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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 2185 p4p, 112 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 5322 p4p, 263 weight class). Jose Aldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santana Blaze's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Aldo has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze breaks from the clinch.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Santana Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blaze is trying to defend but Aldo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking for a kimura here.
Blaze moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.
Blaze is looking to stand up but Aldo isn't so interested in that idea.
Blaze has a closed guard, preventing Aldo from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stops Blaze from standing up.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Blaze is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Aldo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo rushes Blaze and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo manages to pull guard.
Blaze wants to stand but Aldo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blaze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Blaze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get up but he can't break Aldo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blaze wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aldo's closed guard. He's half up but Aldo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aldo pivots and extends the arm, Blaze falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aldo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Santana Blaze stepped up to the mic, saying ' '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Lewis (ranked 3110 p4p, 334 weight class) and Joseph Parker (ranked 4164 p4p, 431 weight class). Parker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots Manuva - Again and Again. Parker Lewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Parker's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Parker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis delivers a nice body kick.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parker sprawls well. Parker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Lewis is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis looks to throw a body kick
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets a clinch.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parker will feel that in the morning.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parker Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Parker, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Lewis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis throws a body kick that misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lewis - the referee stops the clock and Parker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lewis. Parker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lewis tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Parker Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Parker saw that one coming.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Lewis tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Parker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Parker is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Parker's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Lewis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Parker leaves Lewis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parker Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lewis tries a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Parker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parker's head.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis looking to control but Parker passes into half guard.
Parker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lewis to get to his feet.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joseph Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Parker throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewis swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Joseph Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker gets caught flat footed, as Lewis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lewis trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parker Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parker Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Parker Lewis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 2571 p4p, 303 weight class) and Glenn Williamson (ranked 2889 p4p, 337 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. Herschel Pettaway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williamson moves out of range as Pettaway strikes.
Williamson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pettaway. Pettaway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pettaway cracks Williamson with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pettaway. Those never looked like landing.
Pettaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nuclear Physiques in the buildup to the fight.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettaway looks to land a combination but Williamson avoids it well.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson with the counter takedown but Pettaway avoids it easily.
Williamson catches Pettaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williamson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williamson misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Williamson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pettaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettaway.
Williamson misses with an uppercut. Pettaway saw that one coming.
Pettaway throws a big counter combination but Williamson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Williamson. That snapped Pettaway's head back.
Pettaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Pettaway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pettaway's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Pettaway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pettaway slips a jab from Williamson.
Pettaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Williamson finds it's target.
Pettaway misses the jab.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Pettaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williamson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettaway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williamson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pettaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettaway staying out of range there.
Pettaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway throws a combination that misses
and Williamson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williamson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pettaway takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Williamson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pettaway takes one to the chin there.
Pettaway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williamson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williamson lands in his opponent's guard.
Williamson pushes down on Pettaway's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pettaway is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pettaway actively working from the bottom here.
Pettaway is pressing down on Williamson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williamson drops back looking for a leg! Pettaway is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pettaway manages to kick Williamson off! Williamson jumps back into Pettaway's guard.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Pettaway is keeping the position.
Pettaway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pettaway has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williamson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williamson trying to control but Pettaway is working from the bottom.
Williamson preventing the sweep.
Williamson looking to pass the guard.
Williamson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williamson won't allow Pettaway to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Williamson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pettaway swinging wildly here.
Williamson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Pettaway misses its intended target.
Williamson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williamson throws a hook but Pettaway avoids it easily.
Pettaway tries to bum rush Williamson with a series of wild strikes but Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pettaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Williamson. Beautiful body shot.
Williamson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pettaway misses with a wild combination.
Williamson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
Williamson feints the counter takedown.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson tries to clinch but Pettaway moves out of range.
Williamson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pettaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettaway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pettaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettaway.
Williamson wants to counter the offense by Pettaway and move into the clinch position.
Williamson misses with an uppercut. Pettaway saw that one coming.
Pettaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pettaway tries to bum rush Williamson with a series of wild strikes but Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Williamson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Williamson.
Williamson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pettaway in his tracks.
Williamson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pettaway. Pettaway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williamson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettaway scores with a hook to the body. Williamson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pettaway connects with a nice looking jab.
Pettaway dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Pettaway's head but Pettaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Pettaway.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Pettaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herschel Pettaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettaway scores with a hook to the body. Williamson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pettaway!
Pettaway works Williamson's body with a nice hook.
Williamson scores with a hook.
Williamson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pettaway is looking to wear down Williamson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williamson throws a right and a left that Pettaway avoids nicely.
Pettaway dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Pettaway is looking for a counter combo.
Pettaway is looking to slow Williamson down with leg kicks.
Glenn Williamson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williamson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pettaway defends well and Williamson ends up having to push Pettaway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but Williamson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pettaway misses the shot to the body.
Williamson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pettaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williamson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettaway's head.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but Williamson moved away.
Williamson with the counter takedown but Pettaway avoids it easily.
Pettaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williamson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettaway.
Williamson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williamson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pettaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Pettaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Williamson. That snapped Pettaway's head back.
Williamson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williamson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pettaway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Pettaway is having none of it.
Pettaway is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Williamson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Williamson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Pettaway is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Williamson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Williamson!
Glenn Williamson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Brooks (ranked 3716 p4p, 432 weight class) and Jurgen Tetsuo (ranked 2988 p4p, 361 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jurgen Tetsuo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Tetsuo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Tetsuo misses.
Tetsuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Tetsuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Tetsuo scores with a three punch combo!
Tetsuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tetsuo scores with a hook to the body. Brooks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brooks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetsuo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brooks is looking to take a break and control but Tetsuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is staying tight to Tetsuo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tetsuo is letting Brooks control him for a moment.
Tetsuo is pushing Brooks's head away, looking to escape. Brooks manages to hold on to the position though.
Brooks slows the pace down.
Brooks prevents Tetsuo from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tetsuo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Brooks.
Tetsuo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Tetsuo.
Tetsuo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tetsuo circles away quickly and effectively.
Tetsuo throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo drops Brooks with a left right combo! Tetsuo follows him down to the ground into side control.
Brooks is rocked!
Tetsuo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brooks to his feet.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Tetsuo counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Brooks off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tetsuo follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Brooks was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jurgen Tetsuo!
After winning the bout, Jurgen Tetsuo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Shojo (ranked 3467 p4p, 286 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 2712 p4p, 236 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen misses with a hook.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Shojo tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Shojo blocks a jab.
Poulsen with a jab.
Poulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulsen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShojo.
Poulsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shojo misses with a head kick.
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shojo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Shojo misses with a straight left.
Poulsen moves forwards but Shojo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojo throws a lazy uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shojo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shojo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shojo ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Shojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Shojo.
Shojo throws a sloppy head kick
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Shojo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Shojo.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Shojo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shojo misses with a looping right.
Shojo throws a big shot that misses.
Shojo cracks Poulsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Shojo's head.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shojo throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Shojo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poulsen lunges at Shojo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shojo's hand.
Shojo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poulsen stalls.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shojo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen slowing the pace effectively.
Shojo stalling the fight.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shojo is looking to control Poulsen's arms but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shojo has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Shojo.
Shojo being controlled against the cage.
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Shojo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shojo staying out of range there.
Poulsen scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen punishes Shojo's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shojo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shojo defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Poulsen lands a jab to Shojo's midsection.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Shojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Shojo.
Shojo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shojo slips under a jab.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Shojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shojo tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Shojo misses the target.
Shojo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen takes a swing at Shojo's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Shojo's defenses.
Poulsen cracks Shojo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shojo slips under a jab.
Shojo ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shojo connects with a looping right hand.
Shojo closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen is leaning against Shojo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shojo as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Shojo improves position.
Poulsen works on Shojo's body with a couple of short punches.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poulsen.
