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MMMA Clown Caos 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 7277 p4p, 294 weight class) and Jose Mera (ranked 6409 p4p, 278 weight class). Jose Mera struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jose Mera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Mera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Hao misses its target.
Mera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hao as he jumps to the side.
Mera tries to move into range but Hao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hao misses with an uppercut.
Hao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Hao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mera gets a double leg takedown into Hao's guard.
Hao keeping full guard, as Mera tries to pass.
Hao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mera is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mera defends it easily.
Mera won't allow Hao to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hao is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hao throws a big right hand that misses.
Mera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hao connects with a couple of short punches.
Mera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hao uses it to pass to side control.
Mera tries to buck Hao off but Hao is having none of it.
Mera prevents Hao from moving into mount.
Mera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hao's best efforts.
Hao is looking to advance position but Mera won't allow it.
Hao prevents Mera from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao wants to control but Mera is keeping him busy.
Hao wants to free his trapped foot but Mera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mera is trying to get back to full guard.
Hao stalling.
Mera is looking for a sweep. Hao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hao passes to full mount!
Mera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera is desperately trying to improve his position but Hao has a good base and remains in mount.
Hao lands a heavy elbow.
Mera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mera tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera is looking to control Hao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mera avoid being mounted?
Hao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mera keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hao is looking for a kimura here.
Mera tries to roll over but Hao keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mera throws out the jab.
Mera misses with a two punch combination.
Hao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mera shoots in for a takedown but Hao shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hao, which made it look bad.
A jab from Hao does it's job there.
Mera throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jose Mera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hao as Mera shoots in.
Lu Hao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mera.
Hao lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mera is looking to clinch.
Hao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mera can do to turn this around?
Hao looks to land a combination but Mera avoids it well.
Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao.
Hao scores with a jab. Mera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mera is defended easily by Hao.
Hao tried to counter with a leg kick but Mera avoided it.
Lu Hao is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Hao tenderised Mera's leg. Mera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt.
Hao needs to keep his hands up - Mera had a free shot at his head there.
Mera tries for a takedown but Hao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hao connects with a leg kick. Mera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao scores with a head kick.
Hao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mera slips under a jab.
Mera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hao connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao thuds his right hand into Mera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hao pulls Mera in close to his closed guard and prevents Mera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mera tries to free his leg and advance position but Hao is retaining full guard.
Hao 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mera's guard.
Hao stopping the sweep attempt from Mera.
Hao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hao wants to control from the top but Mera keeps moving.
Hao working some strikes from top position.
Hao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mera keeping full guard, as Hao tries to pass.
Hao lands a couple of elbows.
Mera keeping moving, preventing Hao from controlling successfully.
Hao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hao is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mera is trying desperately to improve position.
Hao content just to control the position here.
Hao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hao landing strikes from the mount.
Hao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mera is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hao looking to finish Mera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mera!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hao lands with an overhand left.
Mera moves in looking to clinch but Hao pushes him off.
We've been told by Hao's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mera is defended easily by Hao.
Hao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mera misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mera tries for a takedown but Hao circles away easily
and Hao counters with a nice uppercut.
Lu Hao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mera.
Mera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Hao.
Hao connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao scores with a takedown into Mera's guard.
Mera is rocked!
Hao stopping the sweep attempt from Mera.
Hao is in close to Mera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hao advances to half guard.
Mera tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao is looking for a kimura here.
Mera is pressing down on Hao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hao pushing down on Mera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mera defends it well.
Mera tries to roll over but Hao keeps him under control.
Jose Mera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hao scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mera is looking to improve his position.
Hao winds up and cracks Mera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hao has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hao landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mera wants to control but Hao is having none of it.
Mera can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hao scoring with strikes but Mera is staying in there.
Hao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mera is still in real trouble! Can Hao finish him?
Mera working to try and regain half guard.
Lu Hao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mera seems to have recovered his senses.
Hao landing strikes from the mount and Mera is in trouble!
Hao controlling from the full mount.
Mera tries to reverse the position but Hao maintains control.
Hao controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera working to try and regain half guard.
Hao controlling from the full mount.
Hao's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mera is squirming around, avoiding Hao's attempts to control the action.
Mera tries to lock up and control but Hao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hao controlling the pace for now.
Mera is working to get back to half guard.
Hao looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Hao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Hao!
Lu Hao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 4364 p4p, 131 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 6621 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OConnell.
Caine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OConnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OConnell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OConnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Caine.
