomayu's calf.
Fogomayu throws the kick towards the body but Harrison avoids it.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fogomayu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrison.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogomayu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrison misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrison cracks the inside of Fogomayu's front leg.
Fogomayu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrison.
Fogomayu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with an uppercut
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fogomayu rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fogomayu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fogomayu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fogomayu misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fogomayu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harrison is out of range and Fogomayu settles back down.
Harrison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fogomayu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fogomayu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Harrison misses its intended target.
King Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Fogomayu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fogomayu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrison throws out the jab.
A jab from Fogomayu finds it's way through Harrison's defenses.
Fogomayu tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fogomayu.
Harrison connects with an inside leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Harrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with a looping left.
Harrison throws out a counter right but Fogomayu avoids it with no problem.
Fogomayu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fogomayu counters with a nice leg kick.
Fogomayu is looking to chop away at Harrison's legs.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fogomayu attempts a counter takedown but Harrison avoids it well and moves away.
Harrison throws a chopping leg kick but Fogomayu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fogomayu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Fogomayu on that attempt.
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu attempts a counter takedown but Harrison avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison keeps Fogomayu at a distance using the push kick.
Fogomayu tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fogomayu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Fogomayu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fogomayu.
King Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Fogomayu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Fogomayu moved away.
A head kick by Harrison misses
and Fogomayu counters with a low kick, right behind Harrison 's knee.
Harrison misses with a low kick.
Harrison lands a head kick. Fogomayu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fogomayu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fogomayu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrison misses.
Fogomayu misses with a low kick.
Fogomayu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Fogomayu moved out of range.
Fogomayu motions for Harrison to come forward. Fogomayu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fogomayu swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fogomayu.
It looked like Fogomayu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fogomayu will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fogomayu misses with a head kick.
King Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrison jabs at Fogomayu's body.
Fogomayu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Fogomayu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Fogomayu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.
Harrison checks a low kick from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu lands a jab to the nose.
Harrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fogomayu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fogomayu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrison misses.
Fogomayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Fogomayu.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fogomayu checks a low kick from Harrison.
Fogomayu moves out of range as Harrison strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Fogomayu misses its target.
Fogomayu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrison thows a leg kick but Fogomayu checks it
and Fogomayu counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Fogomayu ducks right into an uppercut from Harrison.
Fogomayu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Fogomayu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Fogomayu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fogomayu tries to avoid it.
Jab by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fogomayu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harrison.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fogomayu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harrison swings for the body but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Fogomayu looks to land a body kick but Harrison moved away.
A jab from Harrison does it's job there.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Fogomayu.
Harrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu connects with a right hand. Harrison shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fogomayu misses with a series of wild punches.
Fogomayu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrison. Harrison obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Fogomayu misses.
Fogomayu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Fogomayu.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fogomayu tries to counter with a takedown but Harrison is quick to defend against it.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Harrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Fogomayu slips a jab from Harrison.
Fogomayu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harrison lands a really nice looking cross but Fogomayu seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogomayu. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.
Harrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fogomayu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fogomayu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fogomayu.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Fogomayu throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Fogomayu throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrison checks a leg kick.
Fogomayu avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Fogomayu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fogomayu blocks a jab.
Fogomayu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fogomayu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fogomayu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
Harrison blocks a leg kick.
Fogomayu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fogomayu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fogomayu. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fogomayu misses with a hook.
Fogomayu has Harrison up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fogomayu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Harrison.
I've got Harrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Harrison!
A victorious King Harrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Fallout. Magnusson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men. Magnus Magnusson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Dog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magnusson.
Dog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dog tries to move into range but Magnusson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magnusson throws a nice looking combination but Dog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dog is looking to counter punch.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog keeps Magnusson at a distance using the push kick.
Magnusson looking to score a takedown here. Dog is defending well but Magnusson drives through and ends up in Dog's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dog is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magnusson trying to get back to full guard but Dog takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dog looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Magnusson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Magnusson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Magnusson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dog.
Dog is looking to work his way around to Magnusson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Magnusson holds on for dear life.
Dog moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Magnusson has worked his arm free - good work by Magnusson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is trying to get an arm triangle but Magnusson is defending well.
Dog tries for a kimura but Magnusson is defending well.
Magnusson has one of Dog's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Dog working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to move to mount but Magnusson blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog has hold of Magnusson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Magnusson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dog cranks the arm and Magnusson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Magnusson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Three Dog!
