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CEC 573 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melchizedek Halo (ranked 1780 p4p, 239 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 2509 p4p, 326 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo avoids the body shot from Halo.
Mingo slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo thumps Mingo with a low kick.
Mingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Halo.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Mingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Mingo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Mingo 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!
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mingo backwards.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mingo.
Halo throws an elbow but it misses.
Halo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mingo up against the cage.
Mingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Mingo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Mingo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mingo misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Mingo blocks with his arms.
Mingo blocks an uppercut.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Halo throws an elbow but misses.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Mingo scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Mingo lands a shot to the body.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
Halo blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Mingo.
Mingo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mingo up against the cage.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mingo.
Jab from Mingo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo swings for the body but Mingo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo wants to clinch.
Mingo scores with a hook.
Mingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mingo sends Halo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mingo is motioning to the referee to let Halo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mingo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mingo misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
Halo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a right and a left that Mingo avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hughtavious Mingo 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.
Halo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mingo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo throws a combination that misses
and Mingo counters with a straight right hand.
Mingo lands with a cross.
Melchizedek Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo looks to clinch
enabling Mingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Mingo slips under a jab from Halo.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Mingo moves away and avoids it.
Halo thuds his right hand into Mingo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo misses with a straight right.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mingo.
Mingo throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mingo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo wants to clinch up but Mingo keeps it at a distance.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Halo tenderised Mingo's leg. Mingo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Mingo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halo with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Mingo.
Mingo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mingo ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Halo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mingo.
The crowd cheers as Mingo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halo doesn't seem phased though.
Mingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mingo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Halo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Mingo saw that one coming.
Mingo throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mingos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mingo drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo wants to slow Mingo down by chopping away at his legs.
Halo blocks a jab.
Halo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Melchizedek Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halo tries to clinch up but Mingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mingo counters with a left to the body.
Mingo scores with a sloppy right hand. Halo should have avoided that one.
Mingo looks to land a right hand but Halo moved out of range.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Mingo moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mingo.
Halo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mingo's head.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Halo misses
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
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!
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo tries to clinch
and Mingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Halo misses.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
letting Mingo counter with a right hand.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mingo drops Halo with a big left hand! Halo is injured, injured bad! Mingo jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hughtavious Mingo!
In his post fight interview, Hughtavious Mingo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Hearts (ranked 2334 p4p, 305 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 3224 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Trent Punchy enters the cage!
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211 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Punchy scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Punchy. No joy for Hearts on that attempt.
And Punchy tries to counter it with a takedown but Hearts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, jab by Hearts - just one landing.
Punchy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hearts to score with a decent uppercut.
Hearts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Punchy defends it nicely.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Punchy.
Hearts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
Hearts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Punchy misses with a looping right.
Hearts throws a jab when Punchy was well out of range.
A slow jab from Hearts misses its intended target.
Punchy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hearts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Punchy sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hearts sprawls well initially but Punchy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hearts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Punchy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Punchy preventing the sweep.
Punchy looking to pass the guard.
Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Punchy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hearts 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.
Punchy looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punchy looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hearts in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Punchy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts controlling from the top position.
Punchy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hearts manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punchy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hearts has Punchy pulled in close to control his posture.
Hearts keeping moving, preventing Punchy from controlling successfully.
Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Punchy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hearts wants to take a breather but Punchy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hearts is taking a breather. Punchy 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.
Punchy trying to control from the bottom.
Punchy has hold of Hearts's hands but Hearts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hearts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hearts is looking to take a break and control but Punchy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearts trying to pass the guard but Punchy defending well.
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 TJ Hearts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchy.
Hearts throws a big shot that misses.
Punchy throws out a counter right but Hearts avoids it with no problem.
Punchy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Hearts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hearts misses the jab.
Punchy throws a series of punches but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts looks to land a right hand but Punchy moved out of range.
Hearts throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchy counters with a series of strikes. Hearts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Punchy was covering up waiting for the punch and Hearts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hearts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchy struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts is putting a hurting on Punchy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Punchy to see if he's OK.
Punchy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Punchy manages to get back to half guard.
Punchy moves into full guard.
Hearts is working Punchy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Punchy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Punchy is looking for a triangle here but Hearts uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy is looking for a sweep.
Hearts working away.
Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Punchy to see if he's OK.
Hearts scoring with punches from side control.
Hearts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punchy keeps working.
Punchy wants to control but Hearts postures up.
Punchy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hearts scores with a couple of short elbows.
Punchy can't do much from the bottom here.
TJ Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts lands some shots froms side control.
Hearts lands an elbow.
Punchy taking a bit of punishment here - Hearts scoring with strikes.
Punchy can't do much from the bottom here.
Hearts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hearts moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Punchy has worked his arm free - good work by Punchy!
Punchy tries to buck Hearts off but Hearts is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to control but Punchy is keeping him busy.
Punchy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hearts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Punchy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hearts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hearts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hearts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hearts keeping moving, preventing Punchy from controlling successfully.
Punchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hearts's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Hearts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hearts throws a hook but Punchy avoids it easily.
Punchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Hearts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchy.
Punchy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hearts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchy misses the body punch
and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Punchy's guard.
Hearts lands a couple of elbows.