Shojo blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shojo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shojo.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poulsen is pushing Shojo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poulsen scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
Shojo is working for takedown but Poulsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poulsen tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen has Shojo pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Shojo.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poulsen looking to stall.
Poulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Shojo.
The referee calls for Poulsen to work.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Poulsen.
Poulsen just leaning against Shojo, taking a breather.
Shojo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Shojo trying to control the position but instead, Poulsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shojo into the cage.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
Shojo digs a right hand into Poulsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poulsen's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Shojo scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shojo tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shojo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shojo.
Shojo stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poulsen is defending well for now.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Shojo avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shojo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shojo scrambles back to his feet.
Shojo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Shojo avoids it with no problem.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shojo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shojo moves in looking to clinch but Poulsen pushes him off.
Poulsen cracks Shojo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Poulsen.
Shojo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Poulsen.
Shojo is rocked!
Poulsen scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Shojo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shojo throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen lands a head shot.
Poulsen swings for the body but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poulsen with a nice cross.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shojo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shojo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shojo tries to clinch up but Poulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poulsen steps in with a hook that catches Shojo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Poulsen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shojo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vang Poulsen!
Vang Poulsen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Piranha Chonan (ranked 1760 p4p, 236 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 1510 p4p, 210 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Keijo Tapaus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Tapaus misses.
Tapaus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tapaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Tapaus keeps it at a distance.
Tapaus slips under a jab from Chonan.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Tapaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tapaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tapaus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tapaus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tapaus winds up and cracks Chonan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tapaus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tapaus lands a nice short elbow.
Tapaus working over Chonan with some ground and pound. Chonan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Tapaus thows a huge punch but Chonan dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Chonan is working away.
Tapaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chonan is looking to get back to is feet but Tapaus passes into side control.
Tapaus lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tapaus cracks Chonan with a big elbow.
Tapaus is putting a hurting on Chonan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tapaus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chonan is trying to get back to his feet.
Tapaus in side control, throwing shots but Chonan defends.
Tapaus cracks Chonan with a big elbow.
Tapaus landing strikes.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Tapaus crashes against the mat.
Tapaus is chipping away with strikes.
Chonan tries to escape but Tapaus is in control.
Chonan sneaks out the side door and pushes Tapaus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Tapaus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chonan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chonan moves into the clinch.
Tapaus stalls.
Tapaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Tapaus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Tapaus shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chonan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tapaus's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Tapaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonan lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tapaus tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonan misses with a body punch.
Chonan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tapaus looking to slow down the pace here.
Tapaus can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Chonan tries a body shot but Tapaus blocks it.
Tapaus lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chonan.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tapaus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan throws a head punch that misses.
Chonan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chonan stalls.
A short right from Tapaus.
Tapaus misses with some punches.
Tapaus scores with a shoulder strike.
Tapaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tapaus misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Chonan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tapaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chonan.
Tapaus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chonan regains guard.
Tapaus distracts Chonan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tapaus throwing strikes from guard but Chonan blocks nicely.
Tapaus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tapaus throwing strikes from guard but Chonan blocks nicely.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tapaus misses with a hook. Chonan ducked under it nicely.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Tapaus gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Tapaus misses with a body punch.
Chonan scores with a shot to the side of Tapaus's head.
Tapaus tries to work over Chonan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tapaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tapaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tapaus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan lands a damaging elbow.
Tapaus is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tapaus.
Tapaus wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Chonan lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tapaus - that landed with a thud.
Piranha Chonan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Tapaus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tapaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan pushes Tapaus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tapaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tapaus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan is stalling here.
Chonan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tapaus lands with a light punch inside.
Tapaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Tapaus.
Chonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonan effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Chonan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tapaus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chonan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tapaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tapauss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tapaus looking to slow down the pace here.
Tapaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Tapaus has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tapaus working aggressively here.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Tapaus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tapaus.
