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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 3490 p4p, 451 weight class) and Bosco Iwoba (ranked 2027 p4p, 302 weight class). Maiden comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden. Iwoba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hercules*. Eddy Maiden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwoba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maiden's half guard.
Maiden wants to get back to full guard.
Maiden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maiden.
Maiden working a defensive guard but Iwoba passes into half guard.
Maiden is looking for a sweep. Iwoba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iwoba controlling the pace.
Iwoba is continuing to stall.
Iwoba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden trying to control from the bottom.
Iwoba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maiden is looking for a sweep. Iwoba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maiden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Iwoba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden trying to control from the bottom.
Iwoba thows a huge punch but Maiden dodges it nicely.
Maiden pushes Iwoba off but Iwoba dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden is not content to let Iwoba control the position.
Maiden manages to get back to half guard.
Maiden wants to get back to full guard.
Maiden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maiden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maiden working a defensive guard here.
Iwoba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maiden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iwoba defends it easily.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Iwoba from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba lands a couple of digs.
Iwoba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iwoba stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Maiden has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Iwoba manages to get his head free but now Maiden has transitioned to an armbar! Iwoba grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Maiden! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddy Maiden!
Eddy Maiden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mees Metsast (ranked 2102 p4p, 312 weight class) and Mats Söderlund (ranked 3055 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mees Metsast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mats Söderlund!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Söderlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Metsast throwing a counter right hand but Söderlund manages to avoid it.
Metsast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Metsast misses with a two punch combination.
Metsast throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Söderlund blocks a head kick by Metsast.
Söderlund steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Metsast tries to close the distance and clinch but Söderlund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metsast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Söderlund to score with a decent uppercut.
Söderlund throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Metsast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metsast with a hook.
Söderlund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Metsast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Söderlund tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Metsast is able to avoid easily.
Söderlund lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Söderlund.
Metsast scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mats Söderlund has been cut.
Metsast tries a head kick but it misses.
Söderlund throws a predictable looking body shot
and Metsast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Metsast lands a leg kick that knocks Söderlund off balance momentarily.
Metsast loads up on a big right hand but Söderlund slips the punch.
Metsast lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast ducks right into an uppercut from Söderlund.
Söderlund avoids the head kick by Metsast.
Metsast lands a jab to the nose.
Söderlund feints and then cracks Metsast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metsast down.
Metsast misses with a looping left.
Metsast throws a left and a right that both miss
and Söderlund counters with a solid body kick.
Söderlund scores with a sloppy right hand. Metsast should have avoided that one.
Metsast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Söderlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metsast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Söderlund.
Söderlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Söderlund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metsast was well out of range. Poor timing from Söderlund.
Metsast staying out of range there.
Metsast misses with a wild combination.
Metsast takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Metsast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Söderlund as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metsast throws a sloppy head kick and Söderlund moves out of range easily.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Söderlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Söderlund throws a solid leg kick but Metsast takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Söderlund.
Nice takedown defense from Söderlund. No joy for Metsast on that attempt.
Söderlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Metsast is just out of range.
Söderlund throws a looping overhand right but Metsast ducks down to avoid it.
Metsast misses with a wild combination.
Mats Söderlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Söderlund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Söderlund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Söderlund misses with a looping left.
Metsast lands a jab to the nose.
Metsast on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Söderlund.
Metsast misses with a wild combination.
Söderlund throws out a counter right but Metsast avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Söderlund, as that shot connected.
Metsast throws a shot from downtown. Söderlund moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Söderlund misses.
Söderlund lands with a nice body kick.
Söderlund throws a front kick that sends Metsast stumbling back into the cage.
Söderlund jabs Metsast right on the nose. Metsast blinks but takes it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Söderlund ducks right into an uppercut from Metsast.
Metsast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Söderlund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Metsast.
Metsast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Söderlund.
Metsast throws a head kick but Söderlund moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Söderlund. Beautiful body shot.
Söderlund lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metsast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Söderlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Metsast scores with a sloppy right hand. Söderlund should have avoided that one.
Söderlund misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Metsast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Metsast misses with a lunging right hand
and Söderlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Metsast misses with a looping right.
Metsast misses with a body shot.
Metsast lands a glancing blow to the side of Söderlund's head.
Metsast throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Söderlund looks for the body kick but Metsast saw that one coming.
Metsast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Metsast misses with an uppercut.
Söderlund scores with a head kick. Metsast tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Metsast looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metsast lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Metsast misses with an uppercut
and Söderlund counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metsast throws a jab but it's blocked by Söderlund.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Söderlund! But no joy.
Metsast throws a head kick but Söderlund moves out of range.
Söderlund misses with an uppercut.
Söderlund throws out a loose jab but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metsast ducks right into an uppercut from Söderlund.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mees Metsast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mats Söderlund's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Metsast is looking to slow Söderlund down with leg kicks.
Söderlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metsast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metsast thuds his right hand into Söderlund's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mees Metsast is winning the standup battle so far.
Söderlund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Metsast under the eye.
Metsast misses with a kick to the body
and Söderlund counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Söderlund.
Metsast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Söderlund responds with a good body kick, but Metsast manages to step out the way in time.