During a confident post fight interview, Three Dog 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas's entrance music is ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ville Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock slips a straight right by Ahokas.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Murdock swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahokas.
Ahokas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahokas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Ville Ahokas has been cut.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
It looked like Ahokas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Ahokas as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Murdock throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Murdock does no damage.
Murdock throws a combination that misses
and Ahokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas blocks a jab.
Ahokas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murdock.
Ahokas closes the distance and clinches.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas controlling the action here for a moment.
Murdock stalling in the clinch but Ahokas improves position.
Ahokas lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahokas misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murdock is looking to control Ahokas's arms but Ahokas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murdock has his back to the cage.
Murdock manages to break the clinch.
Murdock needs to keep his hands up - Ahokas had a free shot at his head there.
Murdock misses with a right hand
and Ahokas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahokas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ahokas moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
A little feinted left hand from Ahokas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Nice shot lands for Ahokas.
Ahokas moves into the clinch.
Ahokas presses Murdock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahokas.
Ahokas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahokas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahokas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Ahokas.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Ahokas throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Ahokas.
Murdock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ahokas scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murdock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ahokas counters with a solid body kick.
Murdock clobbers Ahokas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murdock checks a low kick from Ahokas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock works the jab nicely.
Ahokas lands a lovely overhand right.
Ahokas throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Ahokas.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock ducks right into an uppercut from Ahokas.
Murdock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murdock looks to throw the jab but Ahokas is out of range.
Ahokas doesn't manage to clinch there - Murdock circles away.
Murdock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahokas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahokas tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking 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!
Ahokas staying out of range there.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
Ville Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Ahokas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahokas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahokas scores with a nice head shot.
Murdock cracks Ahokas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahokas moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Murdock catches Ahokas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahokas misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Murdock.
Ahokas takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Murdock does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock is looking to score with low kicks.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahokas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ahokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Ahokas'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.
Ahokas connects with a looping right hand.
Ahokas throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Murdock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahokas cracks Murdock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahokas looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Ahokas checks a leg kick.
Ahokas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdock can do to turn this around?
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murdock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murdock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murdock connects with a solid leg kick.
Murdock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
Murdock steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murdock works the jab nicely.
Murdock slips a jab from Ahokas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ahokas 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.
Ahokas throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ahokas staying out of range there.
Ville Ahokas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahokas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ahokas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murdock has time to react.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Nice uppercut there from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas scores with a nice head shot.
Murdock is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahokas finish him?
Ahokas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murdock seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Murdock.
Murdock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahokas lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Ahokas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahokas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ahokas misses with a lunging right hand
and Murdock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahokas thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahokas cracks the inside of Murdock's front leg.
Ahokas throws a body kick that misses.
Murdock misses with a right hand
and Ahokas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murdock lands with a shot to the body.
Murdock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahokas.
Ahokas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahokas has time to react.
Murdock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murdock staying out of range there.
Murdock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahokas with a body shot.
Ahokas misses with a hook to the body
and Murdock counters with a leg kick.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahokas misses with a body shot
and Murdock counters with an inside leg kick.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
A jab from Ahokas does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas jabs Murdock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Murdock misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahokas misses the target.
Murdock connects with the punch.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahokas was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Ahokas throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Ahokas tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
Murdock digs a good body shot into Ahokas's ribs.
Ahokas scores with a hook to the body. Murdock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murdock misses with a leg kick
and Ahokas counters with a nice body shot.
Murdock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
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 Ville Ahokas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ville Ahokas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahokas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ahokas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murdock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahokas dodges the punch combination from Murdock.
Nice body punch from Murdock.
Murdock walks into a straight right hand from Ahokas.
Ahokas moves into the clinch.
Ahokas misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock is leaning against Ahokas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ahokas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Ahokas.
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahokas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Ahokas avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Ahokas lands a shot to the body.
Murdock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ville Ahokas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahokas is leaning against Murdock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murdock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ahokas misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahokas.
Ahokas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ahokas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murdock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands a body punch.
Ahokas works on Murdock's body with a couple of short punches.
Ahokas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Ahokas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahokas punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Ahokas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murdock on the side of the head.
Ahokas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ahokas moves out of range as Murdock strikes.
Ahokas throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Murdock digs a good hook to Ahokas's body.
Ahokas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahokas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Ahokas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Murdock right on the button. Murdock goes down! Ahokas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ahokas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Ahokas!