Caine misses with a body shot
and Caine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OConnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Caine looks winded!
OConnell moves out of range of the body kick.
Caine needs to keep his hands up - OConnell had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Caiaphas Caine's cut even more.
A lazy body kick from Caine
and OConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Caiaphas Caine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Caine tries to score with a low kick but OConnell moves his leg out of the way.
Caine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and OConnell counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul OConnell!
After the fight, Paul OConnell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Datsik (ranked 4287 p4p, 462 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 5008 p4p, 525 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux looks to land a combination but Datsik avoids it well.
Dux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Datsik to score with a decent uppercut.
Dux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Datsik defends well.
Dux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Datsik is aware though and is defending well.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Datsik from controlling successfully.
Datsik slips nicely into half guard.
Dux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Datsik is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Datsik pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Datsik pushes past his half guard into mount!
Datsik looking to finish Dux with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dux!
Datsik is landing with some decent strikes but Dux is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Datsik is landing with some decent strikes but Dux is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dux is rocked!
Datsik drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dux! More shots from Datsik and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Datsik!
Donnie Datsik 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 Mack Mythos (ranked 3137 p4p, 380 weight class) and Uri Haber (ranked 3378 p4p, 401 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack Mythos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mythos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haber.
Mythos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haber, right into the meat.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mythos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haber manages to avoid it.
Mythos misses with the combination.
Haber throws a jab when Mythos was well out of range.
Haber misses the shot to the body.
Haber misses with an uppercut.
Haber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mythos is trying to defend but Haber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Haber thows a huge punch but Mythos dodges it nicely.
Mythos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haber.
Mythos is looking to control Haber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mythos avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mythos defends it well.
Mythos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haber.
Nice strikes from Haber there.
Haber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mythos defending well though.
Haber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haber wants to take a breather but Mythos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber prevents Mythos from improving his position.
Haber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haber winds up and cracks Mythos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mythos is defending against the submission attempts here by Haber.
Haber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mythos's head.
Mythos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mythos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber trying to control from Mythos's half guard. Mythos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haber looking to sit in guard and control but Mythos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mythos defends it easily.
Mythos preventing the sweep.
Haber has his foot on Mythos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mythos works his way back into a safe position though.
Mythos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haber pulls Mythos in to control the position.
Haber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mythos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haber working a defensive guard here.
Mythos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mythos tries to free his leg and advance position but Haber is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Haber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haber with a jab.
Mythos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mythos swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haber looks for the body kick but Mythos saw that one coming.
Mythos throws a hook to the side of Haber's head but Haber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mythos throws a poor cross that misses
and Haber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mythos throws the left hand but Haber avoids the punch easily.
Mythos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mythos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mythos lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Mythos to work.
Mythos blocks a body shot from Haber.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mythos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mythos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mythos scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mythos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mythos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haber's head.
Haber throws an overhand right that lands on Mythos's shoulder, as Mythos tries to avoid the shot.
Haber lands a nice looking body shot.
Mythos throws a lazy uppercut
and Haber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mythos moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mythos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haber swats away the attempt to clinch by Mythos.
Haber throws a good cross that connects.
Mythos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haber moves out of range as Mythos strikes.
Mythos scores with a one two! Haber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mythos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Haber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mythos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mythos is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mythos misses with a body shot
and Haber counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uri Haber!
Uri Haber was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 3240 p4p, 391 weight class) and Marvin Hinton (ranked 2298 p4p, 294 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Hinton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayha was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinton.
Hinton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hinton, pushing him back against the cage.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinton.
Hayha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hinton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hayha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hinton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hayha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hinton dodges an elbow strike from Hayha.
Hinton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hayha to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinton breaks the clinch.
Hayha takes one to the chin there.
Hinton darts in looking for a takedown but Hayha gets double underhooks and turns Hinton into the cage.
Simo Hayha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Hinton.
Hinton throws a body shot but no joy.
Marvin Hinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hinton.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hinton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hayha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hinton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hinton throws out a counter right but Hayha avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinton lands an overhand right.
Hinton swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayha.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayha blocks an elbow strike.
Hinton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hinton tries to break free but Hayha pushes him back against the cage.
Hayha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hinton just leaning against Hayha, taking a breather.
Hayha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayha stalls.
Hinton taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hinton.
Hayha scores with a shot to the side of Hinton's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hinton's brow.
Hinton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hayha up against the cage.
Hayha stops a takedown attempt from Hinton.
