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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Brown (ranked 1908 p4p, 52 weight class) and Tank Shamrock (ranked 2138 p4p, 59 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Mad Dog blaring out of the sound system. 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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260 lbs
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29
255 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Shamrock to work.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Shamrock gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Brown defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the body.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Tank Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown staying out of range there.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Brown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shamrock just manages to avoid it.
Jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown looks to land a combination. Shamrock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock with a hook.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Brown.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Brown wants to stall.
Shamrock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to clinch
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock lands a stunning uppercut that sends Brown to the mat!
Brown is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brown content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to improve position but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Shamrock tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brown presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Tank Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brown to his knees! Shamrock keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Shamrock!
Tank Shamrock very nearly forgot to thank Red Light Coffeeshop amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brody Kavanagh (ranked 502 p4p, 57 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 535 p4p, 60 weight class). Dall has chosen Beast as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
18 - 8 - 2 |
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150 lbs
24 - 19 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh misses the shot to the body.
Dall throws out a counter right but Kavanagh avoids it with no problem.
Kavanagh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Kavanagh saw it coming and moves away.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Kavanagh moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kavanagh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kavanagh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kavanagh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Bastyn Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kavanagh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kavanagh scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kavanagh is able to avoid easily.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Kavanagh ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Kavanagh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall swings for the body but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Kavanagh connects with a leg kick. Dall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kavanagh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
A good leg kick by Kavanagh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Kavanagh sees coming a mile off.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall throws a body kick that misses.
Kavanagh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Kavanagh tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kavanagh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brody Kavanagh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Kavanagh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
Kavanagh blocks a jab.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kavanagh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Kavanagh moved out of range nicely.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kavanagh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kavanagh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Dall.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Kavanagh is out of range.
Kavanagh connects with a leg kick. Dall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kavanagh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dall misses the jab.
Kavanagh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Kavanagh.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kavanagh catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kavanagh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dall misses with a straight right.
Kavanagh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Dall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Kavanagh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall digs a good hook to Kavanagh's body.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kavanagh looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
Dall looks for the body kick but Kavanagh saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kavanagh.
Dall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dall moves out of range as Kavanagh strikes.
Dall moves out of range as Kavanagh strikes.
Dall takes one to the side of the head.
Kavanagh looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Kavanagh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kavanagh checks it well.
Kavanagh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall throws the left hand but Kavanagh avoids the punch easily.
Kavanagh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kavanagh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
Kavanagh moves out of range as Dall strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kavanagh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall moves away from the strike by Kavanagh.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a nice head kick!
Dall walks into a straight right hand from Kavanagh.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Kavanagh moved out of range nicely.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kavanagh misses with a hook.
Kavanagh punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall throws an off balance right hand
and Kavanagh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dall. Kavanagh shrugs it off though.
Kavanagh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dall can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall cracks Kavanagh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kavanagh staying out of range there.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kavanagh lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.
Dall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kavanagh is fending him off so far but Dall persists. Nope, Kavanagh circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Kavanagh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kavanagh pulls Dall in close to prevent any damage.
Dall advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dall stalling.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Kavanagh defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kavanagh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kavanagh is refusing to be controlled, as Dall sits in half guard.
Kavanagh wants to control but Dall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall wants to take his opponent's back but instead Kavanagh manages to regain half guard.
Dall trying to mount his opponent but Kavanagh defends it.
Kavanagh trying to control from the bottom.
Dall seems to be looking for submissions.
Kavanagh is controlling Dall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the action but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
Kavanagh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Kavanagh tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kavanagh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh scores with a hook.
Kavanagh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dall works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall scores with a hook.
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!
Kavanagh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Kavanagh missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall throws out a counter right but Kavanagh avoids it with no problem.
Kavanagh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Kavanagh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Kavanagh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kavanagh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kavanagh tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Brody Kavanagh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kavanagh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dall on the side of the head.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastyn Dall 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!
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Kavanagh avoids it.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Kavanagh's front leg but catches the back leg as Kavanagh tries to avoid it.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kavanagh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kavanagh throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Kavanagh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Kavanagh throwing a counter right hand but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Dall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kavanagh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kavanagh lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dall.