After the fight, Ville Ahokas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Avsketij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Avsketij!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avsketij takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Avsketij gets a clinch.
Avsketij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avsketij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
Fleshou lands a hook that snaps the head of Avsketij backwards.
It looks like Vasily Avsketij has been cut.
Fleshou avoiding damage.
Avsketij swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avsketij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
A short body shot lands from Fleshou as the two fighters clinch.
Fleshou misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleshou is trying to maintain a safe position but Avsketij gets an underhook and turns Fleshou into the cage.
Fleshou trying to stall but Avsketij improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Fleshou can't find room to land a body shot as Avsketij controls the action.
Avsketij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avsketij lands a right hand.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Fleshou struggles to land a body shot inside as Avsketij controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avsketij.
Fleshou scores with a shot to the side of Avsketij's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleshou.
Fleshou is leaning against Avsketij and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avsketij throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Avsketij lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleshou.
Avsketij blocks a body shot from Fleshou.
Avsketij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fleshou.
Fleshou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fleshou seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Avsketij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Fleshou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avsketij backwards.
Avsketij lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleshou pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fleshou misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Fleshou.
Fleshou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Avsketij up against the cage.
Avsketij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avsketij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleshou struggles to land a body shot inside as Avsketij controls his hands.
Fleshou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fleshou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fleshou misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avsketij has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Avsketij has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
Fleshou taking a breather.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avsketij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avsketij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avsketij lands with a light punch inside.
Fleshou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avsketij's elbow.
Fleshou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avsketij.
Avsketij can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou controls the action.
Avsketij swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avsketij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleshou lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
Avsketij misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
Fleshou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avsketij backwards.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fleshou has a couple of punches blocked by Avsketij.
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!
Avsketij tries to throw a body punch but Fleshou avoids it by throwing Avsketij back against the cage.
Fleshou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fleshou.
Fleshou misses with the head strike.
Avsketij can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou controls the action.
Avsketij digs a right hand into Fleshou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fleshou's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou.
Fleshou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Avsketij tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleshou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasily Avsketij will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Avsketij'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.
Fleshou throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Avsketij cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avsketij uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleshou.
A swing and a miss from Avsketij.
Fleshou ducks under a wild hook from Avsketij.
Fleshou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avsketij stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Avsketij connects with the punch.
Avsketij moves into the clinch successfully.
Avsketij struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleshou controls his hands.
Avsketij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avsketij lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fleshou.
Avsketij working aggressively here.
Fleshou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fleshou as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avsketij throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou works on Avsketij's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleshou.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Avsketij swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avsketij digs a right hand into Fleshou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fleshou's gas tank.
Avsketij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasily Avsketij seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Fleshou.
Fleshou just leaning against Avsketij, taking a breather.
Fleshou lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fleshou lands with a light punch inside.
Fleshou lands a body shot.
Fleshou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Avsketijs head.
Fleshou presses Avsketij against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fleshou lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fleshou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou is struggling to control the position.
Avsketij prevents a body shot from Fleshou.
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fleshou misses with a body punch.
Fleshou trying to stall but Avsketij improves his position.
Fleshou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avsketij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleshou can't find room to land a body shot as Avsketij controls the action.
Avsketij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avsketij working aggressively here.
Fleshou scores with a shot to the side of Avsketij's head.
Avsketij misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avsketij misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou trying to stall but Avsketij improves his position.
Avsketij throws a head punch that misses.
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Fleshou.
Fleshou prevents a body shot from Avsketij.
Fleshou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avsketij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fleshou is leaning against Avsketij and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Avsketij.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
Fleshou has a couple of punches blocked by Avsketij.
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleshou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou is trying to maintain a safe position but Avsketij gets an underhook and turns Fleshou into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou.
Fleshou controlling the action here for a moment.
Avsketij throws a head punch that misses.
Avsketij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Fleshou as the two fighters clinch.
Fleshou tries to throw a body punch but Avsketij avoids it by throwing Fleshou back against the cage.
Fleshou blocking some punches.
Fleshou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fleshou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avsketij backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avsketij.
Fleshou blocking some punches.
Fleshou effectively controlling the action here.
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 Stres Fleshou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Avsketij's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Avsketij misses with a double jab.
Avsketij throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Avsketij has closed the distance and engaged Fleshou in a clinch.
Avsketij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avsketij's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avsketij's elbow.
Avsketij blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou lands with a right to the head.
Fleshou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fleshou tries to work over Avsketij's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleshou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avsketij backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleshou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Avsketij up against the cage.