Metsast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Söderlund blocks a jab.
Söderlund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Metsast.
Söderlund blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Metsast misses.
The fighters circling - Söderlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Metsast misses.
Metsast takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice body punch from Söderlund.
Söderlund throws a lazy right hand but Metsast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Söderlund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metsast throws out the jab.
Metsast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Söderlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund is looking to score with low kicks.
Metsast misses with a body shot.
Söderlund misses the jab.
Söderlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metsast.
Söderlund tries a quick counter leg kick but Metsast is wise to it.
Metsast works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Söderlund lands a head shot.
Söderlund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Söderlund looks for the body kick but Metsast saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Metsast 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Söderlund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Metsast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metsast moves into the clinch.
Metsast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Söderlund can't find room to land a body shot as Metsast controls the action.
Söderlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Söderlund struggles to land a body shot inside as Metsast controls his hands.
Söderlund lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Söderlund tries to throw a body punch but Metsast avoids it by throwing Söderlund back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Söderlund on the inside.
Metsast tries to land a knee to the head but Söderlund blocks with his arms.
Söderlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Metsast trying to land knees to the body.
Metsast missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metsast cracks Söderlund with a nice body shot.
Metsast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Söderlund.
Metsast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Metsast scores with a nice short uppercut.
Metsast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Söderlund throws a head punch that misses.
Metsast swings wildly with an uppercut but Söderlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metsast blocks an uppercut.
Söderlund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Metsast backwards.
Söderlund tries a body shot but Metsast blocks it.
Metsast is trying to stall.
Söderlund lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Söderlund misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Söderlund.
Metsast scores with a nice hook to the head.
Söderlund lands a shot to the body.
Metsast tries a knee to the head but Söderlund blocks it.
Söderlund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Söderlund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Söderlund scores with a shoulder strike.
Söderlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metsast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Söderlund is defending well for now.
Metsast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Söderlund's elbow.
Metsast lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Söderlund lands a shoulder strike.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Söderlund.
Metsast is leaning against Söderlund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Söderlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Metsast uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Söderlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Metsast.
Nice body punch from Söderlund.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Söderlund.
Söderlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsasts head.
Metsast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Metsast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Söderlund lands a hook to the side of the head.
Söderlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Söderlund.
Söderlund blocks a body shot from Metsast.
Mats Söderlund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Söderlund tries to work over Metsast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Söderlund tries a body shot but Metsast blocks it.
Söderlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Söderlund lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Söderlund avoiding damage as Metsast throws knees to the body.
Metsast prevents a body shot from Söderlund.
Metsast throws a punch but it's blocked by Söderlund.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Söderlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mats Söderlund's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Metsast tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Söderlund, as that shot connected.
Söderlund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metsast.
Metsast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Metsast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Söderlund moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Söderlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metsast.
Metsast throws a lazy head kick
and Söderlund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Söderlund swings for the body but Metsast moves out of range.
Söderlund lands a jab to Metsast's midsection.
Metsast takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Metsast takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Metsast lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Söderlund cracks Metsast with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Söderlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Metsast tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Metsast.
Metsast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Söderlund circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Söderlund lands an overhand right.
Söderlund throws out a powerful jab.
Metsast throws a lazy uppercut
and Söderlund counters with a straight right hand.
Söderlund wants to land a leg kick but Metsast is out of range.
Metsast's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Söderlund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Metsast scrambles back to his feet.
Söderlund lands a nice hook to Metsast's body. Metsast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Metsast lands.
Metsast misses with a body shot.
Metsast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Söderlund.
Söderlund uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Metsast slips a jab from Söderlund.
Metsast ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Söderlund - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Söderlund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Söderlund connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Söderlund checks a leg kick.
Metsast slips a straight right by Söderlund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metsast takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Metsast.
Söderlund misses with a body kick.
Metsast misses with a low kick.
Metsast scores with a jab. Söderlund acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Söderlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metsast moves away.
Söderlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metsast throws a head kick that misses.
Söderlund follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Metsast thows a body kick. Söderlund tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Metsast avoids a kick to the body.
Metsast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metsast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Söderlund thinks about the counter body kick.
Söderlund throws a looping overhand right but Metsast ducks down to avoid it.
Metsast half committed to a counter leg kick.
Söderlund throws a leg kick but Metsast sees it coming and moves out of range.
Metsast shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Söderlund but Söderlund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Söderlund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Metsast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Söderlund punishes Metsast's body with a nice straight punch.
Metsast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metsast looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice sprawl there from Söderlund as Metsast shoots in.
Metsast connects with a good right hand that stumbles Söderlund. Söderlund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Söderlund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Metsast has time to react.
Metsast has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Söderlund finds it's way round the side to connect with Metsast's head.
Söderlund ducks under a wild hook from Metsast.
Nice shot by Metsast.
Nice defenses there by Söderlund.
Metsast is looking to clinch but Söderlund is avoiding it.
Söderlund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Metsast doesn't seem bothered though.
Söderlund explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Metsast lands a head kick. Söderlund smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metsast looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Söderlund moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Metsast.
Metsast fakes the leg kick and cracks Söderlund in the body.