Punchy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hearts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hearts defends it easily.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Punchy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts passes Punchy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hearts is trying to control the action in half guard but Punchy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hearts working over Punchy with some ground and pound. Punchy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Punchy wants to improve his position but Hearts is controlling well.
Hearts trying to control from half guard but Punchy is working away.
Hearts trying to control the pace.
TJ Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hearts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punchy is trying to maintain the position but Hearts is very close to passing his half guard.
Hearts sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Punchy darts in and clinches Hearts up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchy lands a body shot.
Punchy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trent Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punchy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Punchy.
Hearts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Punchy can't fight it off and eventually Hearts manages to take the fight to the floor. Punchy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Punchy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hearts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hearts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Punchy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hearts has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hearts controlling the pace for now.
Punchy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hearts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearts tries to control but Punchy wriggling away.
Hearts content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hearts, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Hearts!
After winning the bout, TJ Hearts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Trent Punchy was interviewed post fight and said 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 458 p4p, 68 weight class) and Keiji Mutou (ranked 718 p4p, 108 weight class). Thrym comes to the cage accompanied by We Are - Hollywood Undead. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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216 lbs
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206 lbs
36 - 21 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Mutou throws a nice looking combination but Thrym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutou scores with a nice strike.
Mutou scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thrym.
Mutou jabs Thrym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thrym takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mutou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutou throws out a powerful jab.
Thrym needs to keep his hands up - Mutou had a free shot at his head there.
Mutou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Mutou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Thrym feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mutou walks into a straight right hand from Thrym.
Thrym has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrym stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mutou closes the distance and clinches.
Mutou is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mutou tries to work over Thrym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrym just leaning against Mutou, taking a breather.
Thrym working aggressively here.
Thrym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrym being controlled against the cage.
Thrym lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutou jumps guard and drags Thrym to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mutou has a closed guard, preventing Thrym from standing up.
Thrym with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutou looking for a sweep. Not yet Mutou, not yet.
Thrym passes Mutou's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thrym trying to control from Mutou's half guard. Mutou has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thrym wants to get up but he can't break Mutou's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mutou wants to sweep but no luck.
Thrym's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thrym cracks Mutou with a solid left hand.
Thrym tries to stand but Mutou is controlling from the bottom.
Mutou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym working a defensive guard here.
Mutou trying to control but Thrym is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is in close to Thrym's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thrym looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thrym keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Thrym working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
Mutou won't allow Thrym to sweep him here.
Mutou is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mutou told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Thrym wants to stand and escape but Mutou is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mutou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thrym rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Thrym there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mutou avoids the body shot from Thrym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou swinging wildly here.
Thrym went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keiji Mutou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thrym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mutou to score with a decent uppercut.
Thrym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mutou. That did some damage!
Mutou misses with a combination
and Thrym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Mutou misses.
Thrym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rung Thrym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Mutou.
Mutou tries for a takedown but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but Mutou moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrym lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrym slips a straight right by Mutou.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Mutou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mutou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thrym lands a lovely overhand right.
Thrym is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mutou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrym walks into a jab.
Thrym feints and then cracks Mutou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutou down.
Mutou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thrym counters with a leg kick.
Mutou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutou.
Mutou fails with the takedown.
Mutou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrym looks to land a body kick but Mutou moved away.
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!
Mutou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thrym throws a low kick, looking for Mutou's leg but Mutou calmly moves out of range.
Mutou misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou cracks Thrym with a good jab.
Mutou misses with an uppercut
and Thrym counters with a two punch combo.
Thrym scores with the left hand. Mutou knows he should have avoided that one.
Mutou blocks a leg kick.
Mutou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
Mutou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thrym to score with a decent uppercut.
Mutou goes for a double leg but Thrym avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thrym continues to drive forward.
Rung Thrym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Mutou.
Jab by Thrym.
Thrym feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mutous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Thrym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutou throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mutou struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrym controls his hands.
Thrym is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mutou lands a shot to the body.
Thrym lands a body punch.
Thrym lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mutou or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thrym just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thrym stalls.
Thrym throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutou.
Mutou lands with a left to the head.
Thrym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Thrym. No joy for Mutou on that attempt.
Thrym feints and then cracks Mutou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutou down.
Mutou takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Thrym connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mutou. Mutou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thrym is looking to clinch.
Mutou takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Thrym was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mutou.
Thrym connects with a body shot.
Mutou swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrym.
The crowd cheers as Thrym lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mutou doesn't seem phased though.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutou misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou misses with a hook
and Thrym counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrym keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thrym moves in looking to clinch but Mutou pushes him off.
Thrym keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thrym went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Thrym.
Mutou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrym slips under a jab from Mutou.
Thrym lands with a slapping head kick.
Thrym wants to clinch up but Mutou keeps it at a distance.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mutou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mutou darts in looking for a takedown but Thrym gets double underhooks and turns Mutou into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mutou - just one landing.
Mutou throws a nice looking combination but Thrym bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym tries to clinch up.
Mutou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutou.
Mutou shoots in for a double leg but Thrym sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thrym thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thrym tried to score with a low kick but Mutou checks it.
A punch combination from Mutou misses.
Thrym swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thrym throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mutou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutou.