Fleshou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avsketij or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avsketij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleshou's elbow.
Avsketij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Fleshou blocking some punches.
Fleshou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avsketij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fleshou backwards.
Avsketij throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Avsketij misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fleshou.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou has Avsketij pressed against the cage.
Fleshou can't find room to land a body shot as Avsketij controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with the head strike.
Fleshou tries a body shot but Avsketij blocks it.
Avsketij has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
Fleshou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avsketij blocking some punches.
Fleshou stalls.
Fleshou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avsketij scores with a shoulder strike.
Avsketij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Fleshou.
Avsketij blocks a body shot from Fleshou.
A short uppercut from Fleshou.
Avsketij prevents a body shot from Fleshou.
Avsketij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Avsketij misses with a punch on the inside.
Avsketij misses with the head strike.
Avsketij lands a shoulder strike.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
A short right from Avsketij.
Avsketij throws a punch but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Fleshou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou lands with a left to the head.
Fleshou looking to slow down the pace here.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleshou.
Avsketij swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avsketij misses with some punches.
Avsketij scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avsketij throws a head punch that misses.
Avsketij misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleshou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou blocks an uppercut.
Fleshou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avsketij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avsketij tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleshou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleshou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fleshou fails to land.
Fleshou blocking some punches.
Avsketij's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fleshou lands with a left to the head.
Avsketij has a couple of punches blocked by Fleshou.
Avsketij tries to work over Fleshou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avsketij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vasily Avsketij.
I think Avsketij has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vasily Avsketij!
Vasily Avsketij thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
213 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Evans.
Ruth walks into a jab.
Evans slips under a jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a few strikes there.
Donald Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruth doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Ruth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Evans leaves Ruth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
Evans throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Ruth slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans works the jab nicely.
Ruth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Evans feints and then cracks Ruth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruth down.
Evans lands a nice hook to Ruth's body. Ruth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Ruth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donald Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruth's head.
Evans cracks Ruth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruth.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans connects with a looping right hand.
Evans misses with a body shot
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans cracks Ruth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Ruth's head but Ruth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Evans has Ruth up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruth as Evans tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Ruth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ruth is trying to drag Evans to the mat but Evans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a hook. Ruth ducked under it nicely.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evans throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Evans. That snapped Ruth's head back.
Evans throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans walks into a straight right hand from Ruth.
Evans is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans scores with a hook to the body. Ruth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Evans.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Evans misses.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruth defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Evans dominated 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.
Evans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evans digs a good hook to Ruth's body.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruth.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruth throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Ruth seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Evans.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ruth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Ruth counters with a straight right hand.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Ruth's ribs.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Our spies down at at FIERCE inform us that Evans has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Evans has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ruth off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Evans slips a straight right by Ruth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Donald Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Ruth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Evans avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Evans cracks Ruth with an open hand slap.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evans lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a straight right. Ruth didn't see that one coming.
Ruth avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruth, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruth is rocked!
Evans drops Ruth with a naaaaasty hook - Ruth is in real trouble here! Evans dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Evans!
Our winner, Donald Evans, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shi Fu Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu Tu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Klendathu drop. Shi Fu Tu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu Tu. That's going to slow Lord down.
Lord scores with a nice strike.
Fu Tu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lord looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fu Tu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lord takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fu Tu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fu Tu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lord finds it's way round the side to connect with Fu Tu's head.
Fu Tu throws a lazy head kick
and Lord counters with a leg kick.
Fu Tu moves in looking to clinch but Lord pushes him off.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu Tu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fu Tu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Lord looks to throw a body kick
and Fu Tu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Lord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lord.
Fu Tu moves away from the strike by Lord.
Fu Tu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lord's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Lord.
Fu Tu tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Fu Tu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lord under the eye.
Fu Tu feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Lord tries to bum rush Fu Tu with a series of wild strikes but Fu Tu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord backing away here, and Fu Tu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord lands with a right hand.
Lord throws a leg kick but Fu Tu checks it.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lord clobbers Fu Tu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fu Tu throws a good cross that connects.
Fu Tu cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Fu Tu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Fu Tu slips the punch.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fu Tu takes one on the button.
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Fu Tu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu Tu's sensitive parts.
Fu Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord wants to land a leg kick but Fu Tu is out of range.
Fu Tu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lord takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Fu Tu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Lord lands a jab to the head.
