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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr Love (ranked 21811 p4p, 674 weight class) and Nebu Chadnezzar (ranked 21283 p4p, 688 weight class). Chadnezzar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wrong side of Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dr Love had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nebu Chadnezzar!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Chadnezzar misses the target.
Love thinks about countering with a body kick.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chadnezzar.
Love shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nebu Chadnezzar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chadnezzar misses with a straight left.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Chadnezzar.
Love misses with a head kick.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Chadnezzar misses.
We've been told by Love's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chadnezzar misses with a looping right.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chadnezzar.
Love looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadnezzar cracks Love with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chadnezzar swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Chadnezzar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love throws a push kick but Chadnezzar slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Love there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Love.
Chadnezzar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love slips a straight right by Chadnezzar.
Love scores with a leg kick.
Chadnezzar jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chadnezzar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chadnezzar. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Love throws a counter high kick but Chadnezzar was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chadnezzar lunges at Love with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Love's hand.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Chadnezzar slips a jab from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Love is looking to land body kicks.
Chadnezzar swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
It looked like Love wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Love lands a head kick!
Chadnezzar 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love misses with a head kick.
Chadnezzar throws a body shot but no joy.
Chadnezzar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love is breathing heavily.
Chadnezzar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chadnezzar throws a big shot that misses.
Chadnezzar throws a shot to the body.
Chadnezzar connects with a crisp jab.
Love is rocked!
Chadnezzar flashes Love a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Love's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Love crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Chadnezzar punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nebu Chadnezzar!
A victorious Nebu Chadnezzar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 1176 p4p, 171 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 3473 p4p, 451 weight class). Rothbard comes to the cage accompanied by Anarchy. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rothbard is trying to improve his position.
Reed tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothbard parries the strikes from Reed easily there. Reed is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rothbard to escape.
Reed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rothbard keeps working.
Rothbard dodges the ground and pound from Reed.
Reed in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard tries to bench press Reed off him but Reed keeps the position.
Reed throws a strike aimed at the side of Rothbard's head but Rothbard avoids it well.
Reed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reed wants to control but Rothbard is keeping him busy.
Reed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard gets back to half guard.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
Reed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rothbard defending well though.
Rothbard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rothbard tries to get out of the position.
Reed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rothbard has hold of Reed's hands but Reed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reed throwing shots but Rothbard is blocking nicely.
Reed is trying to control. Rothbard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reed thows a huge punch but Rothbard dodges it nicely.
Reed content to control rather than advance.
Reed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rothbard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
Rothbard has hold of Reed's hands but Reed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reed wants to control but Rothbard is keeping him busy.
Reed thows a huge punch but Rothbard dodges it nicely.
Reed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reed is controlling the pace.
Reed throwing shots but Rothbard is blocking nicely.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
Rothbard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reed.
Reed wants to control but Rothbard is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reed not doing much here.
Reed throwing shots but Rothbard is blocking nicely.
Reed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reed winds up and cracks Rothbard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rothbard's head.
Reed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rothbard has hold of Reed's hands but Reed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reed trying to advance position but Rothbard counters by regaining guard.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Rothbard blocks nicely.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reed works over Rothbard with some ground and pound from guard.
Reed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rothbard won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howland Reed dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reed shoots and misses
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothbard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Murray Rothbard has been cut.
Rothbard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt
and Rothbard counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Reed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rothbard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reed wants to control from the top but Rothbard keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed stands up over Rothbard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rothbard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Rothbard pulls Reed in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reed trying to control but Rothbard is working from the bottom.
Reed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rothbard has momentary wrist control but Reed slips an elbow through the middle.
Reed throws a big right hand that misses.
Reed distracts Rothbard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rothbard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reed throws a big elbow that misses.
Reed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed throwing strikes but missing.
Rothbard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rothbard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murray Rothbard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howland Reed.
Rothbard keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Rothbard throwing a counter right hand but Reed manages to avoid it.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Rothbard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Rothbard throws a head kick that misses.
Reed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Rothbard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reed swings for the body but Rothbard moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed wants to clinch but Rothbard slips to the side
and Rothbard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothbard throws a poor cross that misses
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rothbard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rothbard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reed postures up in Rothbard's guard and throws a big left but Rothbard blocks it.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
Reed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rothbard's head.
Rothbard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reed on the ground.
Rothbard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reed forces his way into half guard.
Reed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howland Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed lands with a punch from half guard.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
Rothbard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reed.
Rothbard is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howland Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murray Rothbard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rothbard keeps the fight on the outside.