Kavanagh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Kavanagh.
A good leg kick by Dall.
A big right from Kavanagh misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Kavanagh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dall on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh misses the jab.
Kavanagh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
Dall misses with a straight right.
Kavanagh throws a big counter combination but Dall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dall.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
A swing and a miss from Kavanagh.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Kavanagh defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Kavanagh catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kavanagh.
Dall checks a leg kick.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
Dall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kavanagh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kavanagh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Kavanagh's shoulder, as Kavanagh tries to avoid the shot.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Kavanagh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Kavanagh throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kavanagh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall scores with a sloppy right hand. Kavanagh should have avoided that one.
Kavanagh cracks the inside of Dall's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kavanagh throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kavanagh's corner calls for a 1-2. Kavanagh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kavanagh scoring well with a low kick there.
Kavanagh throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Kavanagh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dall throws a head kick but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kavanagh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kavanagh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Kavanagh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kavanagh tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall throws a hook but Kavanagh blocks it.
Kavanagh throws a big shot that misses.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Kavanagh throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dall takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
That kick from Dall tenderised Kavanagh's leg. Kavanagh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
Kavanagh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kavanagh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall tries for a takedown but Kavanagh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brody Kavanagh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Kavanagh takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot.
Kavanagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kavanagh thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick from Dall.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kavanagh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kavanagh throws a low kick but Dall moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh misses with a low kick.
Kavanagh scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall throws the left hand but Kavanagh avoids the punch easily.
Kavanagh tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kavanagh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall looks for the body kick but Kavanagh saw that one coming.
Kavanagh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kavanagh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Dall misses with an uppercut. Kavanagh saw that one coming.
Kavanagh misses with a kick to the body.
Kavanagh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Kavanagh scores with a nice strike.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kavanagh wants to control but Dall postures up.
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 Brody Kavanagh.
I think Kavanagh 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Kavanagh!
After winning the bout, Brody Kavanagh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Satan (ranked 694 p4p, 27 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 1097 p4p, 46 weight class). McLauhglin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What the hell are you waiting for kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Colin McLauhglin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan works the jab nicely.
McLauhglin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Satan connects with a looping right hand.
McLauhglin looks to land a right hand but Satan moved out of range.
Satan lands a really nice looking cross but McLauhglin seems unphased.
McLauhglin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLauhglin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLauhglin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLauhglin! But no joy.
McLauhglin is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
McLauhglin staying out of range there.
Satan misses with a looping right.
McLauhglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Satan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling McLauhglin to counter with a crisp jab.
Satan misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLauhglin throws the left hand but Satan avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McLauhglin.
McLauhglin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLauhglin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Satan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Colin McLauhglin has been cut.
Satan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLauhglin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Satan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
McLauhglin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McLauhglin checks a leg kick nicely.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLauhglin moves away.
Satan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Satan jabs at McLauhglin's body.
McLauhglin misses with a straight left.
McLauhglin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McLauhglin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan throws a shot from downtown. McLauhglin moves away and avoids it.
Satan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLauhglin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Satan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLauhglin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but McLauhglin is just out of range.
Satan avoids the body shot from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Satan cracks McLauhglin with a good jab.
McLauhglin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Satan counters with a nice body shot.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauhglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
McLauhglin unleashes a big counter combination but Satan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McLauhglin throws a head kick that misses.
Satan looks to land a left hand but McLauhglin moved out of range nicely.
McLauhglin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin slips a straight right by Satan.
Satan throws a leg kick but McLauhglin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick from Satan lands but McLauhglin takes it in his stride.
Satan throws a hook but McLauhglin blocks it.
Nice defenses there by McLauhglin.
Some wild striking there from Satan.
McLauhglin throws a head kick that misses.
McLauhglin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLauhglin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Satan!
Satan loads up on a big right hand but McLauhglin slips the punch.
McLauhglin throws a jab but it's blocked by Satan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McLauhglin gets a takedown into half guard.
Satan has one foot on McLauhglin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauhglin has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLauhglin takes a shot to the head.