Lord keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fu Tu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fu Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord misses with a jab to the body
and Fu Tu counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a series of punches but Lord moves out of range.
Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
Lord throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Fu Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Fu Tu is predictable there
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu Tu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Fu Tu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selfie Lord dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lord walks into a stiff left hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Lord.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Fu Tu saw that one coming.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range.
Fu Tu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a thumping low kick.
Lord digs a good hook to Fu Tu's body.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lord throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fu Tu - that will leave a mark!
A big right from Lord misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord throws a jab when Fu Tu was well out of range.
Lord throws a body punch but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fu Tu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lord has got the better of the exchanges.
Fu Tu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu Tu clinches.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Fu Tu lands a hook that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick.
Fu Tu drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Fu Tu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fu Tu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fu Tu tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Fu Tu has the dominant position.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fu Tu tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Fu Tu connects with a jab.
Fu Tu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord connects with a right hand. Fu Tu shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu Tu misses the jab.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Fu Tu defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Selfie Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord connects with a crisp jab.
Lord has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fu Tu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lord will feel that in the morning.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu Tu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fu Tu drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Lord wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord presses Fu Tu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Fu Tu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord blocking some punches.
Fu Tu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fu Tu.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu Tu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fu Tu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lord seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fu Tu can turn it around.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Fu Tu controls the action.
Fu Tu blocks a body shot from Lord.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fu Tu has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Fu Tu controls the action.
Fu Tu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
Fu Tu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu lands a lovely overhand right.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Fu Tu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu Tu lands a body shot.
A shot to the body from Fu Tu misses
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu Tu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Fu Tu settles back down.
Fu Tu lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu Tu.
Lord 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Fu Tu as he connects with a hook.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu Tu.
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 Selfie Lord will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Lord moved away.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
Fu Tu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fu Tu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fu Tu avoids a kick to the body.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the side of Lord's head but Lord sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu Tu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Fu Tu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lord with a body shot.
Lord connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Fu Tu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fu Tu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu Tu misses the target.
Lord's corner calls for a 1-2. Lord obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu Tu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lord.
Fu Tu defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Fu Tu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fu Tu slips under a jab.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Lord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu Tu delivers a nice body kick.
Fu Tu blocks the body kick.
Fu Tu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fu Tu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu Tu throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Lord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fu Tu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord connects with a jab.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Shi Fu Tu has been cut.
Fu Tu connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu Tu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lord throws a wild body kick that Fu Tu sees coming a mile off.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu.
Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fu Tu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Fu Tu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lord scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu Tu throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Jab from Fu Tu.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Fu Tu's head but Fu Tu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fu Tu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu.
Lord slips a straight right by Fu Tu.
Lord lands with a hook. Fu Tu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu Tu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fu Tu checks the leg kick.
Fu Tu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fu Tu lands with a slapping head kick.
Good exchange - Fu Tu coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Lord - just one landing.
Lord walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu Tu throws a chopping leg kick but Lord manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Selfie Lord did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lord lands a nice hook to Fu Tu's body. Fu Tu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fu Tu tries a low kick but Lord avoids it.
Lord misses with a hook.
Fu Tu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fu Tu scores with a nice body kick.
Fu Tu scores with a jab to the head.
Fu Tu tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fu Tu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fu Tu moves out of range as Lord throws a body kick.
Fu Tu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lord checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lord swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fu Tu tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu Tu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lord slips a jab from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu Tu connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord thuds his shin into the meat of Fu Tu's side.
Fu Tu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Lord misses.
Fu Tu misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut.
Fu Tu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fu Tu throws a wild body kick that Lord sees coming a mile off.
Lord jabs at Fu Tu's body.
Fu Tu moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord throws an off balance right hand
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord wants to slow Fu Tu down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Fu Tu sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fu Tu scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fu Tu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lord misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Lord lands the left hand.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Fu Tu looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fu Tu looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fu Tu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a low kick, looking for Fu Tu's leg but Fu Tu calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Some wild striking there from Lord.
A head kick by Lord misses
and Fu Tu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu Tu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu Tu 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.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu lands a front kick.
Lord cracks Fu Tu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lord takes a swing at Fu Tu's ribcage but misses.
Fu Tu throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord cracks Fu Tu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fu Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Lord throws a low kick but Fu Tu moves out of range easily.
Fu Tu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fu Tu throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu Tu.