Hayha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hayha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinton blocking some punches.
Hinton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
Hinton has Hayha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hayha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hinton tries to work over Hayha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayha lands a right hand.
Hayha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hinton wants to stall.
Hinton blocks an elbow strike.
Hinton jumps guard and drags Hayha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hinton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hayha controls the pace.
Hinton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hayha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hinton keeping moving, preventing Hayha from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hayha.
Hayha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hinton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayha is one step ahead there.
Hayha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Hayha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hinton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayha is out of range and Hinton settles back down.
Hayha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinton lands a nice uppercut.
Hayha tries to throw a body punch but Hinton avoids it by throwing Hayha back against the cage.
Hayha lands a left hand.
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinton tries for a takedown but Hayha manages to get underhooks.
Hinton is trying to break the clinch but Hayha is controlling him.
Hayha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hayha prevents it.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Hinton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simo Hayha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Hinton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayha working aggressively here.
Hayha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayha.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayha lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Hayha.
It looks like Marvin Hinton has been cut.
Hayha scores with a shot to the side of Hinton's head.
Simo Hayha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Hayha on the inside.
Hayha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Hayha lands a right hand.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha lands a nice uppercut.
Hinton working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hinton's elbow.
Hinton blocking some punches.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinton controls his hands.
Hayha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hinton can do to turn this around?
Hinton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hayha takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayha lands with a left to the head.
Hayha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hayha has a couple of punches blocked by Hinton.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hayha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha digs a right hand into Hinton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hinton's gas tank.
Hinton is breathing heavily.
Hayha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hayha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hayha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Hayha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hinton blocks an elbow strike from Hayha.
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hinton is looking to control Hayha's arms but Hayha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hinton has his back to the cage.
Hayha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Hayha scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hinton backwards.
Hayha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayha throws a punch but it's blocked by Hinton.
Hayha drops Hinton onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hinton is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hinton is rocked!
Hayha lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hinton to his knees! Hayha keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simo Hayha!
Simo Hayha spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gunn (ranked 2615 p4p, 252 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 1980 p4p, 195 weight class). Lannister has chosen Game Of Thrones as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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33
154 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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40
143 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lannister swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn throws a hook but Lannister avoids it easily.
Lannister let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lannister rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn misses the jab.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.
Lannister now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick from Gunn is predictable there
and Lannister makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lannister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lannister has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lannister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lannister lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn being controlled against the cage.
Lannister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lannister takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister effectively controlling the action here.
Lannister goes for a takedown attempt but Gunn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lannister walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lannister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunn to the ground. Lannister is now in Gunn's guard.
Gunn 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.
Lannister trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister cracks Gunn with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gunn's guard.
Lannister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lannister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lannister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister is controlling the pace.
Gunn has hold of Lannister's hands but Lannister slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Gunn missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lannister is taking a breather. Gunn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gunn wants to control but Lannister is keeping busy.
Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Lannister working Gunn over with strikes.
Lannister stalling away here and it's allowed Gunn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gunn controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Gunn sprawls well.
Lannister lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lannister throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Lannister scores with a nice head shot.
Lannister misses with a body punch
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunn. That did some damage!
Chris Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Lannister slips a jab from Gunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lannister.
A jab from Gunn finds it's way through Lannister's defenses.
Lannister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick from Lannister.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lannister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gunn's sensitive parts.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Lannister with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lannister's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunn under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Lannister.
Lannister tries a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lannister tries to clinch
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Lannister off balance momentarily.
Lannister moves out of range of the strikes.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - Lannister coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister throws a leg kick that misses.
Lannister throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lannister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lannister is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunn with a body shot.
Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lannister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Gunn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Gunn throwing a counter right hand but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Lannister settles back down.
Gunn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lannister moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Lannister with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Lannister.
Lannister defending well as Gunn loads up on a big left hand.
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lannister manages to avoid it.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chris Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lannister takes one on the button.
Lannister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gunn.
A short right from Lannister.
A right hand to the body from Lannister.
Lannister has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chris Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Lannister manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lannister looking to stall.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Lannister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Lannister is trying to stall.
Lannister lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Lannister looking to stall.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lannister is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrion Lannister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lannister rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Lannister tries to tie him up.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn slows down the pace here.
Lannister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Lannister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister has Gunn pressed against the cage.
A short right from Gunn.
Lannister being controlled against the cage.
Lannister tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Lannister wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lannister is trying to stall.