Mutou rushes Thrym and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mutou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thrym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thrym gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thrym breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mutou.
Thrym tries to clinch up.
Mutou feints the counter takedown.
Mutou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thrym to score with a decent uppercut.
Thrym lands a jab to the nose.
Thrym uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mutou has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mutou is defended easily by Thrym.
Thrym throws a chopping leg kick but Mutou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thrym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mutou can do to turn this around?
Mutou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thrym instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrym connects with a body shot that sends Mutou's belly button to the back.
Mutou closes the distance but Thrym moves to the side
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mutou shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thrym counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym thuds his right hand into Mutou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thrym.
Thrym takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mutou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mutou throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrym lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thrym has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrym lands a nice uppercut.
Mutou tries to circle away but Thrym has him pinned against the cage.
Mutou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutou tries to move into range but Thrym moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mutou.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thrym as he avoids it easily.
Rung Thrym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Mutou.
Mutou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mutou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thrym tries to clinch up but Mutou circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutou throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thrym scores with a nice head shot.
Thrym swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutou.
Mutou tries to clinch there but Thrym circles away.
Thrym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutou throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrym misses the target.
Thrym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mutou dives in and grabs Thrym's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thrym pushes down on Mutou's head and hops out.
Mutou throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Thrym throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mutou's head.
Mutou throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym scores with a sloppy right hand. Mutou should have avoided that one.
Mutou clinches up against the cage.
Thrym slows down the pace here.
Mutou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Thrym coming out on top.
Mutou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mutou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mutou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mutou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrym just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrym. That's going to slow Mutou down.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thrym defends it well.
Thrym stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thrym wants it to stay on the feet.
Thrym feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mutou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thrym swivels and escapes.
Mutou tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thrym scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mutou doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mutou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutou closes the distance and clinches up with Thrym, looking for a takedown. Mutou pushes Thrym against the cage but Thrym circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mutou misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mutou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym throwing a counter right hand but Mutou manages to avoid it.
Thrym scores with a hook.
Mutou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mutou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrym.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mutou is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mutou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mutou, pushing him back against the cage.
Thrym lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thrym bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mutou's head backwards.
Mutou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thrym 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
Our winner, Rung Thrym, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 626 p4p, 93 weight class) and Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1005 p4p, 143 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shota might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: . 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
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Mac Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota is looking to clinch.
Burns thumps Shota with a low kick.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shota fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shota moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Shota.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Shota keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Shota.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns slips under a jab.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a hook. Shota ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shota counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shota, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shota.
Shota catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shota throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
A jab lands there for Shota.
Shota lands a right hook to the body.
Shota scores with a hook.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shota has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns prevents a body shot from Shota.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns tries to work over Shota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shota on the inside.
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Shota's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Shota.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Shota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns working aggressively here.
Shota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shota lands a shoulder strike.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Shota.
Shota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Shota controls his hands.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shota misses with a punch on the inside.
Shota has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Shota scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shota swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shota takes a shot to the head.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Shota tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shota misses with a punch to the body.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Shota misses with the head strike.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns tries to work over Shota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shota lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Shota misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Shota scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns works on Shota's body with a couple of short punches.
Shota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Shota - that landed with a thud.
Shota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Shota blocks a body shot from Burns.
Still in the clinch, Shota scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Shota misses with a body punch.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burns.
Shota lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Shota's ribcage. Shota let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shota scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shota.
Burns prevents a body shot from Shota.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Shota as he connects with a hook.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Shota misses.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shota scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns walks into a jab.
Shota throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Shota connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota motions for Burns to come forward. Shota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Shota tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Shota had a free shot at his head there.
Burns throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shota.
Nice body punch from Shota.
Shota avoids the body shot from Burns.
Shota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shota misses with a hook.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Shota misses its target.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Shota's head but Shota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shota is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shota moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shota avoids the body shot from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shota.
Burns moves out of range as Shota strikes.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Shota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shota ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Shota.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Shota looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Shota's head but Shota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shota tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shota. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook.
Shota connects with a body shot that sends Burns's belly button to the back.
Shota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shota's sensitive parts.
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Shota misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Shota takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota wants to clinch.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shota connects with the punch.
Shota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Shota will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shota scores with a shot to the body.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shota tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Shota lands a slapping body shot.
Shota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
That kick from Shota tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns moves out of range as Shota strikes.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shota momentarily.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shota gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the liver by Shota. Beautiful body shot.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shota misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns throws a hook but Shota blocks it.
Shota loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Burns lands a jab.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shota.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
Connor Mac Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns misses with a hook. Shota ducked under it nicely.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shota lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Shota's head back.
A jab from Shota misses.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shota misses with a low kick.
Shota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Shota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shota cracks Burns with a good jab.
Shota scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns lands a big shot that drops Shota! Can he finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shota sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shota parries the strikes from Burns easily there. Burns is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shota to escape.
Burns is putting a hurting on Shota here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Burns are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shota takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shota wants to get back to his feet.