A big left from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Fu Tu walks into a left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Fu Tu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Nice jab there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shi Fu Tu's cut.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fu Tu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fu Tu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fu Tu throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Fu Tu misses with a hook.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Fu Tu is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
Lord will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Fu Tu's shoulder, as Fu Tu tries to avoid the shot.
Fu Tu slips under a jab from Lord.
Fu Tu throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Fu Tu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Fu Tu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu Tu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu Tu scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Lord swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Fu Tu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lord.
Fu Tu tries to clinch up.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu Tu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord looks to throw the jab but Fu Tu is out of range.
Fu Tu cracks Lord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lord takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lord blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu Tu clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
Fu Tu tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Fu Tu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fu Tu. That did some damage!
Lord lands a jab to the nose.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu Tu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lord is able to avoid easily.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
A jab lands there for Lord.
Selfie Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Lord coming out on top.
Fu Tu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu throws a nice looking combination but Lord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Fu Tu misses its intended target.
Fu Tu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Fu Tu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lord takes one on the button.
Lord moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Fu Tu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Shi Fu Tu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Lord.
Fu Tu lands a body shot.
Fu Tu misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Fu Tu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord slips under a jab.
Fu Tu moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord moves away from the strike by Fu Tu.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Fu Tu manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Lord.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shi Fu Tu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lord 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Selfie Lord!
Selfie Lord retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Selfie Lord thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Shi Fu Tu stepped up to the mic, saying 'I submit to your supremacy,..this time.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Silvio Crespo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zang Zhai's chin.
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155 lbs
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26
146 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo closes the distance and clinches up with Zhai, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes Zhai against the cage but Zhai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zhai throws a looping overhand right but Crespo ducks down to avoid it.
Crespo is looking to counter the offense by Zhai and move into the clinch.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhai.
Zhai misses with a straight left.
Crespo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
Zhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Crespo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhai.
Zhai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhai moves out of range as Crespo strikes.
Zhai slips a jab from Crespo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crespo throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crespo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crespo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crespo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zhai moves away from the strike by Crespo.
Crespo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
Zhai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Zhai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crespo cracks a nice hook into Zhai's ribs.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Zhai counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crespo misses with a hook
and Zhai counters with a good low kick that Crespo was not able to check.
Crespo swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhai lands a slapping body shot.
Crespo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crespo.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Crespo's head but Crespo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhai misses.
Zhai scores with a hook to the body. Crespo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zhai swings widly with a right hand
and Crespo counters with a nice body shot.
Zhai throws a head kick but Crespo moves out of range.
Zhai looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo.
Zhai jabs Crespo right on the nose. Crespo blinks but takes it well.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhai lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crespo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhai.
Zhai misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crespo.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crespo manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Zhai misses
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Zhai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhai.
Zhai blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Crespo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crespo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crespo loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crespo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
Crespo blocks a low kick nicely.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crespo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
Zhai throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai throws a hook but Crespo avoids it easily.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Crespo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zhai wants to get back to his feet but Crespo drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zhai is doing well to control the position and prevent Crespo from advancing to side control.
Zhai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crespo.
Crespo 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.
Zhai tries to get to full guard but Crespo has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crespo lands a nice short elbow.
Crespo throwing shots but Zhai is blocking nicely.
Zhai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhai is trying to maintain the position but Crespo is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhai is controlling Crespo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zhai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crespo.
Zhai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crespo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhai has hold of Crespo's hands but Crespo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crespo with the ground and pound but Zhai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Crespo trying to control but Zhai is working from the bottom.
Zhai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crespo throws an elbow that misses. Zhai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crespo's guard. Nice move by Zhai!
Crespo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crespo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crespo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Zhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crespo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai staying out of range there.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Crespo slips the punch.
Crespo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crespo's knee momentarily.
Crespo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crespo tries to move into range but Zhai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhai misses with a hook to the body
and Crespo counters with a nice body shot.
Crespo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhai.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Zhai misses.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Crespo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhai.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhai moves away.
A swing and a miss from Crespo.
Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Crespo gets the takedown into side control.
Zhai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zhai punishes Crespo's body with a nice straight punch.
Crespo throws a right hand that misses
and Zhai counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Crespo is predictable there
and Zhai counters with a straight right hand.
Zhai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhai slips a jab from Crespo.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Zhai.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crespo tries to land a leg kick but Zhai saw it coming and moves away.
Crespo misses with a shot to the body
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crespo slips a jab and a cross from Zhai.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Zhai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
Zhai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crespo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhai swings for the body but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo clinches up with Zhai and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by Zhai.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crespo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhai controls his hands.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Zhai blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
Zhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhai avoids the damage to the body.