Lannister is pushing Gunn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gunn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lannister looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a body punch.
Gunn is pushing Lannister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lannister tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister throws a nice head kick!
Gunn misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Gunn blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn throws a jab when Lannister was well out of range.
Gunn swings widly with a right hand
and Lannister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lannister keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lannister throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lannister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lannister throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a leg kick but Gunn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gunn moves out of range as Lannister throws a body kick.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lannister.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lannister.
Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gunn on his heels. He'll look to pass Gunn's guard now, I'm sure.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Chris Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Gunn's legs - danger averted.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunn is looking for a triangle here but Lannister uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
Tyrion Lannister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lannister wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrion Lannister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lannister 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 1430 p4p, 71 weight class) and Phil Harrass (ranked 982 p4p, 52 weight class). Tiili's entrance music is Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli. A fine choice. Harrass has chosen Tomorrow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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137 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Roko Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Harrass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrass connects with a body shot that sends Tiili's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Tiili.
Harrass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harrass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harrass misses with the ground and pound.
Tiili avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harrass.
Harrass tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tiili regains half guard, as Harrass was trying to land strikes.
Tiili wants to improve his position but Harrass is controlling well.
Harrass thows a huge punch but Tiili dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass throwing shots but Tiili is blocking nicely.
Tiili wants to control but Harrass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tiili is not content to let Harrass control the position.
Harrass prevents Tiili from improving his position.
Harrass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrass is trying to control. Tiili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrass slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harrass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiili tries to clinch but Harrass moves out of range.
Tiili lunges at Harrass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrass's hand.
Harrass drops his hands momentarily and Tiili takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiili closes the distance and pushes Harrass back into the cage.
Harrass stalls.
Tiili throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrass.
Harrass breaks from the clinch.
Tiili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrass, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiili slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Tiili fails to land.
A short left from Tiili.
Harrass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiili is leaning against Harrass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Tiili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrass blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrass can't find room to land a body shot as Tiili controls the action.
Tiili working aggressively here.
Harrass working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrass.
Harrass is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiili gets an underhook and turns Harrass into the cage.
Tiili can't find room to land a body shot as Harrass controls the action.
Good body shot from Harrass.
Tiili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harrass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harrass scores with a nice right hand.
Harrass thuds a left hand into Tiili's body.
Harrass misses with an uppercut.
Tiili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harrass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiili moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiili is looking for a takedown.
Harrass blocks a body shot from Tiili.
Harrass misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrass stalling in the clinch but Tiili improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiili.
Tiili tries to work over Harrass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Tiili.
Harrass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiili prevents it.
Tiili misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrass.
Tiili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiili pushes Harrass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiili lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Harrass will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiili throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrass.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Harrass's head but Harrass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrass tries to move into range but Tiili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrass cracks Tiili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiili swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phil Harrass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiili is out of range.
Harrass looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tiili controlling Harrass's posture.
Harrass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrass accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harrass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Tiili keeps moving.
Harrass working some strikes from top position.
Tiili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrass is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrass slips under a jab from Tiili.
Harrass throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harrass.
Tiili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrass.
Tiili misses with a body shot
and Harrass counters with a big head kick but Tiili shrugs it off.
Tiili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrass misses with a leg kick
and Tiili counters with a solid body kick.
Harrass misses the shot to the body.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
Harrass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiili pinned against the cage. Tiili gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiili blocks the body kick.
Tiili throwing a counter right hand but Harrass manages to avoid it.
Harrass misses with a hook
and Tiili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili thuds his right hand into Harrass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harrass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiili's waist but Tiili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrass off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiili. Harrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiili lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrass scores with a body shot.
Tiili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrass to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiili scores with a leg kick.
Tiili wants to clinch up but Harrass keeps it at a distance.
Harrass has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harrass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiili throws out the jab.
Tiili throws a front kick aimed at Harrass's knee but Harrass avoids it well.
Harrass wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiili misses the target.
Tiili feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harrasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili swinging wildly here.
Harrass appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrass blocks the body kick.
Tiili dips to his left and cracks Harrass with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiili with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Harrass there.
Harrass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harrass looks to throw the jab but Tiili is out of range.
Tiili shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrass but Harrass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tiili thows a body kick. Harrass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiili lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrass off the cage and back into range.
Harrass displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roko Tiili will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tiili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harrass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tiili.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tiili enables Harrass to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tiili manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harrass postures up in Tiili's guard and throws a big left but Tiili blocks it.