Shota trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Burns throws an elbow but Shota slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Shota is trying to escape and Burns transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Shota is forced to tap! Nice work there by Burns! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Adrian Shota was interviewed post fight and said 'Even the best of us have much to learn. My pain is well earned. May all my enemies be so skilled as you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Zigaman (ranked 402 p4p, 42 weight class) and Francisco dAnconia (ranked 450 p4p, 45 weight class). Zigaman comes to the cage accompanied by Cameo - Word Up!. dAnconia has chosen Revolution as his entrance music. Francisco dAnconia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nova Zigaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigaman cracks dAnconia with a good jab.
dAnconia throws a sloppy body shot
and Zigaman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps dAnconia thinking.
dAnconia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
Zigaman scores with a takedown into dAnconia's guard.
dAnconia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zigaman manages to get himself to full guard.
Zigaman pulls dAnconia in close to prevent any damage.
Zigaman trying to control the position.
dAnconia is looking to work some ground and pound but Zigaman has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
dAnconia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zigaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
dAnconia scoring with some ground and pound.
Zigaman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dAnconia has Zigaman pulled in close to control his posture.
dAnconia is trying to keep Zigaman in close.
Zigaman chips away with some ground and pound.
Zigaman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dAnconia's head.
dAnconia looking to control.
Zigaman won't allow dAnconia to sweep him here.
Zigaman trying to control the position from guard on top but dAnconia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zigaman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is fighting to break dAnconia's control of his arms but dAnconia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
dAnconia has his foot on Zigaman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zigaman works his way back into a safe position though.
Zigaman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of dAnconia's head.
dAnconia trying to control the position.
Zigaman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zigaman won't allow dAnconia to sweep him here.
Zigaman 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.
Zigaman passes into half guard.
Zigaman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so dAnconia is just riding it out for now. Zigaman eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but dAnconia sees it coming and defends easily.
dAnconia manages to get to full guard.
Zigaman got a little sloppy there for a moment and dAnconia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zigaman has managed to get both his arms back between dAnconia's legs - danger averted.
Zigaman stands and throws dAnconia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zigaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but dAnconia keeps working.
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.
dAnconia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zigaman off and has taken his back!
We've been hearing good reports from Zigaman'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.
dAnconia is trying to stick to Zigaman's back but Zigaman is turning into dAnconia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in dAnconia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zigaman.
Zigaman trying to control the position from guard on top but dAnconia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zigaman passes dAnconia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zigaman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, dAnconia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zigaman trying to pass the guard but dAnconia defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dAnconia wants to get back to full guard.
Zigaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but dAnconia keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
dAnconia misses with a body punch
and Zigaman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for dAnconia!
dAnconia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zigaman wants to lay and pray for a moment but dAnconia keeps working.
Zigaman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zigaman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for dAnconia!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman wants to control the pace but dAnconia is squirming around nicely.
dAnconia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nova Zigaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zigaman trying to pass the guard but dAnconia defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia wants to improve his position but Zigaman is controlling well.
Zigaman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zigaman controlling the pace for now.
Zigaman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dAnconia can do to turn this around?
dAnconia is looking to improve his position but Zigaman isn't that keen on the idea.
Zigaman tries to control but dAnconia wriggling away.
Zigaman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But dAnconia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from dAnconia!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia preventing the sweep.
dAnconia postures up and lands a big shot to Zigaman's brow.
dAnconia connects with a couple of short punches.
dAnconia postures up and lands a big shot to Zigaman's brow.
dAnconia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zigaman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zigaman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zigaman, not yet.
Zigaman keeping moving, preventing dAnconia from controlling successfully.
dAnconia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia postures up.
Zigaman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
dAnconia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zigaman is pulling down on dAnconia's head to control his posture.
dAnconia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zigaman's head.
Zigaman wants to sweep but no luck.
dAnconia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
dAnconia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
dAnconia trying to control but Zigaman is working from the bottom.
dAnconia looking to pass the guard.
Zigaman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
dAnconia can't keep his opponent in guard - Zigaman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
dAnconia tries to get to full guard but Zigaman has control of the leg.
Zigaman wants to take a breather but dAnconia is having none of it.
Zigaman winds up and cracks dAnconia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dAnconia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zigaman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zigaman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zigaman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
dAnconia misses with a body kick.
Zigaman clinches with his opponent.
Zigaman blocks a body shot from dAnconia.
dAnconia pushes Zigaman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dAnconia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zigaman backwards.
dAnconia tries a body shot but Zigaman blocks it.
Zigaman tries to pull guard but dAnconia holds him up against the cage and eventually Zigaman drops back down to his feet.
dAnconia has had enough of the clinch but Zigaman keeps him there for the moment.
dAnconia misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as dAnconia walks away with a smile on his face. Zigaman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
dAnconia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zigaman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
dAnconia staying out of range there.
dAnconia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with a straight left.
It looked like Zigaman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zigaman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nova Zigaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zigaman cracks dAnconia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
dAnconia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zigaman.
Zigaman lands a body shot.
dAnconia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zigaman but Zigaman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Francisco dAnconia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zigaman defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from dAnconia. Zigaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
dAnconia throws a head kick that misses
and Zigaman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but Zigaman checks it.
Zigaman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dAnconia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia jabs Zigaman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zigaman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. dAnconia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
dAnconia tries to bench press Zigaman off him but Zigaman keeps the position.