Satan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLauhglin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Lucifer Satan has been cut.
Satan throws a body kick that misses.
Satan lands a body shot.
Satan misses with a hook.
Satan throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLauhglin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Satan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Satan lands a high kick!
No joy there for Satan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from McLauhglin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLauhglin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Satan lands with a right hand.
McLauhglin wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Lucifer Satan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLauhglin thuds a left hand into Satan's body.
Satan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Satan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Satan lands with a nice combination. McLauhglin backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Satan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Satan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satan lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLauhglin tries a head kick but it misses.
Satan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McLauhglin.
Satan sneaks out the side door and pushes McLauhglin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lucifer Satan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satan misses with a double jab.
Satan throws a series of punches but McLauhglin moves out of range.
McLauhglin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauhglin misses with an uppercut
and Satan counters with a left and a right that stings McLauhglin.
McLauhglin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLauhglin thuds a left hand into Satan's body.
Satan thuds his shin into the meat of McLauhglin's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan lands with a good body shot.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Satan lands with a straight right. McLauhglin didn't see that one coming.
Satan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLauhglin to score with a decent uppercut.
Satan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Satan there as he acknowledges the shot.
McLauhglin moves out of range as Satan throws a body kick.
Satan is looking to land body kicks.
McLauhglin wants to counter with a clinch but Satan pushes him away.
McLauhglin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLauhglin throws a looping overhand right but Satan ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McLauhglin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauhglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Satan throws a series of punches but McLauhglin moves out of range.
Satan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLauhglin's calf.
McLauhglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Satan.
Satan misses with a leg kick
and McLauhglin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Satan kicks McLauhglin off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McLauhglin misses with a looping right.
Satan throws a series of punches but McLauhglin moves out of range.
Satan throws a poor cross that misses
and McLauhglin counters with a nice leg kick.
Satan scores with a kick to the body.
McLauhglin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. McLauhglin does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLauhglin misses with a body shot.
It appears Satan was looking to counter with a kick there.
McLauhglin dives in and scores a takedown into Satan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLauhglin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McLauhglin postures up in Satan's guard and throws a big left but Satan blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLauhglin connects with a couple of short punches.
Satan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McLauhglin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Satan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satan cracks McLauhglin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McLauhglin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Satan misses with a kick to the body
and Satan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Satan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McLauhglin throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satan throws a sloppy head kick and McLauhglin moves out of range easily.
McLauhglin blocks a head kick by Satan.
Satan moves away from the strike by McLauhglin.
McLauhglin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLauhglin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McLauhglin dodges the punch combination from Satan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan connects with a right hand. McLauhglin shakes it off.
Satan cracks McLauhglin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Satan misses
and McLauhglin counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLauhglin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Satan misses
and McLauhglin counters with a nice body kick.
Satan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLauhglin.
Satan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McLauhglin sizes up Satan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLauhglin scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab by McLauhglin.
Satan's jab looks to have found its range, popping McLauhglin under the eye.
McLauhglin throws a head kick that misses.
Satan is looking to counter punch.
McLauhglin slips a jab from Satan.
Satan ducks under a wild hook from McLauhglin.
A big right from McLauhglin misses.
Colin McLauhglin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin tries for a takedown but Satan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauhglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satan swats away the attempt to clinch by McLauhglin.
A head kick misses from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin throws a poor cross that misses
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Satan.
McLauhglin throws a sloppy head kick
and Satan counters with a solid body kick.
Satan throws a right hand that McLauhglin ducks under and follows up with a left that McLauhglin also avoids with ease.
Satan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Satan.
Satan lands a high kick!
McLauhglin throws a leg kick but Satan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Satan digs a good body shot into McLauhglin's ribs.
Satan throws a head kick that misses.
Satan avoids the body shot from McLauhglin.
Satan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Satan throws a head kick that misses
and McLauhglin counters with a straight right hand.
Satan connects with a nice looking jab.
Satan misses with a hook
and McLauhglin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauhglin misses the jab.
Lucifer Satan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Satan. That snapped McLauhglin's head back.
Satan slips a jab from McLauhglin.