Tiili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harrass.
Harrass is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrass trying to control but Tiili is working from the bottom.
Phil Harrass has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrass is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tiili keeping moving, preventing Harrass from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrass with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Harrass.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrass checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Harrass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrass checks it well.
Harrass feints a counter leg kick.
Harrass keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tiili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrass.
The fighters circling - Harrass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiili scores with a punch to the head.
Harrass cracks Tiili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harrass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tiili somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili looks to land a combination but Harrass avoids it well.
Harrass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiili.
Tiili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiili misses with a low kick as Harrass jumps back.
Harrass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Tiili throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiili misses with a body kick.
Tiili wants to clinch up but Harrass keeps it at a distance.
Harrass throws a leg kick but Tiili checks it.
It looked like Tiili wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Tiili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Tiili tenderised Harrass's leg. Harrass is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
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!
Harrass dives in and grabs Tiili's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiili pushes down on Harrass's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrass.
Tiili connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrass shoots in but no luck this time.
Harrass moves out of range of the body kick.
Harrass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiili can pounce on him.
Tiili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrass.
A little feinted left hand from Tiili on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrass needs to keep his hands up - Tiili had a free shot at his head there.
Tiili's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrass under the eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harrass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiili - the referee stops the clock and Harrass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiili. Harrass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiili slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roko Tiili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Harrass.
Harrass tests Tiili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiili looks for the body kick but Harrass saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili throws a body kick that misses.
Tiili throws a shot from downtown. Harrass moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiili.
Tiili has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrass tightens his grip and picks Tiili up, before dumping him to the ground. Tiili manages to land in guard.
Harrass wants to control from the top but Tiili keeps moving.
Harrass might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tiili haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Tiili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiili has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 842 p4p, 113 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 1368 p4p, 186 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Danneskjöld misses.
Take slaps away a takedown attempt from Danneskjöld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danneskjöld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Take.
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches.
Danneskjöld swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld scores with a shot to the side of Take's head.
Danneskjöld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danneskjöld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Take on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Take.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjöld.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Take looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take letting Danneskjöld take a breather here.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take cracks Danneskjöld with a nice body shot.
Danneskjöld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjöld.
A body shot lands from Take.
Take tries a body shot but Danneskjöld blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take blocking some punches.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
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 right handed body shot lands from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Take seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danneskjöld can turn it around.
Danneskjöld stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with the head strike.
Danneskjöld lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
Danneskjöld just leaning against Take, taking a breather.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take scores with a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
Take's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danneskjöld moves to clinch but Take breaks away
and Take counters with a slapping leg kick.
Take avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Take counters with a series of strikes. Danneskjöld will be more careful next time no doubt.
A lazy left from Danneskjöld finds it's target.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Take as he jumps to the side.
Danneskjöld clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take breaks the clinch.
Danneskjöld with a poor takedown
and Take counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Nice sprawl there from Take as Danneskjöld shoots in.
Take feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a leg kick
and Take counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Danneskjöld off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Take follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Danneskjöld was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
Ragnar Danneskjöld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 984 p4p, 139 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 1265 p4p, 173 weight class). Dovah-Kinn comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Immortalized. Alan Ford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dovah-Kinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn throwing a counter right hand but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a right hand.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Ford misses.
Dovah-Kinn feinted with a counter takedown.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dovah-Kinn's hands.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dovah-Kinn tried to counter with a leg kick but Ford avoided it.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a kick to the body.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Dovah-Kinn misses the target.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dovah-Kinn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
It looked like Dovah-Kinn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Dovah-Kinn slips under a jab from Ford.
Ford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dovah-Kinn takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Ford.
Ford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dovah-Kinn throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
A low kick from Ford misses
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ford won't be happy with that.
Ford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dovah-Kinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ford stops Dovah-Kinn from passing to mount.
Dovah-Kinn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ford is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ford wants to control but Dovah-Kinn postures up.
Dovah-Kinn tries to score with some ground and pound. Ford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dovah-Kinn controls the position.
Dovah-Kinn scoring with punches from side control.
Dovah-Kinn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dovah-Kinn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ford down.
Dovah-Kinn tries to advance to mount but Ford denies him.
Dovah-Kinn takes a little break here. Ford wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn working the ground and pound.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control but Ford is keeping him busy.
Ford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dovah-Kinn off and has taken his back!
Dovah-Kinn can't escape the position.
Dovah-Kinn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ford.