Zigaman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
dAnconia working to try and regain half guard.
dAnconia keeps trying to improve his position.
dAnconia is still trying to improve position.
dAnconia in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, dAnconia has worked his arm free - good work by dAnconia!
Zigaman is trying to get an arm triangle but dAnconia is defending well.
dAnconia is looking for a sweep.
Nova Zigaman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dAnconia defending against the ground and pound.
Zigaman laying and praying for a moment but dAnconia takes advantage and regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
dAnconia tries to roll over but Zigaman keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zigaman is looking to take a break and control but dAnconia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Zigaman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zigaman, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Zigaman!
Nova Zigaman made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm the champ. I'm the greatest. Yo' listen Junior... don't ever think you can compete with the freakzilla again. Whilst you're there, send you wife my way and I'll show her just how bombastic the zig-man is.'.
In defeat, Francisco dAnconia stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Fu Tu (ranked 114 p4p, 17 weight class) and Malik Jones (ranked 220 p4p, 28 weight class). Fu Tu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Klendathu drop. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Fu Tu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Fu Tu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones won't allow Fu Tu to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones distracts Fu Tu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fu Tu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fu Tu's guard.
Fu Tu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jones dives into side control.
Fu Tu tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fu Tu keeps working.
Fu Tu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the strikes from the bottom by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fu Tu tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Fu Tu is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones cracks Fu Tu with a big elbow.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fu Tu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fu Tu some visible discomfort.
Fu Tu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fu Tu is looking for a sweep.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu is looking for a sweep.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Fu Tu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fu Tu is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fu Tu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fu Tu gets full guard.
Fu Tu 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.
Fu Tu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jones has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Fu Tu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fu Tu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Fu Tu tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fu Tu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fu Tu keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Fu Tu is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Fu Tu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fu Tu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fu Tu is on top in guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Fu Tu controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fu Tu throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fu Tu manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fu Tu wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fu Tu there!
Jones looking to control but Fu Tu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones 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.
Fu Tu misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jones tries a low kick but Fu Tu avoids it.
Jones cracks the inside of Fu Tu's front leg.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malik Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Fu Tu misses with a straight right.
Fu Tu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fu Tu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fu Tu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fu Tu punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones catches Fu Tu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fu Tu connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones with a nice cross.
Fu Tu throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu Tu. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu Tu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws a leg kick but Fu Tu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fu Tu circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu Tu moves away.
Fu Tu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Fu Tu throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fu Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Fu Tu shakes him off and moves away.
Fu Tu checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fu Tu saw that one coming.
Jones stuns Fu Tu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a straight right. Fu Tu didn't see that one coming.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fu Tu checks a leg kick.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Fu Tu lands a body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fu Tu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones shoots in but Fu Tu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Fu Tu's knee but Fu Tu avoids it well.
Fu Tu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones tries a low kick but Fu Tu avoids it.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu.
Fu Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu Tu.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Fu Tu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Fu Tu fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Fu Tu slips the punch.
Fu Tu takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Jones.
Fu Tu tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu Tu lands a jab-cross combination.
Fu Tu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fu Tu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fu Tu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malik Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Fu Tu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shi Fu Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu Tu swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Fu Tu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fu Tu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fu Tu misses with a kick to the body
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Fu Tu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Fu Tu wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones has hold of one of Fu Tu's legs. Fu Tu is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones wants to control from the top but Fu Tu keeps moving.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fu Tu keeps moving.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Fu Tu.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fu Tu is keeping the position for now.
Fu Tu being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones stands up over Fu Tu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fu Tu keeps moving.
Fu Tu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fu Tu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Fu Tu is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Fu Tu wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fu Tu trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fu Tu is one step ahead there.
Fu Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Shi Fu Tu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones won't allow Fu Tu to sweep him here.
Fu Tu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fu Tu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fu Tu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Fu Tu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fu Tu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Fu Tu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Fu Tu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Jones!
Malik Jones 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 364 p4p, 36 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 686 p4p, 68 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joseph might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God-512. Anthony Joseph could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Drama's chin.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joseph tries to work over Drama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Drama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drama fails to land.
Joseph is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Drama misses with some punches.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Drama misses with the head strike.
Drama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drama has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drama keeps control of Joseph as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drama throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Drama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph cracks Drama with a nice body shot.
Drama looks winded!
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Drama's head.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drama throws a head punch that misses.
Drama throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Drama has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Drama misses with the head strike.
Drama throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drama takes a shot to the head.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Drama's ribcage. Drama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph lands an uppercut.
A short right from Drama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama misses with a punch on the inside.
Drama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Drama avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Drama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Drama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Drama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drama has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Joseph cracks a nice hook into Drama's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Joseph. That snapped Drama's head back.
Drama wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drama tries to clinch but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drama swings wildly with an uppercut but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Drama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drama's elbow.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Drama throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Joseph is leaning against Drama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Drama avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Drama misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Joseph lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drama working aggressively here.
Joseph presses Drama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Drama controls his hands.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Drama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joseph scores with a jab to the head.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joseph scores with a three punch combo!
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Drama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drama is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joseph dances in with a quick combination. Drama is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Joseph snaps Drama's head back. Drama stumbles backwards against the cage. Joseph steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Drama's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Drama just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Joseph!