McLauhglin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satan misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Satan.
Satan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McLauhglin.
Nice shot by Satan.
McLauhglin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satan throwing a counter right hand but McLauhglin manages to avoid it.
McLauhglin throws a right hand that misses
and Satan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Satan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Satan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Satan!
After winning the bout, Lucifer Satan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 163 p4p, 18 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 256 p4p, 30 weight class). Lim comes to the cage accompanied by Kamelot - Abandoned. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffiths defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Lim shrugs it off though.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Lim misses its target.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Lim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lim checks the leg kick.
It appears Lim was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Lim is out of range.
Lim is looking to counter punch.
Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffiths closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griffiths is trying to stall.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
Griffiths lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griffiths goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffiths checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but Griffiths manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffiths is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Lim does it's job there.
Griffiths tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lim moves out of range as Griffiths strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lim.
Griffiths takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim feints a jab promting Griffiths to slip. Lim then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffiths slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lim throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim misses the jab.
Charlie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Lim throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Lim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffiths.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffiths.
Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Lim throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths thinks about the counter body kick.
Griffiths gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffiths misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim breaks from the clinch.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffiths moves out of range as Lim throws a body kick.
Lim swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a head kick. That will keep Lim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Griffiths throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths rushes Lim and presses him up against the cage.
Griffiths misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim lands with a light punch inside.
Lim manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lim.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lim appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Lim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Lim defending well as Griffiths loads up on a big left hand.
Griffiths lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Griffiths.
Griffiths takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lim throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
Lim misses with a left hand
and Griffiths counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Lim as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Griffiths has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lim.
Griffiths moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lim connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffiths has time to react.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lim.
Griffiths loads up on a big right hand but Lim slips the punch.
Lim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Griffiths just manages to avoid it.
Lim scores with a jab.
Griffiths lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Griffiths scores with a hook.
Griffiths has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Lim in the body.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths moves into the clinch.
Griffiths tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Griffiths misses with a body punch.
Lim misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffiths checks the leg kick.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Charlie Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths looks to throw the jab but Lim is out of range.
Griffiths swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Griffiths.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
Lim checks a low kick from Griffiths.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Griffiths moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffiths's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffiths obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffiths feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a hook but Lim avoids it easily.
Griffiths moves out of range as Lim throws a body kick.
Griffiths lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Griffiths eats them both and turns towards Lim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lim checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
Lim misses with a hook.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffiths lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Lim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Lim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lim cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Lim is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffiths slips a jab from Lim.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Lim staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griffiths - the referee stops the clock and Lim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griffiths. Lim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Griffiths's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Lim down.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffiths tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lim.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a one-two to the body.
Lim throws a leg kick but Griffiths sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths thumps Lim with a low kick.
Lim throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim tries to land a front kick but Griffiths steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffiths looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lim misses with a few strikes there.
Lim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick
and Lim counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Griffiths avoids a kick to the body.
Griffiths tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lim.
Nice defenses there by Lim.
A big left from Griffiths misses.
Lim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. Lim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffiths tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffiths checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffiths wants to land a leg kick but Lim is out of range.
Griffiths checks a low kick from Lim.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths with a hook.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Lim sees coming a mile off.
Lim tried to counter with a leg kick but Griffiths avoided it.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Lim swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lim circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim slips under a jab from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim misses with the combination.
Griffiths swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim lands with a hook. Griffiths tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffiths momentarily.
Lim tries to land a leg kick but Griffiths saw it coming and moves away.
Lim throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lim.
Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands with a straight right. Lim didn't see that one coming.
Lim staying out of range there.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Griffiths takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griffiths scores with a nice body kick.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick
letting Griffiths counter with a right hand.
Lim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffiths.
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!
Griffiths moves out of range as Lim throws a body kick.
Griffiths was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Griffiths connects with a single shot there.
Lim cracks a nice hook into Griffiths's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lim is out of range and Griffiths settles back down.
Griffiths gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lim.
Lim breaks from the clinch.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lim staying out of range there.