Tapaus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Tapaus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Tapaus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tapaus looking to sit in guard and control but Chonan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chonan stands up and waves to Tapaus to follow him.
Chonan rushes Tapaus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tapaus working aggressively here.
Chonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tapaus.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus pushes Chonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tapaus.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Tapaus.
Chonan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tapaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tapaus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tapaus has Chonan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tapaus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chonan tumbling to the mat - Tapaus dives into Chonan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapaus prevents Chonan from getting back to his feet.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chonan can't keep his opponent in guard - Tapaus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chonan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tapaus is on him like a limpet, forcing Chonan back against the cage.
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 Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tapaus keeps the fight on the outside.
Tapaus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Chonan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tapaus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tapaus throws out a counter right but Chonan avoids it with no problem.
Chonan throws a big shot that misses.
Chonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chonan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tapaus.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Tapaus circles away and keeps his distance.
Tapaus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chonan tries to clinch but Tapaus is having none of it.
Chonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keijo Tapaus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chonan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tapaus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chonan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chonan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
Chonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tapaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chonan is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus throws a nice looking combination but Chonan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chonan tries to clinch up.
Piranha Chonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan 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.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Tapaus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chonan slips a straight right by Tapaus.
Tapaus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tapaus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chonan is trying to defend but Tapaus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tapaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chonan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chonan is trying to escape back to his feet but Tapaus uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet.
Chonan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chonan regains half guard, as Tapaus was trying to land strikes.
Tapaus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tapaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Tapaus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chonan?
Tapaus working Chonan over with strikes here.
Tapaus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tapaus with a couple of short strikes.
Chonan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chonan wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chonan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tapaus landing strikes from the mount.
Chonan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chonan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tapaus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chonan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chonan and Tapaus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chonan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tapaus grinds an elbow into Chonan's temple.
Chonan is pushing Tapaus's head away, looking to escape. Tapaus manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus cracks Chonan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tapaus prevents Chonan from escaping the position.
Tapaus working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Tapaus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tapaus prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tapaus lands some shots froms side control.
Tapaus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tapaus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
Tapaus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chonan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Tapaus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tapaus 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Tapaus!
A victorious Keijo Tapaus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 655 p4p, 78 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 811 p4p, 98 weight class). Sherm Davis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson throws out a powerful jab.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Whitersson.
Davis throws a counter combo.
O Whitersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
O Whitersson scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
O Whitersson throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
O Whitersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson missing with knees to the body.
O Whitersson trying to land knees to the body.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a right and a left that O Whitersson avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis forces O Whitersson back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis is leaning against O Whitersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
O Whitersson throws a big shot that misses.
Davis moves into the clinch.
O Whitersson missing with knees to the body.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Whitersson throws an elbow but misses.
O Whitersson trying to land knees to the body.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
It looks like Sherm Davis has been cut.
O Whitersson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
O Whitersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Whitersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis is looking to clinch but O Whitersson is avoiding it.
O Whitersson lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
Sherm Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis wants to clinch.
O Whitersson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Whitersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Whitersson.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from O Whitersson, against the cage.
O Whitersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Whitersson breaks the clinch.
Davis works over O Whitersson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from O Whitersson. Those never looked like landing.
Davis pushes O Whitersson up against the cage in a clinch.
O Whitersson lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
O Whitersson throws a big shot that misses.
O Whitersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Whitersson throws out the jab.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Whitersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis lands with a hook. O Whitersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis pushes O Whitersson up against the cage in a clinch.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Whitersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Whitersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis blocking some punches.
A short left from O Whitersson.
Davis is rocked!
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can O Whitersson finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from O Whitersson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Whitersson.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Whitersson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
O Whitersson prevents a body shot from Davis.
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 Whitey O Whitersson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Whitersson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis wants to clinch up but O Whitersson keeps it at a distance.
O Whitersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis tries to clinch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
O Whitersson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O Whitersson throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis misses with a right hand
and O Whitersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Whitersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson connects with a crisp jab.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for O Whitersson.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis clinches up with O Whitersson and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis is leaning against O Whitersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from O Whitersson.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Whitersson's efforts to push away.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Whitersson throws an elbow but misses.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis has O Whitersson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Whitersson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sherm Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Whitersson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Whitersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Whitersson misses with some punches.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Whitersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Whitersson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands a damaging elbow.
Davis blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis avoiding damage as O Whitersson throws knees to the body.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Whitersson lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis thows a body kick. O Whitersson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Whitersson throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from O Whitersson misses
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis pushes O Whitersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson throws an elbow that misses.
O Whitersson blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from O Whitersson as the two fighters clinch.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with some punches.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the head.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Sherm Davis's cut even more.
O Whitersson prevents a body shot from Davis.
O Whitersson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from O Whitersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis lands a left hand.
O Whitersson is rocked!
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson misses with a punch to the body.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Whitersson checks a leg kick nicely.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - O Whitersson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis moves out of range as O Whitersson strikes.
Davis throws out a counter right but O Whitersson avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Whitersson jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
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 Whitey O Whitersson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
O Whitersson trying to land knees to the body.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Whitersson throws an elbow but misses.
O Whitersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Whitersson is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Whitersson lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Sherm Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
A short right from O Whitersson on the inside.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
O Whitersson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Whitersson blocking some punches.
O Whitersson lands a big right hand that drops Davis! The killer instinct kicks in and O Whitersson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by O Whitersson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey O Whitersson!
Whitey O Whitersson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bis Worth (ranked 760 p4p, 81 weight class) and Kosken Jorma (ranked 358 p4p, 43 weight class). Kosken Jorma acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bis Worth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worth throws a shot to the body.
Worth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorma checks it well.
Worth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Worth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jorma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Worth blocks a leg kick.
Worth is looking to counter punch.
Worth lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Worth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jorma tries to score with a low kick but Worth moves his leg out of the way.
Jorma tries to move into range but Worth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worth tried to score with a low kick but Jorma checks it.
Jorma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Worth throws a leg kick
and Jorma counters with a shoot takedown. Worth fights it but they end up in guard.
Jorma tries to free his leg and advance position but Worth is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorma won't allow Worth to get back to his feet.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Worth keeps moving.
Worth is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma tries to free his leg and advance position but Worth is retaining full guard.
Jorma stopping the sweep attempt from Worth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Jorma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Worth kicks Jorma off and gets back to his feet.
We've been told by Worth's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Worth tried to score with a low kick but Jorma checks it.
Worth tries to move into range but Jorma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jorma jabs Worth right on the nose. Worth blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worth tries to land a leg kick but Jorma saw it coming and moves away.
Worth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Worth defends it nicely.
It looked like Worth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jorma.
An inside leg kick from Worth misses.
Worth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Worth loads up on a big right hand but Jorma slips the punch.
Worth misses with a right hand
and Jorma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worth blocks a head kick by Jorma.
A slow jab from Worth misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Worth as he connects with a hook.
Worth feints and then cracks Jorma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jorma down.
Worth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jorma looks to land a combination but Worth avoids it well.
Jorma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Worth blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a hook but Worth avoids it easily.
Worth throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jorma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jorma cracks the inside of Worth's front leg.
Jorma misses the jab.
Worth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jorma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worth.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Worth as he avoids it easily.
Worth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Worth scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Worth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Worth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Worth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
A swing and a miss from Worth.
Jorma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorma tries a quick counter leg kick but Worth is wise to it.
Worth misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorma misses the target.
Jorma throws the left hand but Worth avoids the punch easily.
Jorma ducks under a wild hook from Worth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worth throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Worth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worth tries a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
Bis Worth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jorma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Worth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jorma cracks Worth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorma tries to land a leg kick but Worth saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Jorma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jorma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Worth takes a step back to recover.
Jorma misses with a hook. Worth ducked under it nicely.
Worth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jorma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worth.