Our winner, Anthony Joseph, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 153 p4p, 27 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 211 p4p, 32 weight class). Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Huber - just one landing.
Huber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huber misses with a punch to the body.
Granger cracks Huber with a nice body shot.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Huber throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Huber misses with some punches.
Huber blocking some punches.
Huber lands a nice shot to the body.
Granger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Granger scores with a shot to the side of Huber's head.
Huber pushes Granger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huber misses with the head strike.
Huber scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger digs a right hand into Huber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huber's gas tank.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger struggles to land a body shot inside as Huber controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Huber tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Huber digs a right hand underneath Granger's ribcage. Granger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Granger blocking some punches.
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Huber has him pressed against the cage.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huber throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
A shot in the inside from Granger.
Huber tries a body shot but Granger blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger breaks from the clinch.
Huber throws the kick towards the body but Granger avoids it.
Granger flicks out a counter leg kick but Huber steps away.
Granger throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Granger thumps Huber with a low kick.
Huber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Granger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Granger scores with a nice right hand.
Huber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Granger scores with a decent looking hook.
Huber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Huber throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger lands a jab.
Huber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Granger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Huber.
Huber avoids the body shot from Granger.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Huber scoring well with a low kick there.
Huber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Huber takes one on the button.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Huber.
Huber cracks Granger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Granger misses the body punch
and Huber counters with a low kick, right behind Granger 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber is looking to chop away at Granger's legs.
Huber avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Granger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Granger swings widly with a right hand
and Huber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Granger thinking.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Huber scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger throws a leg kick but Huber moved away.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huber tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Huber.
Granger misses with a few strikes there.
Huber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger tried to score with a low kick but Huber checks it.
Huber misses with a right hand
and Granger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Huber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huber with a nice cross.
Huber throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Huber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Granger throws a leg kick but Huber moved away.
Granger has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huber's sensitive parts.
Granger thuds his right hand into Huber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger misses with a shot to the body
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger walks into a left hand.
Huber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granger at a distance.
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 Hans Huber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Huber tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Huber counters with a body kick.
Huber connects with a high kick.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Granger throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hans Huber is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Huber takes one on the button.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granger tries a low kick but Huber avoids it.
Granger swings for the body but Huber moves out of range.
Huber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger 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.
Huber takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger moves out of range of the body kick from Huber.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granger on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Granger misses with a body kick.
A big left from Huber misses.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger misses with a right hand
and Huber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huber lands with an overhand left.
Huber lands a jab to Granger's midsection.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Huber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Huber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
Granger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber.
Granger defending well as Huber loads up on a big left hand.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Huber throws a nice looking combination but Granger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Huber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber misses with a leg kick.
Granger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huber throws a front kick aimed at Granger's knee but Granger avoids it well.
Granger throws a series of punches but Huber moves out of range.
Granger throws a hook but Huber avoids it easily.
Huber delivers a nice body kick.
Huber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Granger tries a low kick but Huber avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Granger.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger avoids the head kick by Huber.
Huber lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huber. That did some damage!
Granger misses with a straight left.
Granger checks a low kick from Huber.
Granger slips a straight right by Huber.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Huber is out of range.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Huber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huber connects with a crisp jab.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger moves forwards but Huber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber defending well as Granger loads up on a big left hand.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger scores with a sloppy right hand. Huber should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huber.
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Huber cracks Granger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Huber.
Huber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Huber.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huber tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Huber on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Huber moves away from the strike by Granger.
Granger slips a jab from Huber.
Granger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huber can pounce on him.
A big right from Huber misses.
Granger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Granger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Huber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Huber misses with a looping right.
Granger feints a counter leg kick.
Huber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Granger backs away, Huber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
Huber misses with an uppercut.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
As Granger backs away, Huber returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Granger misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
Huber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Huber misses with a head kick.
Huber tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger lands with an uppercut that bounces Huber off the cage and back into range.
Granger avoids the head kick by Huber.
Granger flicks out a counter leg kick but Huber steps away.
A solid body kick from Granger.
Granger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Huber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Granger catches Huber right on the button with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Huber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huber.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huber moves away from the strike by Granger.
Huber sizes up Granger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Granger works the jab nicely.
Huber scores with a jab.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Granger is looking to land body kicks.
Granger throws a right hand that Huber ducks under and follows up with a left that Huber also avoids with ease.
Granger throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Huber feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granger ducks right into an uppercut from Huber.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
Huber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Huber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Huber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger tries to score with a low kick but Huber moves his leg out of the way.
Huber scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger throws a hook but Huber blocks it.
Huber tries to counter by clinching up but Granger breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Granger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Granger manages to circle out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Huber blocks the leg kick.
Huber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Granger looks for the body kick but Huber saw that one coming.
Huber slips under a jab.
Huber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huber, right into the meat.
Huber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granger. That did some damage!
Huber connects with a body shot.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Huber.
Huber dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Granger connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber.
Granger throws a push kick but Huber slaps the foot to one side.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Huber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Huber tenderised Granger's leg. Granger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huber misses with a body kick.
Granger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Huber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granger throws a hook but Huber blocks it.
Huber throws a low kick, looking for Granger's leg but Granger calmly moves out of range.