Zhai blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Zhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to work over Zhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
A short left from Zhai.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crespo.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Zhai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crespo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhai is leaning against Crespo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai blocking some punches.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo tries a body shot but Zhai blocks it.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Zhai controls the action.
Zhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhai.
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!
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Zhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body.
Zhai breaks the clinch.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. Crespo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhai scores with the left hand. Crespo knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zang Zhai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zhai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zang Zhai!
A relieved looking Zang Zhai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Rangers's choice of entrance music: Hold on to you. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers cracks Dykstra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from O Rangers.
O Rangers throws a looping overhand right but Dykstra ducks down to avoid it.
O Rangers misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Rangers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Rangers shoots and misses
and Dykstra counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dykstra slips under a jab from O Rangers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from O Rangers misses its intended target.
Dykstra 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.
Dykstra with a nice cross.
Dykstra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Rangers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra throws a body punch but O Rangers moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by O Rangers. Beautiful body shot.
O Rangers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dykstra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Rangers blocks a head kick by Dykstra.
Dykstra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy right hand. Dykstra should have avoided that one.
O Rangers lands a head shot.
O Rangers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dykstra tries to avoid it but O Rangers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dykstra to the ground. Dykstra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Rangers.
Dykstra throws a quick counter head kick but O Rangers was just out of range.
Doc Dykstra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Rangers lands a really nice looking cross but Dykstra seems unphased.
O Rangers throws a lazy right hand but Dykstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dykstra throws a shot to the body.
O Rangers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from O Rangers misses.
O Rangers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dykstra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Rangers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Rangers.
Dykstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Rangers looks to land a right hand but Dykstra moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throws a lazy uppercut
and O Rangers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Rangers thuds his right hand into Dykstra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Dykstra.
O Rangers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dykstra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Rangers looks winded!
Dykstra feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends O Rangers sprawling to the canvas! O Rangers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dykstra finish him?!
O Rangers is rocked!
It looks like Tony O Rangers has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dykstra lands with a good body shot.
O Rangers is still on wobbly legs! Can Dykstra finish him?
Dykstra lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in O Rangers - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dykstra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doc Dykstra!
Doc Dykstra thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bronko Buster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palmer at a distance.
Buster 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.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Palmer.
Buster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronko Buster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Buster counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palmer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Bronko Buster has been cut.
Buster cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Buster.
Palmer blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buster backwards.
A body shot lands from Buster.
Palmer tries a body shot but Buster blocks it.
Buster pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer presses Buster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Buster.
Palmer sizes up Buster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buster tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Palmer dips to his left and cracks Buster with an uppercut!
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buster. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmer throwing a counter right hand but Buster manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster misses with an uppercut
and Buster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Buster.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer lunges at Buster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buster's hand.
Buster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Buster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster blocks the body kick.
Buster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Buster's head.
A punch lands to the side of Palmer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Buster counters with a nice uppercut.
Buster slips under a jab from Palmer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buster! But no joy.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palmer works Buster's body with a nice hook.
Buster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Buster moved away.
Palmer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buster checks the leg kick.
Buster throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Buster misses.
Palmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Buster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buster blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Buster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Buster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palmer throws a hook but Buster blocks it.
A nice side step and Buster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice shot lands for Palmer.
Buster needs to keep his hands up - Palmer had a free shot at his head there.
Buster is rocked!
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Buster is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palmer.
Buster seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer throws out a leg kick but Buster moves out of range and Palmer only half commits.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buster misses with a looping right.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronko Buster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palmer throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Buster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Buster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palmer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Buster throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Buster throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer looks to throw the jab but Buster is out of range.
Buster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palmer scores with a jab to the head.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buster looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Buster.
Buster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buster.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buster! But no joy.
Buster looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer throws a body punch but Buster moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Buster lands a jab to Palmer's midsection.
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buster misses with a lunging right hand
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palmer.
It looks like Palmer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buster can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Buster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buster misses with a looping left.
Buster throws a hook to the side of Palmer's head but Palmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
Buster fails to land with a series of punches.
Buster takes one to the chin there.
Buster connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buster manages to avoid it.
Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buster sprawling to the canvas! Buster rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Buster misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Buster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Buster as he connects with a hook.
Palmer moves out of range as Buster strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer throws a poor cross that misses
and Buster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buster scores with the left hand. Palmer knows he should have avoided that one.