Donk. Söderlund catches Metsast right on the button with a cross.
Söderlund misses with a hook. Metsast ducked under it nicely.
Metsast swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Söderlund misses the jab.
Söderlund 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.
Metsast moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Söderlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metsast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Söderlund.
Söderlund thows a body kick. Metsast tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Söderlund cracks Metsast with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metsast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Metsast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Söderlund scores with a hook.
Söderlund misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Söderlund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Söderlund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Söderlund!
After the big win, Mats Söderlund made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FORCEE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 1325 p4p, 135 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 1757 p4p, 193 weight class). Khasbulaev has chosen Fetty Wap - Trap Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Bronson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Khasbulaev misses
so Bronson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Khasbulaev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bronson manages to pass to side control.
Khasbulaev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khasbulaev.
Bronson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronson lands a couple of elbows.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronson won't allow Khasbulaev to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khasbulaev is looking to stand up but Bronson isn't so interested in that idea.
Khasbulaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khasbulaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khasbulaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bronson is controlling him.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
Bronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khasbulaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khasbulaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khasbulaev pulls Bronson in to control the position.
Bronson connects with a couple of short punches.
Khasbulaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bronson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bronson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khasbulaev's head.
Bronson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Khasbulaev blocks nicely.
Bronson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khasbulaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronson is in close to Khasbulaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khasbulaev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bronson chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khasbulaev is controlling Bronson's posture.
Bronson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson 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.
Bronson scoring with punches from side control.
Bronson working the body and head with strikes.
Khasbulaev tries to improve position but can't.
Khasbulaev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bronson working the head and body with strikes.
Khasbulaev is rocked!
An elbow from Bronson crashes against the mat.
Khasbulaev is still in real trouble! Can Bronson finish him?
Khasbulaev is not content to let Bronson control the position.
Khasbulaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev is pushing Bronson's head away, looking to escape. Bronson manages to hold on to the position though.
Khasbulaev is not content to let Bronson control the position.
Khasbulaev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bronson is controlling him well.
Bronson trying to control the action but Khasbulaev is working from the bottom.
Bronson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bronson is putting a hurting on Khasbulaev here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khasbulaev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bronson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bronson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Khasbulaev.
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khasbulaev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khasbulaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson drops Khasbulaev with a naaaaasty hook - Khasbulaev is in real trouble here! Bronson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Bronson!
Bill Bronson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mats Sundvison (ranked 656 p4p, 111 weight class) and Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 570 p4p, 95 weight class). Naranbaatar has chosen Batzorig Vaanchig as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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38
182 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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176 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mats Sundvison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundvison looks to land a left hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range nicely.
Naranbaatar catches Sundvison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sundvison looks to throw the jab but Naranbaatar is out of range.
Sundvison misses the shot to the body.
Naranbaatar lands with an overhand left.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut. Sundvison saw that one coming.
Naranbaatar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sundvison misses with a leg kick
and Naranbaatar counters with a good low kick that Sundvison was not able to check.
Sundvison scores with a hook to the body. Naranbaatar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naranbaatar.
Sundvison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naranbaatar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sundvison takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Naranbaatar lands.
Naranbaatar works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sundvison motions for Naranbaatar to come forward. Sundvison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naranbaatar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Naranbaatar cracks Sundvison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sundvison looks to score with a jab to the body but Naranbaatar is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sundvison.
Sundvison throws a big counter combination but Naranbaatar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundvison.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naranbaatar.
Sundvison throws a leg kick but Naranbaatar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sundvison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar tries to move into range but Sundvison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sundvison misses the jab.
Sundvison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Naranbaatar there.
Naranbaatar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundvison moves away.
Sundvison misses with a hook. Naranbaatar ducked under it nicely.
Naranbaatar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sundvison throws a series of strikes that have Naranbaatar backpedaling.
Nice uppercut there from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab from Sundvison.
Naranbaatar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naranbaatar throws a shot from downtown. Sundvison moves away and avoids it.
Sundvison throws a low kick but Naranbaatar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar cracks Sundvison with an open hand slap.
Sundvison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Naranbaatar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sundvison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naranbaatar is one step ahead there.
Naranbaatar passes into half guard.
Sundvison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a kimura but Sundvison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is pressing down on Sundvison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sundvison is holding on for now.
Naranbaatar is trying to control the action in half guard but Sundvison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Naranbaatar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sundvison is defending against the submission attempts here by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sundvison is just riding it out for now. Naranbaatar eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naranbaatar not doing much here.
Naranbaatar passes to full mount!
Naranbaatar working for a guillotine from mount but Sundvison is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naranbaatar throws a low kick but Sundvison moves out of range easily.
Naranbaatar lands with a shot to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a lazy right hand but Sundvison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sundvison misses the target.
Naranbaatar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundvison.
Sundvison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sundvison fails to land with a series of punches.
Naranbaatar misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Naranbaatar. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naranbaatar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Naranbaatar lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Naranbaatar is predictable there
letting Sundvison counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naranbaatar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sundvison defends it nicely.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naranbaatar throws a shot to the body.
Sundvison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naranbaatar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sundvison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sundvison moves away from the strike by Naranbaatar.