Granger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Granger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huber.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huber misses with a body punch.
Granger lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hans Huber.
Well Huber 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hans Huber!
Hans Huber 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 88 p4p, 14 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 101 p4p, 15 weight class). Panikov comes to the cage accompanied by Fighters. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panikov.
Iron Tyson slips a straight right by Panikov.
Nice body punch from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panikov.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Panikov slips the punch.
It looked like Panikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Panikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Panikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Panikov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Panikov on the side of the head.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Panikov scores with a punch to the head.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Iron Tyson avoids the head kick by Panikov.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov misses with a wild combination.
Panikov throws a right hand that Iron Tyson ducks under and follows up with a left that Iron Tyson also avoids with ease.
Iron Tyson lands with a right hand.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Panikov.
Nice uppercut lands for Iron Tyson. That snapped Panikov's head back.
Iron Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Panikov throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Panikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron Tyson on the side of the head.
Donk. Iron Tyson catches Panikov right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPanikov.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it.
Iron Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Panikov.
Jab, jab by Panikov - just one landing.
Iron Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick nicely.
Iron Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iron Tyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panikov connects with a body shot.
Panikov slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Panikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Panikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Iron Tyson.
Panikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panikov takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Panikov cracks Iron Tyson with a good jab.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a low kick as Panikov jumps back.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Panikov misses with a looping right.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Panikov walks into a stiff left hand from Iron Tyson.
Panikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Iron Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Panikov throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Panikov.
Panikov with a jab.
Panikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Panikov is working Iron Tyson over against the cage.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a nice body shot.
Iron Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Panikov avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson works on Panikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Panikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Panikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Panikov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Panikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Panikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Panikov.
Panikov prevents a body shot from Iron Tyson.
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 Sergey Panikov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Panikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Panikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Panikov misses with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Panikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Iron Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Panikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov lands with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iron Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panikov throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panikov.
Panikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Panikov as he connects with a hook.
Panikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Panikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iron Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Panikov misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Panikov.
Panikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Panikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Panikov misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Panikov misses the target.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panikov with a body shot.
Panikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Panikov.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Panikov strikes.
Panikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panikov jabs at Iron Tyson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Panikov is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panikov misses the target.
Panikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov needs to keep his hands up - Iron Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
Panikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range and Panikov settles back down.
Panikov tries to clinch up.
Iron Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Panikov is having none of it.
Iron Tyson 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.
Iron Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson is looking for the big counter here.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Panikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Panikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron Tyson cracks Panikov with a good jab.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Panikov.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Iron Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
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!
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iron Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Panikov moved out of range.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Iron Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov scores with the left hand. Iron Tyson knows he should have avoided that one.
Panikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Panikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panikov tries to clinch but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
Iron Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Panikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Panikov is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson tests Panikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab from Iron Tyson.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panikov takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Iron Tyson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panikov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iron Tyson clobbers Panikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Panikov is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panikov.
Panikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Panikov slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Panikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Panikov.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Iron Tyson finds it's way through Panikov's defenses.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panikov with a jab.
Panikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panikov clinches up against the cage.
Panikov is looking to control Iron Tyson's arms but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Panikov has his back to the cage.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Panikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Iron Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov avoiding damage.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Iron Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Panikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Panikov.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panikov backwards.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Panikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Panikov working aggressively here.
Iron Tyson lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov has a couple of punches blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panikov's elbow.
Panikov wants to stall.
Panikov trying to stall but Iron Tyson improves his position.
Panikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Iron Tyson lands a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Panikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iron Tyson into the cage.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov pushes Iron Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Panikov's head.
Panikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panikov blocking some punches.
Panikov effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov lands a left hand.
Panikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iron Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov lands an uppercut.
Panikov is trying to stall.
Iron Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Panikov controls his hands.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Panikov avoiding damage.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panikov's elbow.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Panikov blocks it.
Sergey Panikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Panikov lands a shot to the body.
Panikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iron Tyson's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iron Tyson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shogun Iron Tyson.
I think Iron Tyson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sergey Panikov spoke after the fight, saying 'Haha I am shit.sorry'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class) and Linus Akerman (ranked 122 p4p, 20 weight class). Romero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Havana. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akerman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romero's hands.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero thumps Akerman with a low kick.
Akerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akerman throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akerman's hands.
An inside leg kick from Akerman misses.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akerman's calf.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akerman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero defending well as Akerman loads up on a big left hand.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman cracks Romero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero throws a solid leg kick but Akerman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romero.
Nice uppercut there from Akerman.
Romero avoids the body shot from Akerman.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akerman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Akerman moved out of range.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Akerman's shoulder, as Akerman tries to avoid the shot.
Akerman cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero with a hook.
Akerman scores with a shot to the body.
Romero lands with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Romero.
Akerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akerman moves away from the strike by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akerman catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akerman.
Romero throws a wild body kick that Akerman sees coming a mile off.
Akerman throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Romero feints and then cracks Akerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akerman down.
Romero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akerman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero misses the jab.
Akerman cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romero.
Romero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akerman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romero is in Akerman's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Akerman keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Akerman's head.
Romero scoring with some ground and pound.
Akerman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero wants to control from the top but Akerman keeps moving.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero trying to control but Akerman is working from the bottom.