Buster throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Buster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buster lands with a right hand.
Palmer misses with a body punch
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
Palmer cracks Buster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Buster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Palmer finish him?
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Buster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buster looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buster was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Buster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bronko Buster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bronko Buster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Palmer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer drops Buster with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Buster looks back up at him and smiles so Palmer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buster blocks a body shot from Palmer.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Buster.
Buster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buster can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer digs a right hand into Buster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buster's gas tank.
Buster breaks the clinch.
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer slips a jab from Buster.
Palmer tries a low kick but Buster avoids it.
Buster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buster moves out of range of the body kick.
Buster misses with a left hand
and Palmer counters with a straight right hand.
Buster tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buster misses with an uppercut.
Palmer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buster lands with a shot to the body.
Palmer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buster momentarily.
Buster misses with a straight right.
Buster connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
Buster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Palmer misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer wants to clinch up but Buster keeps it at a distance.
Palmer swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Buster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palmer rushes Buster and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Buster is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Palmer piles on the pressure and Buster crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer retains his heavyweight title!
Roy Palmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier has chosen Decisions as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Brazier!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier throws out a loose jab but Shevchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brazier misses with a hook
and Shevchenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brazier!
Brazier wants to control but Shevchenko postures up.
Shevchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brazier keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brazier is avoiding damage well.
Shevchenko scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Conor Brazier has been cut.
Shevchenko cracks Brazier with a big right hand but Brazier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shevchenko working the ground and pound but Brazier is defending the strikes.
Shevchenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brazier sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brazier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brazier is trying to improve his position.
Shevchenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brazier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shevchenko landing strikes.
Shevchenko throws a strike aimed at the side of Brazier's head but Brazier avoids it well.
Shevchenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brazier tries to improve position but can't.
Shevchenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brazier is avoiding damage well.
Brazier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shevchenko.
Brazier struggling a bit here.
Shevchenko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brazier to see if he's OK.
That has opened up Conor Brazier's cut even more.
Shevchenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shevchenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shevchenko is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shevchenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brazier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brazier is not content to let Shevchenko control the position.
Brazier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brazier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Shevchenko politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shevchenko prefers to stall for the moment though.
Brazier regains half guard, as Shevchenko was trying to land strikes.
Shevchenko working Brazier over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brazier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shevchenko.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shevchenko lands a nice short elbow.
The cut above Conor Brazier's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brazier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko thows a huge punch but Brazier dodges it nicely.
Shevchenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shevchenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brazier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brazier trying to control here.
Shevchenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier wants to control but Shevchenko is keeping busy.
Shevchenko prevents Brazier from improving his position.
Brazier has hold of Shevchenko's hands but Shevchenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brazier is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shevchenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brazier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shevchenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shevchenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shevchenko thows a huge punch but Brazier dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taras Shevchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shevchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brazier clinches up with Shevchenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Brazier controlling the action here for a moment.
Shevchenko looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier just leaning against Shevchenko, taking a breather.
Brazier breaks the clinch.
Brazier misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brazier misses with a straight left.
Brazier misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Shevchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brazier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brazier looks to land a combination. Shevchenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brazier takes a swing at Shevchenko's ribcage but misses.
Shevchenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brazier sprawls and moves away.
Brazier clinches with his opponent.
Shevchenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brazier smiles and moves away.
Brazier misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier scoring well with a low kick there.
Brazier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shevchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brazier connects with a leg kick. Shevchenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brazier throws a body punch but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Shevchenko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Shevchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brazier misses with a wild 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!
Brazier moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko tries to pull guard but Brazier holds him up against the cage and eventually Shevchenko drops back down to his feet.
Brazier breaks from the clinch.
Shevchenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brazier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shevchenko working the strikes but Brazier uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shevchenko 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.
Shevchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brazier defending well though.
Shevchenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brazier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shevchenko.
Shevchenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier manages to get to full guard.
Taras Shevchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shevchenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Shevchenko postures up and lands a big shot to Brazier's brow.
Shevchenko throwing strikes from guard but Brazier blocks nicely.
Shevchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Brazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shevchenko chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shevchenko throwing strikes from guard but Brazier blocks nicely.
Shevchenko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Brazier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Brazier misses the target.
Brazier wants to clinch but Shevchenko slips to the side
and Shevchenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brazier won't be happy with that.
Shevchenko cracks Brazier with a big right hand but Brazier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conor Brazier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taras Shevchenko!
Taras Shevchenko retains his super heavyweight title!
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