Reed punishes Rothbard's body with a nice straight punch.
Reed clinches.
Reed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rothbard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Rothbard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed wants a takedown but no success here.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Rothbard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rothbard fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard stops a takedown attempt from Reed.
Reed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothbard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray Rothbard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howland Reed.
Rothbard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reed tries to clinch there but Rothbard circles away.
Rothbard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothbard lands the left hand.
Reed goes for a double leg but Rothbard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rothbard continues to drive forward.
Reed cracks Rothbard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rothbard.
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rothbard tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rothbard to the ground. Rothbard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murray Rothbard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Reed - just one landing.
Rothbard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Rothbard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard jabs at Reed's body.
Reed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed moves away from the strike by Rothbard.
Reed has his takedown stuffed
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howland Reed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
A bone on bone clash there as Reed blocks the leg kick.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Reed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rothbard.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Rothbard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed is rocked!
Reed throws a combination that misses
and Rothbard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reed lands with an uppercut that bounces Rothbard off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rothbard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothbard finish him?
Rothbard weaves into range and cracks Reed right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Reed goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Rothbard is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murray Rothbard!
Murray Rothbard thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Adermundie (ranked 8093 p4p, 592 weight class) and Deckard Vincent (ranked 5482 p4p, 503 weight class). Adermundie comes to the cage accompanied by Peak Times by Switch. Vincent has chosen Desolation Path as his entrance music. Deckard Vincent struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Adermundie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Deckard Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent misses with a series of wild punches.
Vincent misses with a combination
and Adermundie counters with a nice body kick.
Adermundie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vincent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adermundie defends it nicely.
Vincent closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adermundie counters with a series of strikes. Vincent will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincent throws a poor cross that misses
and Adermundie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adermundie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adermundie throws a nice head kick!
Adermundie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vincent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent throws an off balance right hand
and Adermundie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vincent really felt that one!
Vincent looks winded!
Vincent shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adermundie defends it nicely.
Johnny Adermundie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deckard Vincent.
Adermundie closes the distance and pushes Vincent back into the cage.
Adermundie lands an elbow that stopped Vincent in his tracks for a moment.
Adermundie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adermundie crunches a lovely knee into Vincent's ribcage.
Adermundie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adermundie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adermundie lands a hook that snaps the head of Vincent backwards.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adermundie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adermundie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Adermundie.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adermundie.
Adermundie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adermundie lands a damaging elbow.
Vincent is rocked!
Adermundie lands an elbow that stopped Vincent in his tracks for a moment.
Vincent is still on wobbly legs! Can Adermundie finish him?
Adermundie manages to break the clinch.
Crack! A monster head kick from Adermundie and Vincent falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Adermundie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Adermundie!
Johnny Adermundie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 3585 p4p, 373 weight class) and DJ Strawberry (ranked 2035 p4p, 248 weight class). Strawberry has chosen Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cartel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Lopez.
Strawberry has clasped his hands together around Lopez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lopez 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.
Lopez tries to buck Strawberry off but Strawberry is having none of it.
Strawberry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Strawberry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lopez is trying to control Strawberry's posture but Strawberry avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strawberry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lopez is looking to reverse the position.
Strawberry throwing strikes but Lopez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strawberry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Strawberry has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at UFC Boxing and Black Belt BJJ Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lopez trying to control the action but Strawberry is working from the bottom.
Strawberry won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Strawberry is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Strawberry is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Strawberry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Lopez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Strawberry pushes Lopez off looking to stand but Lopez dives back in and keeps control.
Lopez trying to control the action but Strawberry is working from the bottom.
Strawberry wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez is looking for a kimura here.
Strawberry is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.
Strawberry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strawberry is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez works his way into side control.
Strawberry tries to improve position but can't.
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strawberry keeps working.
Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strawberry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strawberry tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez trying to control the position but Strawberry is working away.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strawberry, who protects the arm well.
Lopez wants to control but Strawberry is keeping him busy.
Strawberry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez trying to control the action but Strawberry is working from the bottom.
Strawberry tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strawberry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez tries for a kimura but Strawberry is defending well.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strawberry keeps working.
Strawberry wants to get back to his feet.
Strawberry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lopez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strawberry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
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 Cartel Lopez 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.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Strawberry pushes him off.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Strawberry sprawls well.
Lopez tries to clinch but Strawberry moves out of range.
Strawberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Strawberry.
Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Strawberry explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Strawberry looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Strawberry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Cartel Lopez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strawberry steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Strawberry.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strawberry tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strawberry to the ground. Strawberry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strawberry did well to prevent Lopez getting side control.
Strawberry is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Strawberry is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strawberry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Strawberry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
DJ Strawberry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strawberry keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Strawberry can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lopez passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strawberry is looking to escape.
Strawberry is trying to stand.
Strawberry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Strawberry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strawberry keeps trying to improve his position.
Lopez takes Strawberry's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Strawberry is in trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Strawberry with him. Strawberry is trying to defend but Lopez has an arm under the chin now! Strawberry grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cartel Lopez!
After winning the bout, Cartel Lopez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, DJ Strawberry stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full.... Going to my after party. I got the blow and Chinese chicks waiting for me...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hamilton (ranked 1731 p4p, 220 weight class) and Yuran Franco (ranked 3356 p4p, 351 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Alexander Hamilton. Yuran Franco struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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22
186 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuran Franco!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hamilton blocks the strikes from Franco.
Franco lands with a few short shots to the body.
Hamilton is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
Franco trying to control but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton is trying to work for a kimura but Franco is defending well.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamilton trying to control the action but Franco is working from the bottom.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but Franco defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Franco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hamilton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamilton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Franco on the ground.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Hamilton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamilton tries to stand and escape but Franco is controlling the position.
Hamilton is trying to control the action in half guard but Franco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamilton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franco gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Franco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Franco, not yet.
Franco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hamilton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hamilton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franco is keeping the position for now.
Franco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hamilton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamilton has managed to get both his arms back between Franco's legs - danger averted.
Hamilton wants to stand but Franco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamilton drops back looking for a leg! Franco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franco manages to kick Hamilton off! Hamilton jumps back into Franco's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Franco is keeping the position.
Franco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Franco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamilton is aware though and is defending well.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamilton is looking to stand up but Franco won't let him.
Franco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamilton is one step ahead there.
Franco trying to control the position.
Hamilton slips nicely into half guard.
Hamilton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franco defending well though.
Hamilton tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hamilton is working for a kimura but Franco is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamilton is working for a kimura but Franco is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Franco striking from half guard on the bottom.
Franco is trying to control but can't.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamilton trying to control the pace.
Franco taking some punishment here, with Hamilton in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Hamilton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hamilton stuffs the takedown attempt from Franco. Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franco tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franco to the ground. Franco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Franco enables Hamilton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Franco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Franco is retaining full guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Franco is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Hamilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamilton wants to get up but he can't break Franco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Hamilton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco is trying to control the position but Hamilton postures up.
Alexander Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamilton wanted to stand there but Franco had control of the position.
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franco looking for a sweep. Not yet Franco, not yet.
Franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Franco blocks nicely.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco trying to control the position.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Franco blocks nicely.
Hamilton is looking to work some ground and pound but Franco has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Franco is keeping the position.
Franco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hamilton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hamilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Franco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamilton.
Franco feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franco is in close to Hamilton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Franco is controlling him.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco is in close to Hamilton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamilton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hamilton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hamilton wants to stand but Franco is controlling his posture from full guard.
Franco throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Franco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamilton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco trying to keep a closed guard but Hamilton is proving a slippery customer.
Franco thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Franco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamilton is aware though and is defending well.
Franco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamilton is aware though and is defending well.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Franco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco being controlled here, momentarily.
Franco is striking but Hamilton is not phased and passes to half guard.
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 Alexander Hamilton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hamilton defends it well.
Franco tries to keep at a distance but Hamilton has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Hamilton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hamilton stops a takedown attempt from Franco.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamilton controls his hands.
Franco has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hamilton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hamilton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Franco is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hamilton to the mat. Hamilton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hamilton manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Franco is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hamilton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Franco to the mat. Franco regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamilton tries to stand but Franco is controlling from the bottom.
Hamilton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco looking to control.
Hamilton looking to pass the guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franco's guard.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Franco is keeping the position.
Franco is pulling down on Hamilton's head. It's preventing any offense from Hamilton, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamilton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Franco to the mat! Franco manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco looking to control.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Franco blocks nicely.
Franco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Franco is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton wants to stand but Franco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Franco is keeping the position.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamilton trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Franco has a closed guard, preventing Hamilton from standing up.
Hamilton slips nicely into half guard.
Hamilton wants to pass the guard but Franco is defending well.
Franco is refusing to be controlled, as Hamilton sits in half guard.
Franco is trying to maintain the position but Hamilton is very close to passing his half guard.