Sundvison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sundvison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sundvison throws a shot from downtown. Naranbaatar moves away and avoids it.
Naranbaatar throws out a powerful jab.
Sundvison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naranbaatar to score with a decent uppercut.
Sundvison cracks the inside of Naranbaatar's front leg.
Naranbaatar 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.
Sundvison misses with a right hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a right hand to the body.
Mats Sundvison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sundvison ducks under a wild hook from Naranbaatar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar slips a straight right by Sundvison.
Naranbaatar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sundvison's calf.
A low kick from Sundvison misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice body shot.
Naranbaatar scoring well with a low kick there.
Naranbaatar connects with a crisp jab.
Sundvison tries to land a leg kick but Naranbaatar saw it coming and moves away.
Sundvison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice body shot.
Naranbaatar throws the left hand but Sundvison avoids the punch easily.
Naranbaatar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sundvison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sundvison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sundvison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab. Sundvison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar slips a jab from Sundvison.
That kick from Sundvison tenderised Naranbaatar's leg. Naranbaatar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naranbaatar misses with a looping right.
Naranbaatar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sundvison throws a hook but Naranbaatar avoids it easily.
Sundvison tries to land a front kick but Naranbaatar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Naranbaatar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sundvison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naranbaatar counters with an inside leg kick.
Sundvison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naranbaatar. Sundvison shrugs it off though.
Sundvison misses the jab.
Naranbaatar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naranbaatar scoring well with a low kick there.
Sundvison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naranbaatar moves out of range of the strikes.
Naranbaatar cracks Sundvison with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison looks to score with a jab to the body but Naranbaatar is just out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundvison misses with a low kick.
Naranbaatar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sundvison.
Naranbaatar connects with a single shot there.
Sundvison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Sundvison misses.
Sundvison misses with a looping left.
Sundvison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Naranbaatar misses
and Sundvison counters with an inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar shoots in looking for a takedown but Sundvison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Naranbaatar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Naranbaatar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sundvison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Naranbaatar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naranbaatar avoids the body shot from Sundvison.
Naranbaatar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Sundvison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naranbaatar doesn't seem phased though.
Sundvison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Naranbaatar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Naranbaatar.
Sundvison throws a body shot but no joy.
Naranbaatar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sundvison with a body shot.
A big right from Sundvison misses.
Naranbaatar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar throws a shot from downtown. Sundvison moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sundvison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Naranbaatar lands a jab to the nose.
Naranbaatar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sundvison's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundvison missing with a left hand there. Naranbaatar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Sundvison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sundvison throws a shot from downtown. Naranbaatar moves away and avoids it.
Sundvison throws a leg kick
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naranbaatar connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sundvison misses the target.
Naranbaatar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sundvison momentarily.
Sundvison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naranbaatar thuds his shin into the meat of Sundvison's side.
Sundvison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight right hand.
Naranbaatar is looking to score with low kicks.
Sundvison looks to land a combination but Naranbaatar avoids it well.
Sundvison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Naranbaatar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick but Sundvison moved away.
Sundvison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mats Sundvison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naranbaatar lands a nice shot that snaps Sundvison's head back.
Sundvison throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Crunch! Naranbaatar slams his shin into Sundvison's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Naranbaatar. That snapped Sundvison's head back.
Naranbaatar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sundvison throws a sloppy head kick and Naranbaatar moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Naranbaatar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Sundvison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sundvison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sundvison throws a lazy uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight right hand.
Sundvison misses with a combination
and Naranbaatar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Naranbaatar.
Sundvison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Naranbaatar lands a hook that snaps the head of Sundvison backwards.
Naranbaatar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sundvison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naranbaatar scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar drags the fight down to the ground.
Sundvison trying to control the position from guard on top but Naranbaatar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naranbaatar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sundvison is aware though and is defending well.
Sundvison stopping the sweep attempt from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Naranbaatar is controlling Sundvison's posture.
Sundvison preventing the sweep.
Naranbaatar pulls Sundvison in close to his closed guard and prevents Sundvison from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sundvison preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundvison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sundvison won't allow Naranbaatar to sweep him here.
Naranbaatar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sundvison manages to get himself to full guard.
Sundvison keeping moving, preventing Naranbaatar from controlling successfully.
Naranbaatar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naranbaatar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
A very excited looking Tarkhan Naranbaatar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 447 p4p, 71 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 660 p4p, 113 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Reijonen is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Reijonen.
Lancaster moves forwards but Reijonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lancaster throws a low kick but Reijonen avoids it.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Lancaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Reijonen.
Reijonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reijonen takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a head kick but Reijonen moves out of range.
Reijonen blocks a head kick by Lancaster.
A cross from Lancaster lands.
We've been informed that Lancaster 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.
Reijonen works Lancaster's body with a nice hook.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Lancaster is having none of it.
Reijonen tries to clinch but Lancaster moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen rushes Lancaster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lancaster gets through Reijonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Reijonen.
Reijonen works on Lancaster's body with a couple of short punches.
Reijonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen is leaning against Lancaster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with the head strike.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster is working Reijonen over against the cage.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Reijonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Reijonen.