Worth lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jorma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Jorma catches Worth right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bis Worth 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.
Worth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
Jorma thinks about the counter body kick.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Jorma drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Worth defends it well.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jorma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma throws a shot from downtown. Worth moves away and avoids it.
Worth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worth stalls.
Still in the clinch, Jorma scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jorma does it's job there.
Worth is looking to chop away at Jorma's legs.
Jorma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jorma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Worth pinned against the cage. Worth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Jorma backs away, Worth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Worth needs to keep his hands up - Jorma had a free shot at his head there.
Jorma checks a leg kick.
Jorma connects with an inside leg kick.
Jorma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Worth lands with a nice combination. Jorma backs away looking to recover.
Worth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jorma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Worth misses with a straight left.
Jab from Worth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bis Worth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosken Jorma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jorma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jorma loads up on a big right hand but Worth slips the punch.
Worth misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Jorma.
Worth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jorma.
Worth slips under a jab.
Jorma sizes up Worth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jorma slips under a jab.
Worth thuds his right hand into Jorma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Worth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jorma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Worth.
Jorma lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Worth misses the target.
Jorma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Worth gets a clinch.
Jorma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Worth.
Worth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jorma wants to get back to striking at distance but Worth won't allow it.
Jorma lands an uppercut.
Jorma blocks an uppercut.
Jorma pushes Worth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worth swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jorma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jorma blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jorma.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worth.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worth.
Bis Worth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jorma can't find room to land a body shot as Worth controls the action.
Worth lands an uppercut.
Worth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Worth misses.
Jorma looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jorma moves away from the strike by Worth.
Jorma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jorma throws a leg kick but Worth moved away.
Jorma throws a one two combo.
Jorma throws a head kick that misses.
Jorma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worth looks to land a right hand but Jorma moved out of range.
Worth connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma throws an overhand right that lands on Worth's shoulder, as Worth tries to avoid the shot.
Worth lands a really nice looking cross but Jorma seems unphased.
Worth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worth tries to clinch but Jorma is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bis Worth dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jorma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jorma throws a body kick that misses
and Worth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Worth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jorma.
Jorma throws a lazy right hand but Worth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worth. Jorma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Worth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
Worth misses with a low kick.
Jorma throws out a counter right but Worth avoids it with no problem.
Worth misses with a hook. Jorma ducked under it nicely.
Jorma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Worth on the side of the head.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Worth's head but Worth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorma throws a hook but Worth avoids it easily.
Worth swinging wildly here.
Jorma motions for Worth to come forward. Jorma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma jabs Worth right on the nose. Worth blinks but takes it well.
Worth slips a straight right by Jorma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worth throws a leg kick but Jorma checks it.
Jab from Jorma.
Nice shot by Worth.
Worth moves into the clinch successfully.
Jorma lands a left hand.
Worth lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
Jorma is trying to push Worth away but Worth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Worth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Worth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worth taking a breather.
Worth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorma lands with a light punch inside.
Jorma ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jorma no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worth passes Jorma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kosken Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma wants to get back to full guard.
Worth stalling.
Jorma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worth's back!
Worth is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jorma has the hooks in. Worth is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worth fending off the submission attempt from Jorma.
Jorma struggling to land strikes to the head as Worth covers up.
Jorma is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Worth knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Worth for a finish.
Worth's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Jorma's hands.
Jorma punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worth is in bad spot here.
Jorma looking to hold on to the position here but Worth rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Jorma is looking to work some ground and pound but Worth has wrist control.
Jorma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorma pushes down on Worth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jorma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worth defending well though.
Jorma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jorma seems to be looking for submissions.
Jorma looks to land a strike but Worth avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosken Jorma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Worth 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bis Worth!
Bis Worth decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Grout (ranked 883 p4p, 97 weight class) and Von Cranial (ranked 1123 p4p, 123 weight class). Grout comes to the cage accompanied by Fletch's gift for Grouty. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Grout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranial keeps the fight on the outside.