Lim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffiths wants to counter the offense by Lim and move into the clinch position.
Griffiths keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffiths thuds his right hand into Lim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Lim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffiths looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Griffiths tries to counter with a clinch but Lim shakes him off and moves away.
Griffiths tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffiths connects with a jab.
Charlie Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim slips under a jab.
Lim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffiths is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffiths moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lim - that will leave a mark!
Lim lands a nice shot that snaps Griffiths's head back.
Griffiths fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lim.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Griffiths follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lim cracks Griffiths with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Lim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Lim down.
Griffiths moves out of range of the body kick.
Lim works the jab nicely.
Lim throws a push kick but Griffiths slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Lim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lim misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Lim.
The crowd cheers as Griffiths lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lim doesn't seem phased though.
Griffiths lands with an overhand left.
A shot to the liver by Griffiths. Beautiful body shot.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Griffiths explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Lim sets himself, and Griffiths steps forward looking for the clinch! Lim avoids it this time.
Griffiths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Griffiths misses with a head kick.
Lim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lim takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Griffiths.
A big right from Lim misses.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Lim.
Lim tries to keep at a distance but Griffiths has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lim can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Griffiths struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Archie Griffiths.
Well Griffiths 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Lim!
Charlie Lim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 213 p4p, 36 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 493 p4p, 69 weight class). Bosch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oktoberfest. Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
Bosch cracks Northrop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northrop moves away.
Northrop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bosch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Northrop lands a jab to Bosch's midsection.
Northrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop throws a leg kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch swings for the body but Northrop moves out of range.
Northrop misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Northrop throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Northrop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bosch thuds a left hand into Northrop's body.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Northrop lands a nice hook to Bosch's body. Bosch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch slips a jab from Northrop.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Bosch takes one to the chin there.
Bosch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Northrop takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Northrop moved away.
Bosch is looking to wear down Northrop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch ducks right into an uppercut from Northrop.
Northrop misses with a double jab.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Northrop.
Northrop thuds his right hand into Bosch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Northrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Northrop swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Northrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bosch.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosch 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.
Northrop checks a low kick from Bosch.
Northrop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bosch.
Northrop misses with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Northrop has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A left lands for Bosch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop shoots in for a takedown but Bosch shows good takedown defense.
Heribert Bosch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Northrop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bosch back to the cage. Northrop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop fails to land with a series of punches.
Northrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosch.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch connects with a single shot there.
Northrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Bosch counters with a nice body kick.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Bosch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Northrop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bosch moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bosch holds on and takes a little breather.
Bosch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Northrop.
Northrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Northrop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop scoring with some ground and pound.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northrop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Northrop landing some decent shots from guard.
Northrop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Northrop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Northrop controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch pulls Northrop in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Northrop throwing strikes but missing.
Northrop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Northrop with a nice head shot there.
Northrop trying to control but Bosch is working from the bottom.
Bosch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Northrop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Northrop 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.
Northrop stuns Bosch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bosch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
Northrop drives through and clinches with Bosch against the cage.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Northrop avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Bosch has him pressed against the cage.
Bosch stops a takedown attempt from Northrop.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Northrop avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Northrop's elbow.
Northrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
It looked like Bosch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Northrop.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Northrop is out of range.
Northrop scores with a hook to the body. Bosch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northrop. That did some damage!
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Northrop's ribs.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick from Northrop.
Northrop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosch takes a swing at Northrop's ribcage but misses.
Bosch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop connects with a single shot there.
Northrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Northrop fails with a takedown attempt.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Northrop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Northrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Northrop. Beautiful body shot.
Northrop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosch slips a jab and a cross from Northrop.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Northrop misses with a combination
and Bosch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Bosch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Northrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Northrop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bosch sprawls well initially but Northrop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bosch trying to hold on to Northrop's head to control him but Northrop postures up.
Northrop is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bosch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Bosch dodges it nicely.
Bosch is refusing to be controlled, as Northrop sits in half guard.
Bosch manages to get to full guard.
Northrop throws an elbow that misses. Bosch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Northrop's guard. Nice move by Bosch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bosch has passed into side control.