Yuran Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hamilton blocks the strikes from Franco.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamilton is looking to take a break and control but Franco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hamilton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Franco throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hamilton manages to pass to side control.
Franco is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hamilton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Franco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamilton, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Hamilton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Hamilton waved his t-shirt featuring Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Donnelly (ranked 1578 p4p, 210 weight class) and Ray Nathan (ranked 1405 p4p, 183 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Nathan to work.
Nathan manages to pull guard.
Donnelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnelly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nathan wants to sweep here but Donnelly controlling him for the moment.
Nathan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donnelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nathan wants to sweep here but Donnelly controlling him for the moment.
Donnelly 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nathan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nathan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donnelly is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Donnelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Donnelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nathan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donnelly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donnelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Donnelly lands a couple of elbows.
Donnelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donnelly being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nathan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donnelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donnelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donnelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nathan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nathan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nathan!
Donnelly is looking for a sweep.
Donnelly wants to control but Nathan postures up.
Nathan is working Donnelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Donnelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Donnelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donnelly tries to bench press Nathan off him but Nathan keeps the position.
Donnelly sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nathan lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donnelly trying to control here.
Nathan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donnelly is just riding it out for now. Nathan eventually gives up the hold.
Donnelly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nathan working Donnelly over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet.
Nathan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nathan thows a huge punch but Donnelly dodges it nicely.
Donnelly has hold of Nathan's hands but Nathan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donnelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nathan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Donnelly looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnelly trying to hold on to Nathan's head to control him but Nathan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Nathan dominated that round.
That's time! Donnelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nathan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nathan counters with an outside leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Nathan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nathan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Nathan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Nathan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nathan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nathan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Nathan controls the action.
Nathan lands a left hand.
Nathan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Donnelly can't fight it off and eventually Nathan manages to take the fight to the floor. Donnelly looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nathan with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nathan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nathan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nathan wants to control from the top but Donnelly keeps moving.
Nathan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nathan lands a couple of digs.
Nathan trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donnelly is pulling down on Nathan's head. It's preventing any offense from Nathan, at least for the moment.
Donnelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nathan is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Nathan from controlling successfully.
Nathan landing with the ground and pound.
Nathan connects with a couple of short punches.
Nathan wants to control from the top but Donnelly keeps moving.
Donnelly seems keen to control Nathan's posture.
Nathan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nathan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nathan is working for a submission of some sort.
Donnelly wants to get back to full guard.
Donnelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nathan wants to control from the top but Donnelly keeps moving.
Nathan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nathan is looking to work some ground and pound but Donnelly has wrist control.
Nathan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nathan trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nathan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donnelly working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nathan is looking to work some ground and pound but Donnelly has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nathan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dominic Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nathan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Nathan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donnelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nathan feints a counter leg kick.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Nathan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Donnelly slips a jab and a cross from Nathan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Nathan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a combination
and Nathan counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nathan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly connects with the punch.
Donnelly throws a hook but Nathan blocks it.
Nathan tries a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly is wise to it.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dominic Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Nathan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Nathan's ribs.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Nathan moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to keep at a distance but Nathan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Nathan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Nathan wants a takedown.
Donnelly pushes off an throws an elbow but Nathan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dominic Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan is trying to pull guard but Donnelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nathan struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nathan.
Nathan avoids a wild elbow strike from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly is pressed up against the cage. Nathan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donnelly down to the mat. Donnelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dominic Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Nathan.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Nathan blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Nathan feints a counter leg kick.
Nathan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donnelly's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nathan prevents Donnelly from improving his position.
Donnelly is doing well to control the position and prevent Nathan from advancing to side control.
Ray Nathan 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.
Nathan is working for a submission of some sort.
Donnelly actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nathan in particular looking to stall.
Donnelly is trying to maintain the position but Nathan is very close to passing his half guard.
Donnelly wants to improve his position but Nathan is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donnelly is trying to control but can't.
Donnelly is looking for a sweep. Nathan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nathan wants to control but Donnelly is keeping him busy.
Nathan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Donnelly wants to control but Nathan is keeping busy.
Donnelly is staying active underneath Nathan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnelly throws a combination that misses
and Nathan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nathan.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Nathan from controlling successfully.
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 Dominic Donnelly.
I think Nathan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Nathan!
A relieved looking Ray Nathan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Sixx (ranked 1047 p4p, 139 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 3776 p4p, 424 weight class). Sixx's entrance music is Niykee Heaton. A fine choice. Rockwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a Rock. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikki Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell wants to clinch.
Sixx misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sixx misses the target.