Grout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grout wants to clinch up but Cranial keeps it at a distance.
Grout has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Takeover in the buildup to the fight.
Cranial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranial.
Grout tries to clinch up
and Cranial counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grout tries to clinch up.
Grout closes the distance and clinches.
Grout blocks an uppercut.
Cranial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grout working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial lands an uppercut.
Grout misses with the head strike.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grout scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranial.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grout misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cranial.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grout working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Cranial.
Grout misses with some punches.
Cranial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grout wants to clinch.
Grout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cranial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grout takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Harry Grout has been cut.
Cranial throws an overhand right that lands on Grout's shoulder, as Grout tries to avoid the shot.
Cranial sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Grout's defenses. It connects perfectly with Grout's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
A very excited looking Von Cranial rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoreaux AssKicken (ranked 583 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mikael Brophy (ranked 425 p4p, 67 weight class). AssKicken comes to the cage accompanied by Winds of Change. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brophy's choice of entrance music: Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thoreaux AssKicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mikael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AssKicken misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by AssKicken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from AssKicken.
AssKicken dives in for a single leg takedown but Brophy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brophy misses with an attempted mid kick.
AssKicken throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but AssKicken was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
AssKicken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thoreaux AssKicken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a body shot
and AssKicken counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by AssKicken.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and AssKicken counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mikael Brophy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AssKicken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from AssKicken.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brophy misses the jab.
As Brophy tries to get set, AssKicken tries to push him back and clinch up but Brophy manages to avoid the attempt.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brophy enables AssKicken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brophy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
AssKicken is pushing down on Brophy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brophy is fighting to maintain full guard but AssKicken has managed to sneak the leg through.
AssKicken wants to pass the guard but Brophy is defending well.
AssKicken passes to full mount!
AssKicken with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Brophy is trying to escape the mount.
AssKicken seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brophy is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AssKicken is looking to take Brophy's back but instead Brophy gets back to half guard. Nice work.
AssKicken stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
AssKicken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from AssKicken.
Crunch! Brophy slams his shin into AssKicken's torso.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
AssKicken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brophy tries to avoid it but AssKicken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brophy to the ground. Brophy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brophy stuffs the takedown.
Brophy throws a counter combo.
AssKicken shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brophy pinned against the cage. Brophy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mikael Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
AssKicken fails with the takedown
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Thoreaux AssKicken has been cut.
AssKicken tries for a takedown but Brophy circles away easily
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
AssKicken shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brophy defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Brophy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
AssKicken drives through with a takedown into Brophy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
AssKicken wants to pass the guard but Brophy is keeping the position.
AssKicken is looking to advance position but Brophy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
AssKicken is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
AssKicken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
AssKicken tries to improve his position but instead Brophy has taken his back!
Brophy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Brophy is continuing to stall.
Brophy controlling well, preventing AssKicken from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken looking very determined here, making life difficult for Brophy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
AssKicken tries to escape the position.
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
AssKicken rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
AssKicken tries to roll over but Brophy keeps him under control.
AssKicken wants to get back to full guard but Brophy has mounted him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
AssKicken is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
AssKicken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
AssKicken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brophy swivels and escapes.
AssKicken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
AssKicken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brophy swivels and escapes.
Brophy throws out a counter right but AssKicken avoids it with no problem.
AssKicken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brophy tries to avoid it but AssKicken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brophy to the ground. Brophy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thoreaux AssKicken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow AssKicken down.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but AssKicken is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
AssKicken shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy cracks AssKicken with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brophy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning AssKicken to stand back up!
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and AssKicken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
AssKicken shoots and misses
and Brophy counters with a huge left! AssKicken is in big trouble! He's backing up but Brophy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save AssKicken from any more damage. A dominating finish by Brophy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikael Brophy!
Mikael Brophy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Thoreaux AssKicken was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I missed my flight. Sorry I was a mess for this fight.'.
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