A body shot lands from Reijonen.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reijonen's elbow.
Reijonen misses with a body punch.
Reijonen lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen breaks the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a jab to the body
and Reijonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Reijonen misses with some punches.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Lancaster wants a takedown.
Lancaster goes for a takedown attempt but Reijonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skreba Reijonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Lancaster.
Lancaster shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lancaster showed some decent athleticism there.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reijonen to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that round.
That's time! Reijonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reijonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Reijonen 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.
Lancaster tries to keep at a distance but Reijonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reijonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Reijonen lands with a light punch inside.
Reijonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Skreba Reijonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster has Reijonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reijonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster tries to work over Reijonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
Lancaster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reijonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Lancaster is trying to drag Reijonen to the mat but Reijonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skreba Reijonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Lancaster.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
Reijonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lancaster can do to turn this around?
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to score a body lock takedown but Reijonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen manages to break the clinch.
Reijonen looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Lancaster changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lancaster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Reijonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lancaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reijonen.
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!
Reijonen wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Reijonen misses the target.
Reijonen looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
Lancaster misses with a low kick.
Reijonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Reijonen clinches up against the cage.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Reijonen controls the action.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Reijonen.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster is working for takedown but Reijonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for Reijonen to work.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster can't get the takedown.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Reijonen.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Reijonen.
Reijonen gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
Lancaster holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijonen stops a takedown attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen digs a right hand into Lancaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster's gas tank.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Reijonen controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reijonen as Lancaster tries to tie him up.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reijonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Lancaster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster takes one to the chin there.
Lancaster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reijonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Reijonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lancaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reijonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Reijonen, not yet.
Lancaster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijonen pulls Lancaster in to control the position.
Reijonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Reijonen, not yet.
Lancaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reijonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lancaster is one step ahead there.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Reijonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Skreba Reijonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lancaster - that will leave a mark!
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reijonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reijonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Reijonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lancaster takes one on the button.
Reijonen moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Reijonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lancaster circles away.
Lancaster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster gets a clinch.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijonen is working Lancaster over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster wants to take the fight to the mat but Reijonen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reijonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reijonen gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen prevents a body shot from Lancaster.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen pushes Lancaster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen takes a shot to the head.
Reijonen works on Lancaster's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reijonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lancaster is rocked!
Reijonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lancaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Reijonen finish him?
Skreba Reijonen is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster seems to have recovered his senses.
Reijonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troy Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Reijonen! Lancaster is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skreba Reijonen!
Skreba Reijonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Belfort (ranked 835 p4p, 139 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 772 p4p, 130 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort slips a jab from Kelley.
Belfort looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelley tries to land a front kick but Belfort steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
A little feinted left hand from Belfort on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belfort swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelley jabs Belfort right on the nose. Belfort blinks but takes it well.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelley throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Belfort was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kelley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Kelley punishes Belfort's body with a nice straight punch.
Belfort misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belfort's knee momentarily.
Kelley's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kelley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice shot by Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belfort throws a chopping leg kick but Kelley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belfort checks a leg kick.
Kelley misses with a low kick as Belfort jumps back.
Kelley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Belfort checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Kelley checks it.
Belfort takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Belfort misses
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kelley - that will leave a mark!
A shot to the body from Belfort misses
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelley.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kelley connects with a jab.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Belfort scores with a nice right hand.
Belfort checks a low kick from Kelley.
Belfort throws the kick towards the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley blocks the body kick.
Kelley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelley connects with a leg kick. Belfort looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelley misses the target.
Belfort throws a counter high kick but Kelley was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kelley is looking to slow Belfort down with leg kicks.
Belfort bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belfort throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelley is out of range.
Kelley lands a nice shot that snaps Belfort's head back.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kelley.
Belfort thuds his right hand into Kelley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belfort is looking to score with low kicks.
Belfort slips a straight right by Kelley.
Belfort thows a leg kick but Kelley checks it
and Kelley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelley.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kelley misses.
Belfort is looking to counter the offense by Kelley and move into the clinch.
Belfort wants to slow Kelley down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelley scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Belfort coming out on top.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelley misses with a lunging right hand
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Kelley.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Kelley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belfort at a distance.
Kelley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belfort tests Kelley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Belfort might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kelley blocks a leg kick.
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Kelley.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelley.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belfort takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liam Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belfort's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Kelley blocks the low kick.
Kelley lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belfort moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelley.
Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Kelley blocks a head kick by Belfort.
Kelley blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belfort gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelley lands a jab.
Belfort uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Belfort tries to clinch there but Kelley circles away.
Belfort is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws a low kick but Belfort avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belfort looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
Kelley checks a leg kick.
Kelley tries a quick counter leg kick but Belfort is wise to it.
Kelley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelley, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort avoids the body shot from Kelley.
Belfort misses the jab.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Belfort.
Kelley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelley with a hook.
Belfort defending well as Kelley loads up on a big left hand.
Belfort was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelley loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelley works Belfort's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belfort. That's going to slow Kelley down.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelley.
Belfort throws a low kick but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelley jabs Belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belfort throws a body kick that misses.