Akerman 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.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Akerman trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Akerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Akerman wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Romero is in close to Akerman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Akerman is keeping the position.
Romero trying to control but Akerman is working from the bottom.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Romero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akerman can do to turn this around?
Akerman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akerman blocks a jab.
Akerman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romero punishes Akerman's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Akerman's ribs.
Akerman misses with a body shot.
Akerman wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romero.
Akerman connects with a single shot there.
Akerman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akerman! But no joy.
Romero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akerman looks to land a body kick but Romero moved away.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akerman.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akerman throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Akerman is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akerman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Akerman misses.
Romero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romero thuds his shin into the meat of Akerman's side.
Akerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
Akerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akerman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romero is in Akerman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Akerman is retaining full guard.
Akerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Akerman, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akerman working a defensive guard here.
Romero wants to control from the top but Akerman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akerman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Akerman looking to control but Romero passes into half guard.
Akerman is defending against the submission attempts here by Romero.
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Akerman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Akerman has wrist control.
Romero trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Akerman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Romero has a closed guard, preventing Akerman from standing up.
Akerman preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeping full guard, as Akerman tries to pass.
Akerman is looking to stand up but Romero won't let him.
Akerman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akerman defends it easily.
Hector Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akerman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that second 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.
Akerman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero throws a low kick but Akerman avoids it.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero misses the jab.
Akerman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Romero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romero misses with a low kick.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Akerman jabs at Romero's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romero.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akerman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero moves out of range as Akerman throws a body kick.
Romero takes a swing at Akerman's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akerman! But no joy.
Romero throws a low kick but Akerman avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Akerman.
Akerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerman closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Akerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Akerman throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Akerman throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Akerman misses the shot to the body.
Akerman checks the leg kick.
Akerman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akerman scores with a head kick.
Linus Akerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero motions for Akerman to come forward. Romero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akerman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akerman avoids the body shot from Romero.
Akerman darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Akerman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akerman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akerman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akerman ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Akerman checks a leg kick.
Romero digs a good hook to Akerman's body.
Romero throws a low kick, looking for Akerman's leg but Akerman calmly moves out of range.
Akerman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akerman is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akerman takes one to the chin there.
Akerman tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Akerman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Romero.
Akerman tries a quick counter leg kick but Romero is wise to it.
Akerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akerman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Akerman connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akerman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romero feints and then cracks Akerman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akerman down.
The fighters circling - Akerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akerman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akerman flicks out a counter leg kick but Romero steps away.
Romero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romero avoids the body shot from Akerman.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akerman wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Romero misses the target.
Akerman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akerman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Akerman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Akerman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Linus Akerman just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romero.
A big right from Akerman misses.
Romero fails with the takedown
and Akerman counters with a straight right hand.
Romero throws a body punch but Akerman moves out of range.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akerman has time to react.
Akerman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Akerman shows good takedown defense.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akerman defends well and Romero ends up having to push Akerman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akerman!
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Akerman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Akerman settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akerman.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akerman. Akerman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero thows a leg kick but Akerman checks it
and Akerman counters with a nice body kick.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akerman checks it well.
Romero throws a push kick but Akerman slaps the foot to one side.
Akerman dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Romero moves out of range as Akerman strikes.
Romero is looking to score with low kicks.
Akerman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Romero tries for a takedown but Akerman circles away easily
letting Akerman counter with a right hand.
Akerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
A jab from Romero misses.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akerman checks a leg kick nicely.
Akerman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
A leg kick checked by Romero.
Akerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a jab when Akerman was well out of range.
Akerman misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero throws out a leg kick but Akerman moves out of range and Romero only half commits.
Romero lands an overhand right.
Akerman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero throws a front kick aimed at Akerman's knee but Akerman avoids it well.
Romero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akerman.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Akerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves away from the strike by Akerman.
Romero takes a swing at Akerman's ribcage but misses.
Akerman throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Romero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akerman lands a nice shot that snaps Romero's head back.
Akerman tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Akerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Akerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Romero misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Romero blocks the low kick.
Romero throws a low kick, looking for Akerman's leg but Akerman calmly moves out of range.
Romero misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akerman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
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!
Akerman slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Romero throws a front kick aimed at Akerman's knee but Akerman avoids it well.
Akerman lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akerman moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Romero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Akerman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akerman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hector Romero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Akerman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero throws a leg kick
letting Akerman counter with a right hand.
Romero lands a body shot.
Romero swings for the body but Akerman moves out of range.
Romero is looking to slow Akerman down with leg kicks.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Akerman's ribs.
Romero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akerman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Akerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akerman misses with a kick to the body
so Romero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Romero looking to sit in guard and control but Akerman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Akerman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero has a closed guard, preventing Akerman from standing up.
Akerman looking to sit in guard and control but Romero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romero trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Akerman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Akerman controlling from the top position.
Linus Akerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero working for submissions but it's allowed Akerman to get to half guard.
Akerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Romero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Akerman wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Romero looking for a guillotine here but Akerman defends easily.
Romero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akerman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Akerman is looking to stand up but Romero won't let him.
Akerman is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akerman.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Romero.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Linus Akerman!
Linus Akerman is the new welterweight champion!
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