Northrop is trying to work for a sweep but Bosch has mounted him!
Northrop is looking to improve his position but Bosch isn't that keen on the idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 Heribert Bosch 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. And we move into the final round!
Northrop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Northrop throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
Northrop throws an off balance right hand
and Bosch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bosch has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosch.
Northrop throws a leg kick
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Northrop's shoulder, as Northrop tries to avoid the shot.
Bosch looks for the body kick but Northrop saw that one coming.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch walks into a straight right hand from Northrop.
Bosch works the jab nicely.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch 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.
Bosch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch throws a jab when Northrop was well out of range.
Northrop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northrop blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop scores with a shot to the body.
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Northrop feints the counter takedown.
Bosch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Northrop misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bosch.
Northrop tries to clinch but Bosch is having none of it.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Northrop.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Northrop connects with the punch.
Northrop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch scores with the left hand. Northrop knows he should have avoided that one.
Northrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northrop. That did some damage!
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Northrop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northrop.
Bosch thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Northrop fails to land with a series of punches.
Northrop moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Northrop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Northrop misses with a two punch combination.
Bosch throws a push kick but Northrop slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Northrop looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Northrop loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop has Bosch up against the cage in a clinch.
Northrop tries to score a body lock takedown but Bosch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Northrop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bosch scores with a hook to the body.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Northrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch lands a left hand.
Bosch tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch pushes Northrop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bosch.
Bosch gets underhooks to prevent Northrop's takedown attempt.
Heribert Bosch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Northrop blocking some punches.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Northrop's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
A hook to the body from Northrop.
Bosch tries a body shot but Northrop blocks it.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Northrop controls his hands.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northrop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bosch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Northrop shoots in for a double leg but Bosch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bosch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop takes one to the side of the head.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bosch 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 203 p4p, 34 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 127 p4p, 22 weight class). Yancy Makaki Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii misses with a leg kick
and Savkov counters with a single leg into guard. Makaki Iii didn't expect that.
Savkov works over Makaki Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
Savkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov 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.
Savkov passes Makaki Iii's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Makaki Iii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Makaki Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Makaki Iii is trying to control but can't.
Makaki Iii is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Savkov is staying active.
Makaki Iii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makaki Iii is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaki Iii wants to get back to full guard.
Makaki Iii is trying is best to control the position here.
Savkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Makaki Iii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savkov.
Savkov is keen to just control but Makaki Iii is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Savkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaki Iii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Makaki Iii keeps moving.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makaki Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Savkov was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Savkov misses the target.
Savkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Makaki Iii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Makaki Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Makaki Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov gets the takedown into side control.
Makaki Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Savkov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Makaki Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Savkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Makaki Iii is trying to control Savkov's posture but Savkov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov trying to control the position but Makaki Iii is working away.
Savkov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Savkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Savkov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Savkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Savkov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makaki Iii works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaki Iii felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makaki Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savkov.
Savkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Makaki Iii is just riding it out for now. Savkov eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Savkov 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Savkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Makaki Iii, which made it look bad.
Makaki Iii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Good leg kick by Makaki Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Savkov throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Savkov.
Makaki Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savkov misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Savkov misses with a two punch combination.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savkov goes for a double leg but Makaki Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makaki Iii continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Savkov's front leg with a kick but Savkov checks it.
Savkov attempts a counter takedown but Makaki Iii avoids it well and moves away.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savkov defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savkov throws out the jab.
Makaki Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Savkov blocks the leg kick.
Savkov misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Savkov avoids it.
Makaki Iii misses with a head kick.
Savkov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Makaki Iii's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makaki Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Savkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
Savkov lands with a hook. Makaki Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick, looking for Savkov's leg but Savkov calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Makaki Iii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savkov. That did some damage!
Savkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makaki Iii can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Makaki Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makaki Iii.
Savkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Makaki Iii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savkov is working for takedown but Makaki Iii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii misses with some punches.
I was talking to Savkov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Makaki Iii is pressed up against the cage. Savkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makaki Iii down to the mat. Makaki Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii scores with a push kick.
Savkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savkov throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
Makaki Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makaki Iii misses with a leg kick.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makaki Iii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makaki Iii wants it to stay on the feet.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Savkov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makaki Iii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Savkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Makaki Iii is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makaki Iii keeps working.
Makaki Iii takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii taking punishment in the form of punches.
Savkov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makaki Iii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Savkov off and has taken his back!
Makaki Iii gets his hands free as Savkov looks to control.
Savkov breaks Makaki Iii's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Makaki Iii has Savkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Makaki Iii is trying to control the position but Savkov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makaki Iii defends it nicely.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Savkov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Savkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Savkov.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the side of Savkov's head but Savkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makaki Iii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov misses with a wild body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a head kick that misses
and Savkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Savkov misses the jab.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Makaki Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savkov checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Savkov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Savkov moves out of range easily.
Savkov throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Savkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savkov shoots and misses
and Savkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Savkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
Makaki Iii tries to land a front kick but Savkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makaki Iii slaps away a takedown attempt from Savkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii is looking to clinch.
Savkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Savkov misses the target.
Savkov moves out of range as Makaki Iii strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savkov misses with a looping left.
Savkov throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Savkov seems unphased.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Savkov moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Savkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Savkov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Makaki Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Savkov's shoulder, as Savkov tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savkov missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makaki Iii was covering up waiting for the punch and Savkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makaki Iii is controlling Savkov's posture.
Savkov trying to control but Makaki Iii is working from the bottom.
Savkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makaki Iii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Savkov being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov throwing strikes from guard but Makaki Iii blocks nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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 Pavel Savkov.
I think Savkov 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 199 p4p, 10 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 341 p4p, 14 weight class). Bull Hurley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Tanaka's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka misses the jab.
Tanaka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tanaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tanaka connects with the punch.
Hurley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka missing with a left hand there. Hurley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Hurley throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Hurley finds it's target.
Tanaka digs a good hook to Hurley's body.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Hurley moved out of range nicely.
Hurley is looking to counter punch.
Hurley just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka swings widly with a right hand
and Hurley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Hurley scores with a four punch combination!
Jab by Hurley.
Ken Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Hurley scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Hurley swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurley misses with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Hurley controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanaka.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanaka avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Tanaka.
Tanaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanaka.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanaka avoids it.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Hurley cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurley lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka looks winded!
Hurley manages to break the clinch.
Hurley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Tanaka. Beautiful body shot.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Hurley misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Tanaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hurley.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Tanaka cracks Hurley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hurley jabs Tanaka right on the nose. Tanaka blinks but takes it well.
Hurley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hurley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a right hook to the body.
Hurley thows a body kick. Tanaka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hurley ducks right into an uppercut from Tanaka.
Tanaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hurley throws a shot to the body.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurley moves away.
Hurley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Hurley.
Tanaka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hurley cracks Tanaka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tanaka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hurley finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley steps in with a hook that catches Tanaka right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hurley follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tanaka looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bull Hurley!
Our winner, Bull Hurley, 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 Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 102 p4p, 18 weight class) and Jericho Hill (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
50 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 4, fighting out of London, Jericho Hill!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill is looking to chop away at Kakoullis's legs.
Hill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Kakoullis 's knee.
Kakoullis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kakoullis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kakoullis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hill avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kakoullis's head.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill jabs at Kakoullis's body.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Hill.
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body punch.
Hill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill misses with a leg kick.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Hill tries to work over Kakoullis's front leg with a kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakoullis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Kakoullis is out of range.
Hill moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Hill lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kakoullis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a front kick aimed at Kakoullis's knee but Kakoullis avoids it well.
Hill lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hill misses.
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill misses with a hook.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Kakoullis misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hill.
Kakoullis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot that snaps Hill's head back.
Hill lands a nice hook to Kakoullis's body. Kakoullis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakoullis connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. Hill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kakoullis checks it well.
Hill avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakoullis jabs at Hill's body.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hill swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Kakoullis moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Hill.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kakoullis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Hill checks it.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick as Hill jumps back.
Hill tries a quick counter leg kick but Kakoullis is wise to it.