Kelley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belfort.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Belfort connects with a leg kick. Kelley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Belfort throwing a counter right hand but Kelley manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley is looking to land body kicks.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belfort.
Kelley misses with a leg kick.
Kelley lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belfort connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Belfort looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kelley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort counters with a left to the body.
Belfort lands with a shot to the body.
Belfort throws a sloppy body shot
and Kelley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort scores with a nice right hand.
Kelley scores with a nice head shot.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelley tries to work over Belfort's front leg with a kick but Belfort checks it.
It looked like Belfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Kelley slips a jab from Belfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Kelley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Belfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelley.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelley.
Kelley jabs Belfort right on the nose. Belfort blinks but takes it well.
Kelley lands a leg kick that knocks Belfort off balance momentarily.
Kelley thuds his right hand into Belfort's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belfort misses with a body kick.
Kelley cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley lands a jab.
Belfort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from Kelley.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelley throws a counter combo.
Belfort takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Belfort.
Belfort takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belfort's head backwards.
Belfort just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Kelley both land. Nice combination.
Belfort swings for the body but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley moves out of range as Belfort throws a body kick.
Kelley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belfort throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Jordan Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelley.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.
Kelley fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelley scores with a punch to the head.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kelley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Belfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belfort takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelley lands a nice shot that snaps Belfort's head back.
Kelley moves out of range as Belfort throws a body kick.
Kelley misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Belfort throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Belfort misses its intended target.
Belfort throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley with a nice cross.
Belfort gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley blocks a body shot from Belfort.
Belfort lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Belfort.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Belfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kelley 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 726 p4p, 122 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 1189 p4p, 179 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips a straight right by Union.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Union moved out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Union takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
The fighters circling - Union throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Union throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Union. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Union misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson cracks Union with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Union throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Union takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Union.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Union avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Union takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Bregan Union's cut even more.
Union fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Union. Beautiful body shot.
Union connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Union takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Union tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Union back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Union is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Union counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Union's belly button to the back.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Union misses with a straight left.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
letting Union counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Union sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Union looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Union sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Union loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Union takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Union on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Union was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Union defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson tries to move into range but Union moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Union's head but Union sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson checks a low kick from Union.
Union gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets through Union's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Union blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Union works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A short right from Union on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Union lands an uppercut.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Union content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson slips a straight right by Union.
Union drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Union is looking for the KO!
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is holding his hands too far apart here. Union throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Johnson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bregan Union!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bregan Union thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 342 p4p, 55 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 433 p4p, 68 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by You Could Be Mine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime misses with a double jab.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prime.
Prime misses with a double jab
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prime misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose is looking to slow Prime down with leg kicks.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime misses the jab.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Rose motions for Prime to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prime avoids the head kick by Rose.
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!
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with a two punch combination.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Rose wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Some wild striking there from Prime.
It looked like Rose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prime.
Rose slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Prime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Prime throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prime cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a head kick. Rose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Axl Rose has been cut.
Prime looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
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!
Prime slips a jab from Rose.
Prime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Prime throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prime misses with a wild combination.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prime throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Prime misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Prime looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Prime might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Prime throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prime misses with a looping right.
Prime throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rose back to the cage. Prime follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prime throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Prime misses.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Prime's head.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Prime is rocked!
Rose drops back looking for a leg! Prime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prime manages to kick Rose off! Rose jumps back into Prime's guard.
Prime is still in real trouble! Can Rose finish him?
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prime seems to have recovered his senses.
Prime working a defensive guard but Rose manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Prime tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rose thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rose has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Prime defend it? Rose steps over the head and cranks it - Prime is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Axl Rose!
Axl Rose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 175 p4p, 27 weight class) and Jack Jone (ranked 228 p4p, 35 weight class). Jone has chosen If you smell! 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jone throws a solid leg kick but Mason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jone.
Nice shot lands for Jone.
Jone misses with a straight left.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Jone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mason momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jone misses the target.
Jone connects with a looping right hand.
Jone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mason checks it well.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Jone tests Mason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason slips a jab from Jone.
Jone ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone is looking to score with low kicks.
Jone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Mason pushes Jone up against the cage in a clinch.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jone scores a nice knee to the body.
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mason avoids the damage to the body.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Jone.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mason scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Jone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Jone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mason avoids the damage to the body.
Jone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
A shot in the inside from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone lands a left hand.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Jone avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Jone.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jone misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jone.
Jone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason pushes Jone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Jone avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jone.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jone lands with a left to the head.
Jone trying to land knees to the body.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jone's efforts to push away.
Mason gets through Jone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jone works on Mason's body with a couple of short punches.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jone's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason tries to work over Jone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Jone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jones head.
Mason tries a body shot but Jone blocks it.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mason in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mason pushes Jone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jone missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Jone avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Jone lands a right hand.
Mason has Jone pressed against the cage.
Mason gets through Jone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jone working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Jone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jone.
Jone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jone misses with a straight left.
Mason tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jone is able to avoid easily.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Jone.
Mason tries to clinch but Jone is having none of it.