Rockwell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockwell tries to move into range but Sixx moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sixx gets a takedown into half guard.
Sixx is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sixx is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rockwell is just riding it out for now. Sixx eventually gives up the hold.
Sixx is working for a kimura but Rockwell is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell actively working from the bottom here.
Rockwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
Sixx is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rockwell!
Sixx prevents Rockwell from getting the reversal.
Sixx looking to control but Rockwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockwell is desperately trying to improve his position but Sixx has a good base and remains in mount.
Rockwell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rockwell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sixx pulls his head out easily.
Rockwell is in trouble now - Sixx has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx forces the positional change into back control.
Rockwell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sixx.
Sixx has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rockwell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sixx looking for the choke from the back.
Sixx 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.
Rockwell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rockwell is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sixx gets his way!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sixx is persistently looking for the submission but Rockwell is defending it well.
Rockwell tries to escape the position.
Rockwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sixx is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sixx has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rockwell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sixx has the hooks in. Rockwell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sixx tightening his grip on Rockwell, looking for the choke.
Rockwell tries to break free.
Rockwell turns into Sixx and is now in his guard.
Sixx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rockwell is one step ahead there.
Sixx is looking for a triangle but Rockwell pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell looking to pass the guard.
Sixx manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rockwell manages to get himself to full guard.
Rockwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rockwell looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sixx is defending well. Rockwell quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sixx has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Rockwell celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lew Rockwell!
After winning the bout, Lew Rockwell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Anderson (ranked 3530 p4p, 369 weight class) and Dagon Saouza (ranked 4421 p4p, 423 weight class). Saouza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kodak Black - . Damian Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dagon Saouza 's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dagon Saouza !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saouza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson takes a swing at Saouza 's ribcage but misses.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Saouza .
Anderson sends Saouza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderson is motioning to the referee to let Saouza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Saouza is rocked!
It looks like Dagon Saouza has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saouza misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Saouza is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Saouza out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Anderson!
Our winner, Damian Anderson, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1789 p4p, 230 weight class) and Robert Harris (ranked 1484 p4p, 198 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robert Harris enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Pendragon's head back.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Harris slips under a jab from Pendragon.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris cracks Pendragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon moves out of range as Harris strikes.
It looked like Pendragon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pendragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris 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.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Harris has Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pendragon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris 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.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pendragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Pendragon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pendragon.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris gets a clinch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pendragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris is looking to clinch but Pendragon is avoiding it.
Harris tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pendragon in his tracks.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a lazy body kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Harris.
Pendragon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pendragon misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Pendragon swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pendragon as he connects with a hook.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pendragon's hands.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Pendragon does it's job there.
Pendragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Harris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Pendragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pendragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Pendragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a hook. Pendragon ducked under it nicely.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pendragon as the two fighters clinch.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Robert Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pendragon.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pendragon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Pendragon tries to move into range but Harris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pendragon.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Robert Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Pendragon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Pendragon throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Pendragon moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris blocks a jab.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Harris.
Pendragon misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
Harris swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pendragon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pendragon.
Pendragon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris darts in trying to clinch
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pendragon doesn't seem phased though.
Pendragon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Pendragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Pendragon scores with a four punch combination!
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Pendragon lands with a shot to the body.
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 Arthur Pendragon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
That's time! Pendragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris connects with a jab.
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Harris lands a head shot.
Pendragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pendragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harris misses with a hook.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Nice body kick from Pendragon.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris slips a jab from Pendragon.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pendragon looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris scores with the left hand. Pendragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris slips a jab from Pendragon.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pendragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pendragon is looking to counter punch.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Pendragon misses with a body punch
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Pendragon jabs at Harris's body.
Pendragon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendragon misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.
A punch combination from Pendragon misses.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pendragon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Pendragon.
Pendragon defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Pendragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pendragon scores with a leg kick.
Pendragon throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Arthur Pendragon.
I think Pendragon 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 717 p4p, 93 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 3029 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sestius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sestius tries to clinch but Trucks moves out of range.
Trucks connects with a right hand. Sestius shakes it off.
Sestius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
Trucks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sestius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sestius looks to land a combination but Trucks avoids it well.
Sestius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sestius darts in trying to clinch
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sestius misses with a wild body shot.
Sestius misses with a wild body shot.
Trucks cracks Sestius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sestius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Trucks finish him?
Sestius is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sestius clean off his feet! He's out cold! Trucks stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Trucks!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Trucks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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