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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brown (ranked 7319 p4p, 220 weight class) and Ben Morro (ranked 6631 p4p, 206 weight class). Morro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Way - Frank Sinatra. Andrew Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Morro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morro drops Brown with a nice combination! Morro dives into Brown's guard, looking to finish!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Brown has been cut.
Morro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Morro throwing strikes but missing.
Morro is standing up over Brown. Brown looks to escape but Morro dives into side control.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Morro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morro controls the position.
Morro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face as Morro controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Morro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morro controls the position.
Brown looking for a sweep but Morro has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Morro looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morro thowing shots but they're missing.
Morro controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morro on the ground.
Brown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morro misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morro punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown is trying to stand up.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
Morro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morro controlling the position easily from mount.
Morro lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Morro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Morro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morro steps into range and cracks Brown with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Brown flops backwards and Morro dives into his guard looking to finish!
Brown is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morro throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morro throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Morro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morro controlling from the top position.
Morro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown trying to hold on to Morro's head to control him but Morro postures up.
Morro stalling.
Let's hope that Morro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Morro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Brown stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Morro runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Morro!
Ben Morro took some time post fight to say the following; 'This has always been a dream of mine. Here I am to stay!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voshon Daniels (ranked 9435 p4p, 255 weight class) and Jigga Boo (ranked 7703 p4p, 229 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes the Pain Train. This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voshon Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jigga Boo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Boo throws a counter combo.
Boo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Jigga Boo has been cut.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Boo.
Daniels throws the left hand but Boo avoids the punch easily.
Daniels drops Boo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boo looks back up at him and smiles so Daniels waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels scores with a counter punch that sends Boo to the canvas! Daniels smells blood - he's punishing Boo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Boo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voshon Daniels!
Voshon Daniels 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haven West (ranked 7723 p4p, 719 weight class) and Aapo Kukkanen (ranked 7274 p4p, 702 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aapo Kukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkanen cracks West with a good jab.
A lazy left from Kukkanen finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by West.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukkanen thuds a left hand into West's body.
Kukkanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kukkanen scores with a hook to the body. West takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukkanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kukkanen.
West changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkanen swinging wildly here.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West feinted with a counter takedown.
Kukkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aapo Kukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Kukkanen throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukkanen takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Kukkanen lands a really nice looking cross but West seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Kukkanen.
Kukkanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen misses with a series of wild punches.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kukkanen sprawls and moves away.
Kukkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kukkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kukkanen lands a really nice looking cross but West seems unphased.
Kukkanen lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West walks into a stiff left hand from Kukkanen.
West looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kukkanen scores with a jab to the body.
Kukkanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kukkanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kukkanen throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Kukkanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kukkanen sprawls and moves away.
Kukkanen throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kukkanen looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kukkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kukkanen lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Kukkanen misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkanen lands a nice shot to the body.
West slips a jab from Kukkanen.
West tries to counter with a takedown but Kukkanen is quick to defend against it.
Kukkanen digs a good hook to West's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether West might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kukkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kukkanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen misses with a right hand
and West counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kukkanen!
West scoring with punches and elbows.
West is working to tighten his grip on Kukkanen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kukkanen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but West is really squeezing tight and eventually Kukkanen passes out! West breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Haven West!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Schoenfield (ranked 7047 p4p, 687 weight class) and Gordon Marlow (ranked 7076 p4p, 688 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kent Schoenfield !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Marlow !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marlow looks for a takedown but Schoenfield sprawls well.
Schoenfield misses with a takedown
and Marlow counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kent Schoenfield has been cut.
Marlow shoots for a double leg takedown but Schoenfield sprawls well. He's pushed Marlow 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marlow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marlow tries to stand but can't do so whilst Schoenfield controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoenfield is doing well to control the position and prevent Marlow from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoenfield is trying to maintain the position but Marlow is very close to passing his half guard.
Marlow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schoenfield keeps working.
Schoenfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marlow wants to take a breather but Schoenfield is having none of it.
Schoenfield is trying to maintain the position but Marlow is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marlow throws a sloppy head kick and Schoenfield moves out of range easily.
Marlow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schoenfield 's waist but Schoenfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marlow off to one side.
Kent Schoenfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Marlow .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marlow tries for a takedown but Schoenfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marlow looks winded!
Schoenfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marlow circles away.
Schoenfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Marlow .
Schoenfield is looking for a counter combo.
Marlow tries to clinch but Schoenfield moves out of range.
Schoenfield shoots in for a takedown but Marlow shows good takedown defense.
Schoenfield shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marlow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Schoenfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Marlow is retaining full guard.
Schoenfield stands and throws Marlow 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marlow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schoenfield . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schoenfield decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoenfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schoenfield jumps guard and drags Marlow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schoenfield striking off his back.
Schoenfield thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marlow stopping the sweep attempt from Schoenfield .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoenfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schoenfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlow wants to stand but Schoenfield has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marlow throws a shot to the body.
Schoenfield forces Marlow back against the cage and clinches.
Schoenfield is looking to take this one to the mat.
Marlow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Schoenfield clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Schoenfield wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schoenfield wants to escape the position.
Schoenfield showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kent Schoenfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kent Schoenfield 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schoenfield stuffs the takedown.
Schoenfield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marlow pushes Schoenfield off but Schoenfield dives into side control.
Marlow pushes Schoenfield away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schoenfield gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marlow can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoenfield postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marlow is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as Schoenfield stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlow is not content to let Schoenfield control the position.
Marlow is looking to regain half guard here but Schoenfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Kent Schoenfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schoenfield wants to control but Marlow is keeping him busy.
Marlow tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Schoenfield easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schoenfield working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marlow is trying desperately to improve position.
Marlow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schoenfield tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schoenfield trying to control but Marlow is having none of it.
Schoenfield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marlow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schoenfield in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schoenfield tries to control but Marlow wriggling away.
Marlow wants to get back to his feet.
Schoenfield is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schoenfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marlow is looking to escape.
Marlow can't escape the position.
Marlow is squirming around, avoiding Schoenfield 's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Schoenfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kent Schoenfield 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoenfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marlow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schoenfield has his takedown stuffed
and Marlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marlow dives in for a single leg takedown but Schoenfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Schoenfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marlow .
Schoenfield scores with a takedown into Marlow 's guard.
Schoenfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Schoenfield passes Marlow 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schoenfield is keen to just control but Marlow is a slippery customer.
Marlow is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoenfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schoenfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schoenfield is trying to control. Marlow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schoenfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marlow is trying to stand up here but Schoenfield is controlling him well.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schoenfield tries to clinch but Marlow moves out of range.
Schoenfield closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marlow to the mat! Marlow manages to get full guard.
Marlow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schoenfield controls the pace.
Schoenfield postures up.
Schoenfield stands and throws Marlow 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marlow is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoenfield has control of an arm but Marlow manages to advance to Schoenfield 's back!
Schoenfield manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marlow 's guard. Nice work there by Schoenfield .
Schoenfield 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schoenfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schoenfield is working Marlow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marlow is trying to keep Schoenfield in close.
Schoenfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marlow has a closed guard, preventing Schoenfield from standing up.
Schoenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Marlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoenfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Schoenfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schoenfield , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Schoenfield !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 24429 p4p, 742 weight class) and Ille Constainou (ranked 5588 p4p, 541 weight class). Michael Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ille Constainou!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Constainou tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Constainou's guard.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Constainou keeps moving.
Constainou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constainou keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Constainou is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constainou controlling the position.
Johnson trying to control but Constainou is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson tries to work over Constainou's front leg with a kick but Constainou checks it.
Constainou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Constainou pushes him off.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Constainou.
Constainou closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson kicks Constainou off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Constainou moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constainou has managed to clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Constainou walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constainou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Constainou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Constainou off and gets back to his feet.