Kakoullis throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Kakoullis thows a leg kick but Hill checks it
and Hill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hill lands a nice hook to Kakoullis's body. Kakoullis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakoullis staying out of range there.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
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 Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
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.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis thuds his shin into the meat of Hill's side.
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Hill throws a leg kick but Kakoullis moved away.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
Hill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kakoullis slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kakoullis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Hill unleashes a big counter combination but Kakoullis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses.
Hill feints a counter leg kick.
Hill cracks Kakoullis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Kakoullis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kakoullis lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Hill lands a nice hook to Kakoullis's body. Kakoullis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill cracks Kakoullis with a good jab.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Hill swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Hill takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hill 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.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill feints a counter leg kick.
Good work by Kakoullis as he checks the leg kick.
Kakoullis tried to score with a low kick but Hill checks it.
Hill misses with a hook.
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Hill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Hill moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Kakoullis blocks the low kick.
Kakoullis lands a jab to the nose.
Kakoullis slips a straight right by Hill.
Kakoullis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hill.
Hill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hill misses.
Hill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kakoullis finds it's way round the side to connect with Hill's head.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Kakoullis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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 Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kakoullis moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Kakoullis slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Kakoullis moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Hill lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hill. That did some damage!
Hill throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kakoullis - that will leave a mark!
Kakoullis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hill throws a leg kick
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis stuns Hill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill moves forwards but Kakoullis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill tests Kakoullis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Hill throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis throws a big counter combination but Hill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kakoullis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hill if he has to take too many more of those.
Kakoullis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hill misses the jab.
Kakoullis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Kakoullis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Hill avoided it.
Jab from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a good body shot.
Hill avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
A solid body kick from Kakoullis.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis lands with a cross.
Kakoullis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hill throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kakoullis is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Kakoullis connects with a looping right hand.
Hill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
Kakoullis throws a nice head kick!
Hill connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but Kakoullis is out of range.
Kakoullis blocks the body kick.
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kakoullis scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Kakoullis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakoullis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakoullis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 37 p4p, 7 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 138 p4p, 26 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Warror sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie throwing strikes but Warror manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Warror wants to stand but Gracie has his arm trapped.
Gracie is not content to let Warror control the position.
Warror wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press Warror off him but Warror keeps the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie is trying to control Warror's posture but Warror avoids it.
Warror remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gracie 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.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Warror off and has taken his back!
Gracie lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gracie.
Gracie cracks Warror with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Warror from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Gracie lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie has Warror flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Warror is defending it well.
Gracie tightening his grip on Warror, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for the choke.
Gracie misses with punches from the back.
Warror is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gracie is not going to allow Warror to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie trying to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gracie. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gracie wants to control but Warror is keeping busy.
Gracie is really struggling to control Warror but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Warror doesn't escape.
Warror covers up after that shot from Gracie.
Warror defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gracie missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Warror.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Warror looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Warror defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Warror into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Warror cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Warror moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Warror misses.
Warror misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Warror keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie cracks Warror with a solid left hand.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie stays in close to Warror's body and controls the position.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie postures up in Warror's guard and throws a big left but Warror blocks it.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warror's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Warror is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warror can do to turn this around?
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warror keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is in close to Warror's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warror's head.
Warror keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Warror working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Warror seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warror controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie trying to control but Warror is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie 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!
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warror paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Warror's guard.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Warror working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Warror blocks nicely.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Warror has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie postures up.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror misses the jab.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Warror is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Warror fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warror swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warror works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Warror blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to control but Warror is working from the bottom.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Warror is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ramon Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie stays in close to Warror's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Warror is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Warror is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Warror knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Warror wants to get back to full guard.
Warror wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Warror's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 9 p4p, 2 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class). Fook Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mordecai Sackett's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Sackett misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Man is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sackett really felt that one!
Sackett drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sackett 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.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Sackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Sackett throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sackett really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man slips under a jab.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Sackett moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMan.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Man lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Man takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fook Man!
Fook Man is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Fook Man thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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