Mason lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mason.
Mason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Jone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Jone.
Jone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Jone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mason working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mason lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zane Mason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jone throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason avoids the body shot from Jone.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason tries to clinch but Jone moves out of range.
Jone throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Jone misses with an uppercut. Mason saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Jone misses the target.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jone catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Jone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack Jone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Jone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Jone misses
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mason's hands.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Jone checks a leg kick.
Jone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jone in his tracks.
Jone looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Jack Jone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason pushes Jone up against the cage in a clinch.
Jone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason lands a shot to the body.
Jone is breathing heavily.
Jone misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jone prevents a body shot from Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason pushes Jone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Jone blocks a body shot from Mason.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Mason.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Mason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jone backwards.
Mason gets through Jone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jone prevents a body shot from Mason.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
Jone is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Jone is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason avoiding damage.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason is leaning against Jone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jone seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason cracks Jone with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jone at a distance.
Jone throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Jone connects with a leg kick. Mason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason darts in trying to clinch
and Jone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason darts in and clinches Jone up against the cage.
Jone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
Jone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Mason lands a right hand.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason pushes Jone against the cage. Mason is working some dirty boxing. Mason pushes off with a quick right hook! Jone goes down! Jone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mason moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Mason!
An out of breath Zane Mason thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raise Hell (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 81 p4p, 14 weight class). Hell comes into the arena with Rather Unique - AZ blaring out of the sound system. Saming has chosen Enter the Tiger as his entrance music. Raise Hell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Hell looks to throw the jab but Saming is out of range.
A big left from Hell misses.
Saming is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saming on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hell. Hell obviously looking to wear him down.
Saming throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saming connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hell throws a hook to the side of Saming's head but Saming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saming attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saming tries to avoid it but Hell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saming to the ground. Saming escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Saming.
A bone on bone clash there as Saming blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell lands with a hook. Saming tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saming with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell digs a good body shot into Saming's ribs.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saming finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saming misses with a low kick.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saming slips under a jab from Hell.
Hell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Hell misses.
Hell swings widly with a right hand
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Saming appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hell misses with a right hand
and Saming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saming.
Saming lands with a hook. Hell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saming is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saming.
Hell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Hell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Saming throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saming lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hell misses the shot to the body.
Saming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Saming throws a jab but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell digs a good hook to Saming's body.
Hell walks into a left hand.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Hell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saming.
A telegraphed right hand from Hell misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Saming tenderised Hell's leg. Hell is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Hell misses.
Saming slips a straight right by Hell.
Jab by Saming.
Saming lands a nice hook to Hell's body. Hell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hell shoots in but Saming avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hell cracks Saming with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saming.
Raise Hell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hell takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Hell.
Saming staying out of range there.
Saming lands with a hook. Hell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saming lands a jab to Hell's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hell looks to land a right hand but Saming moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Saming.
Hell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saming throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hell throws an overhand right that lands on Saming's shoulder, as Saming tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hell misses.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hell missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saming throws a right and a left that Hell avoids nicely.
Saming misses with a straight left.
Saming has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hell throws a leg kick
and Saming counters with a right hand to the body.
Hell lands with a right hand.
Hell lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sud Saming will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saming counters with a thumping low kick.
Hell misses with an uppercut.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hell takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hell digs a good body shot into Saming's ribs.
Good leg kick by Saming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hell.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saming avoids the body shot from Hell.
Saming follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a shot from downtown. Saming moves away and avoids it.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saming moves away.
Hell throws a leg kick but Saming checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming throws a low kick but Hell moves out of range easily.
Saming walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hell connects with a crisp jab.
Hell takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
Saming looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
Hell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell connects with a nice looking jab.
Hell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Saming misses.
Hell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hell moves out of range of the body kick from Saming.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Hell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saming makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hell loads up on a big right hand but Saming slips the punch.
Hell looks to land a left hand but Saming moved out of range nicely.
Hell sets himself, and Saming steps forward looking for the clinch! Hell avoids it this time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saming, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Hell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a low kick as Saming jumps back.
Hell thuds his right hand into Saming's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hell. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saming connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hell's hands.
Hell thuds a left hand into Saming's body.
Saming has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saming there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saming tries to clinch up.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Hell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saming counters with an outside leg kick.
Hell avoids the body shot from Saming.
Hell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saming to score with a decent uppercut.
Hell swings for the body but Saming moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Saming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell swings widly with a right hand
and Saming finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saming takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Saming misses.
Hell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saming.
Saming cracks Hell with a good jab.
Hell ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Hell misses with a hook. Saming ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Saming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hell throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Hell misses.
Saming swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saming throws a big shot that misses.
Hell motions for Saming to come forward. Hell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hell scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a hook to the side of Saming's head but Saming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming moves out of range of the strikes.
Saming swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saming takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hell scores with a hook to the body. Saming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saming walks into a stiff left hand from Hell.
Saming lands a nice looking body kick.
Hell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saming. That's going to slow Hell down.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by Saming.
Raise Hell is winning the standup battle so far.