Ford is controlling the position but Dovah-Kinn somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Dovah-Kinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ford scores with a jab. Dovah-Kinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lands a front kick.
Ford scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Dovah-Kinn moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Dovah-Kinn throws the kick towards the body but Ford avoids it.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Dovah-Kinn circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries to land a body kick
enabling Dovah-Kinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Ford.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a head kick by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn feinted with a counter takedown.
Dovah-Kinn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dovah-Kinn closes the distance and clinches.
Dovah-Kinn working aggressively here.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Ford lands a nice shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
A short left from Ford.
Dovah-Kinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Dovah-Kinn does no damage.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Laat Dovah-Kinn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dovah-Kinn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dovah-Kinn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dovah-Kinn throws out the jab.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Dovah-Kinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Dovah-Kinn tries to avoid it.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dovah-Kinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dovah-Kinn backs up against the cage.
No luck for Dovah-Kinn with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn checks the leg kick.
Ford throws a poor cross that misses
and Dovah-Kinn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ford's guard.
Ford 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.
Ford is trying to keep Dovah-Kinn in close.
Dovah-Kinn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ford is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ford has escaped and now he's on top!
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Dovah-Kinn blocks nicely.
Laat Dovah-Kinn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford won't allow Dovah-Kinn to sweep him here.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Dovah-Kinn blocks nicely.
Dovah-Kinn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ford preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Dovah-Kinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dovah-Kinn'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!
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dovah-Kinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a takedown but Ford is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dovah-Kinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dovah-Kinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford throws out a counter right but Dovah-Kinn avoids it with no problem.
Alan Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dovah-Kinn.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dovah-Kinn misses the target.
Ford misses with a right hand
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ford sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ford misses.
Ford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.
Dovah-Kinn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
Dovah-Kinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Dovah-Kinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a shoulder strike.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford is rocked!
Dovah-Kinn scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a light punch inside.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Dovah-Kinn finish him?
Dovah-Kinn digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Dovah-Kinn avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
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!
Ford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laat Dovah-Kinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dovah-Kinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dovah-Kinn under the eye.
Alan Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dovah-Kinn's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn blocks the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to score with low kicks.
Dovah-Kinn staying out of range there.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ford manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alan Ford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Ford.
Dovah-Kinn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dovah-Kinn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dovah-Kinn's head.
Ford keeps Dovah-Kinn at a distance using the push kick.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dovah-Kinn.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Ford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ford 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Ford!
Alan Ford 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 1855 p4p, 220 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 387 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Gray tenderised Britton's leg. Britton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Britton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Britton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Britton 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Britton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray avoids the body shot from Britton.
Britton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Britton.
Britton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
Gray thuds a left hand into Britton's body.
Britton drops Gray with a nice combination! Britton dives into Gray's guard, looking to finish!
Gray is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britton is stalling in the full guard.
Gray is still in real trouble! Can Britton finish him?
Britton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Britton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Britton wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray 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.
Britton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Britton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Britton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Britton from controlling successfully.
Gray is pulling down on Britton's head to control his posture.
Britton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Britton postures up and lands a big shot to Gray's brow.
Britton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray can't keep his opponent in guard - Britton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Britton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Britton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Britton thows a huge punch but Gray dodges it nicely.
Britton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Britton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Britton wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
Britton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gray has hold of Britton's hands but Britton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gray wants to control but Britton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Britton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Britton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton slips a nice elbow through Gray's hands, connecting with Gray's forehead.
Britton wants to free his trapped foot but Gray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Britton trying to control the pace.
Britton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gray defending well though.
Britton is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
Gray moves into full guard.
Britton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Britton wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Britton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Britton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Britton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Britton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Britton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Britton controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Britton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tel Britton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Britton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Britton.
Britton misses the shot to the body.
Gray cracks the inside of Britton's front leg.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Britton tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tel Britton is winning the standup battle so far.
Britton forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
Britton has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
Britton prevents a body shot from Gray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Britton staying out of range there.
Britton is looking to counter the offense by Gray and move into the clinch.
Britton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Britton misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britton. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray lands a big head kick that sends Britton tumbling to the mat! Gray takes a step backwards and waves Britton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Britton is rocked!
Britton closes the distance but Gray moves to the side
and Gray counters with a low kick, right behind Britton 's knee.
Oh Britton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gray cracks Britton with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Gray!
Gabriel Gray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tel Britton spoke after the fight, saying '...Next time.'.
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