Constainou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Constainou gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Constainou. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Constainou counters with a right hand to the body.
Constainou clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Constainou lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Constainou.
Constainou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Constainou counters with a stiff right hand.
Constainou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Constainou gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constainou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Constainou's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Constainou is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Constainou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Constainou is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Constainou.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Constainou on that attempt.
Constainou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Constainou counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Constainou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Constainou gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Constainou forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Constainou digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constainou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Constainou as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constainou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Constainou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Constainou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Constainou is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Constainou manages to pull guard.
Constainou seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Constainou keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson pushes down on Constainou's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Constainou is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Constainou is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Constainou keeps working.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson wants to control but Constainou is keeping him busy.
Johnson working away.
Johnson trying to control the position but Constainou is working away.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Constainou is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Constainou misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ille Constainou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Constainou pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Constainou wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Constainou persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Constainou is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Constainou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Constainou avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Constainou with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Constainou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Constainou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Constainou stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Constainou away but Constainou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Constainou gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Constainou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Constainou doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Constainou has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Constainou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Constainou holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Constainou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is thwarting Constainou's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constainou might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Constainou is looking to improve his position.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Constainou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Constainou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Constainou improves position.
Constainou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Constainou avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constainou breaks from the clinch.
Constainou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Constainou, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Constainou drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constainou 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.
Constainou won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Constainou looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ille Constainou.
I think Constainou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ille Constainou!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 3932 p4p, 391 weight class) and Logan Reid (ranked 5523 p4p, 506 weight class). Reid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Way Down We Go. The key to victory for Gennady Golovkin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 lbs
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25
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Reid!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
Logan Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid needs to keep his hands up - Golovkin had a free shot at his head there.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golovkin swivels and escapes.
Golovkin throws a big counter combination but Reid scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Golovkin rushes Reid with punches - Reid moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Reid goes down! Golovkin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Golovkin!
Gennady Golovkin 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 3276 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ondrej Plesoun (ranked 5270 p4p, 221 weight class). Joe's entrance music is La Marseillaise. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Plesoun!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plesoun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plesoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Plesoun.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Plesoun has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Plesoun fails to land.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Plesoun working aggressively here.
Joe presses Plesoun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Joe.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plesoun tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Plesoun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe presses Plesoun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Plesoun looking to stall.
Plesoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plesoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plesoun trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plesoun into the cage.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Plesoun backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plesoun tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Joe.
Joe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plesoun is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Plesoun misses with a kick to the body.
Joe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Joe.
Joe digs a good body shot into Plesoun's ribs.
Plesoun looks winded!
Nice cross by Joe.
Plesoun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plesoun moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Jab by Joe.
Joe scores with a hook.
Plesoun takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plesoun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glass Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe tests Plesoun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Plesoun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joe cracks Plesoun with an open hand slap.
Plesoun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joe pushes Plesoun up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joe as Plesoun tries to tie him up.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Joe wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plesoun backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plesoun tries to break free but Joe pushes him back against the cage.
Plesoun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe slows down the pace here.
Plesoun is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Plesoun tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe is trying to break free.
Plesoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plesoun or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Nice body punch from Joe - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joe lands a glancing blow to the side of Plesoun's head.
Joe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plesoun in his tracks.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plesoun can do to turn this around?
Joe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plesoun is able to avoid easily.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Plesoun closes the distance and clinches.
Plesoun tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Joe avoiding damage as Plesoun throws knees to the body.
Plesoun looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Plesoun misses with a body punch.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plesoun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
Joe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Plesoun is breathing heavily.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glass Joe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plesoun backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Plesoun is controlling him.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Plesoun looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Plesoun tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Joe lands.
Joe scores with a hook to the body. Plesoun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Plesoun's head back.
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joe lands a slapping body shot.
Joe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Plesoun walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe cracks Plesoun with a good jab.
Plesoun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joe.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe cracks Plesoun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joe forces Plesoun back against the cage and clinches.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Plesoun taking a breather.
Plesoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plesoun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plesoun tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Joe wants to take the fight to the mat but Plesoun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
Joe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plesoun misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe slows down the pace here.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe tries to score with a low kick but Plesoun moves his leg out of the way.
Plesoun is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Joe.
Plesoun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Plesoun's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Plesoun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plesoun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joe checks a leg kick.
Plesoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ondrej Plesoun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe digs a right hand into Plesoun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plesoun's gas tank.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plesoun backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Joe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joe effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Plesoun walks into a left hand.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Plesoun.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Plesoun.
Joe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Plesoun.
Joe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plesoun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joe.
Joe avoids the head kick by Plesoun.
Plesoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe works over Plesoun's head and body with a nice combination.
Joe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plesoun on the side of the head.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Plesoun seems unphased.
Plesoun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plesoun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Plesoun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joe is trying to push Plesoun away but Plesoun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Plesoun misses with some punches.
Joe lands a body shot.
Joe leaning against his opponent.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe blocks a body shot from Plesoun.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Plesoun has double underhooks.
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plesouns head.
Plesoun misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plesoun looking to slow down the pace here.
Plesoun seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Joe.
Plesoun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe instigates a clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Joe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plesoun backs up against the cage.
Plesoun ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Plesoun walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plesoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe lands with a hook. Plesoun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plesoun lands a nice looking body kick.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Plesoun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Plesoun's head.
Plesoun is rocked!
Joe cracks Plesoun with a good jab.
Plesoun is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
Joe lands with a cross.
Plesoun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Plesoun's head.
Plesoun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plesoun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plesoun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Plesoun ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Joe jabs Plesoun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plesoun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joe to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.
Joe feints a jab promting Plesoun to slip. Joe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Plesoun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Plesoun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Glass Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plesoun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joe.
Plesoun walks into a stiff left hand from Joe.
A cross from Joe lands.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Joe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe lands with a right hand.
Plesoun is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Ondrej Plesoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Joe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Joe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joe 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glass Joe!
Glass Joe gave a mention to Knockdown Clothes in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Alexandrov (ranked 5245 p4p, 506 weight class) and Cj Morrison (ranked 4023 p4p, 393 weight class). Cj Morrison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cj Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Alexandrov misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison throws a hook but Alexandrov blocks it.
Morrison wants to clinch.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Alexandrov's head and hops out.
Alexandrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Morrison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Alexandrov controls the action.
Alexandrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morrison walks away with a smile on his face. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexandrov.
We've been hearing reports that Alexandrov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison rushes Alexandrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexandrov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrison to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Alexandrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov thuds his shin into the meat of Morrison's side.
Morrison lands a big uppercut and Alexandrov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alexandrov looks OK. Morrison waves Alexandrov back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov gets tackled into the cage by Morrison. Morrison maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexandrov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Oh Alexandrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Morrison taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandrov avoids it.
Morrison pushes Alexandrov against the cage. Morrison is working some dirty boxing. Morrison pushes off with a quick right hook! Alexandrov goes down! Alexandrov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Morrison moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cj Morrison!
After the fight, Cj Morrison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hill (ranked 5542 p4p, 508 weight class) and Max Luther (ranked 4188 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Max Luther enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Israel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Luther!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther stuffs the takedown.
Hill clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luther.
Hill is trying to push Luther away but Luther has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luther misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luther lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill goes for a takedown in the clinch but Luther prevents it.
Luther tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luther.
Nice body punch from Luther.
A short left from Luther.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luther tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luther lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill prevents a body shot from Luther.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luther.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Luther.
Good body shot from Luther.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Luther lands a left hand.
Luther lands with a left to the head.
Luther lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
Luther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luther softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luther creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luther scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luther lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Luther lands an uppercut.
Luther lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hill is rocked!
Luther unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hill! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Luther is unloading with more strikes now! Hill drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Luther!
A victorious Max Luther thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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