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Hell lands.
Good leg kick by Hell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raise Hell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saming. That's going to slow Hell down.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saming moves away.
It seemed like Saming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Saming just misses with a punch to the body.
Hell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saming throws out the jab.
Saming takes one on the button.
Saming drops his hands momentarily and Hell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hell swings for the body but Saming moves out of range.
Hell looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Saming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Hell looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Saming throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saming swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hell scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hell.
Hell connects with a leg kick. Saming looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saming's hands.
Hell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hell throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hell.
Some bone on bone action there as Saming checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saming moves out of range as Hell strikes.
Saming tests Hell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hell thows a leg kick but Saming checks it
and Hell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Hell.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saming might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hell has got the better of the exchanges.
Saming avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell scores with a hook.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hell lands a nice shot to the body.
Saming loads up on a big right hand but Hell slips the punch.
Hell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saming.
Hell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saming. That did some damage!
Hell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saming has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saming.
Hell scores with a jab to the body.
Hell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
Saming misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hell misses the shot to the body.
Saming thuds a left hand into Hell's body.
Hell gets a double leg takedown into Saming's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saming pulls Hell in close to his closed guard and prevents Hell from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hell is working Saming over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saming is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saming managing to control the position.
Hell postures up.
Saming wants to sweep here but Hell controlling him for the moment.
Hell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saming can do to turn this around?
Saming is trying to control the position but Hell postures up.
Saming keeping moving, preventing Hell from controlling successfully.
Saming is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raise Hell clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hell swings for the body but Saming moves out of range.
Hell drops his hands momentarily and Saming takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saming checks a leg kick nicely.
Saming takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hell lands a nice hook to Saming's body. Saming takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Hell takes a swing at Saming's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Hell. Beautiful body shot.
Hell scores with a hook to the body. Saming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws a sloppy body shot
and Saming counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saming.
Hell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saming pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hell goes for a takedown attempt but Saming pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saming as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Hell is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell tries for a takedown but Saming sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saming listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saming takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saming throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Saming misses.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell lands the left hand.
Hell fails with the takedown
and Saming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Saming. That snapped Hell's head back.
Hell throws a jab when Saming was well out of range.
Saming appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hell.
Saming wants to clinch up but Hell keeps it at a distance.
Hell feinted with a counter takedown.
Hell throws a hook to the side of Saming's head but Saming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saming doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donk. Hell catches Saming right on the button with a cross.
A head kick from Saming lands but Hell takes it in his stride.
Saming scores with a body shot.
Saming moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saming scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saming, right into the meat.
Hell misses with a takedown
letting Saming counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Saming.
Hell is rocked!
Hell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saming gets caught napping as Hell dives in and scores a takedown. Saming manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries to free his leg and advance position but Saming is retaining full guard.
Hell throwing strikes from guard but Saming blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saming keeping full guard, as Hell tries to pass.
Hell landing with the ground and pound.
Hell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saming looking for a sweep. Not yet Saming, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hell trying to control but Saming is working from the bottom.
Hell throwing strikes but missing.
Hell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saming is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Hell misses its intended target.
Hell scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hell.
Saming takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sud Saming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hell misses with a left hand
and Saming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hell thinking.
Hell throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range.
A combination from Saming does no damage.
Hell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saming sprawls and moves away.
A big right from Hell misses.
Saming walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hell thumps Saming with a low kick.
Saming throws a big shot that misses.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
It seemed like Saming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hell missing with a left hand there. Saming was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saming checks a leg kick.
Saming moves out of range as Hell strikes.
Hell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saming lands with a kick to the temple. Hell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming checks a low kick from Hell.
Saming flicks out a counter leg kick but Hell steps away.
Nice takedown defense from Saming. No joy for Hell on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Saming.
Nice defenses there by Saming.
Saming ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
And Saming responds with a good body kick, but Hell manages to step out the way in time.
Saming displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hell throws out the jab.
Saming scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell moves out of range as Saming throws a body kick.
Saming bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hell's head backwards.
Hell cracks the inside of Saming's front leg.
Hell throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range.
Saming tries a quick counter leg kick but Hell is wise to it.
Hell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raise Hell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Hell.
Hell lands a right hook to the body.
Saming has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hell finds it's way round the side to connect with Saming's head.
Saming has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hell throws a shot from downtown. Saming moves away and avoids it.
Saming lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saming moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Saming releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hell avoids the body shot from Saming.
Saming swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hell.
Hell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saming avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saming connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hell.
Hell misses the shot to the body.
Saming feints a counter leg kick.
Saming jabs Hell right on the nose. Hell blinks but takes it well.
Hell throws an overhand right that lands on Saming's shoulder, as Saming tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Hell misses.
Hell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saming.
Hell throws a low kick, looking for Saming's leg but Saming calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Saming on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hell throws a good cross that connects.
Hell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws out a loose jab but Saming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Hell as he connects with a hook.
Saming throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saming lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saming defends it nicely.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saming appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hell misses with a hook
and Hell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hell cracks a nice hook into Saming's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Raise Hell.
I think Hell 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Raise Hell retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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