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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 2776 p4p, 230 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 1741 p4p, 174 weight class). Stark's entrance music is Mama We're All Crazy Now by QUIET RIOT. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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146 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Darrow counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stark.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darrow drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Nice elbow from Stark.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Stark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darrow smiles and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darrow 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 Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stark shoots in and bounces Darrow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing good reports from Stark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
Darrow postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stark looking to control.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Stark working a defensive guard but Darrow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darrow working away.
Stark tries to bench press Darrow off him but Darrow keeps the position.
Stark holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Stark sneaks back into half guard.
Darrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darrow is working away from the top position though.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Stark looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from Stark misses.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark misses with a takedown
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a crisp jab.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark lands a head kick. Darrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Stark misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Stark throws a one two combo.
Stark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Stark's head.
Stark works the jab nicely.
Darrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stark trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark passes Darrow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stark is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darrow sees it coming and defends easily.
Stark is keen to just control but Darrow is a slippery customer.
Darrow gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Darrow trying to control the position here.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Stark is really struggling to control Darrow but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Darrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Darrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark darts in and clinches Darrow up against the cage.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blair Darrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark misses with some punches.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
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!
Darrow lands a left hand.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark working aggressively here.
Stark avoids a wild elbow strike from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blair Darrow's cut.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark misses with a hook.
Stark tries to clinch up but Darrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darrow instigates a clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Stark cracks Darrow with a nice body shot.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Darrow tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Darrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blair Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Darrow is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Darrow blocks with his arms.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darrow lands with a light punch inside.
Stark tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blair Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blair Darrow!
In defeat, Khal Stark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my sponsors Zenith Nutrition and all the fans!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 788 p4p, 105 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 545 p4p, 73 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoe dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
Shoe needs to keep his hands up - Hedman Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoe connects with a leg kick. Hedman Karlsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shoe moves out of range as Hedman Karlsson strikes.
Shoe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shoe cracks Hedman Karlsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a front kick but Shoe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoe.
Shoe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shoe. Shoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Shoe takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Shoe avoided it.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Shoe misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Shoe lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shoe.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a looping overhand right but Shoe ducks down to avoid it.
Shoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoe throws a low kick, looking for Hedman Karlsson's leg but Hedman Karlsson calmly moves out of range.
Shoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Shoe tries to move into range but Hedman Karlsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a leg kick
and Shoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson moves forwards but Shoe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Shoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shoe.
Shoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Shoe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
Gum Shoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Hedman Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Shoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shoe cracks Hedman Karlsson with a good jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Shoe avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoe. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Hedman Karlsson there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hedman Karlsson blocks the leg kick.
Shoe throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Shoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson clinches.
Hedman Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoe motions for Hedman Karlsson to come forward. Shoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoe counters with an inside leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shoe to score with a decent uppercut.
Shoe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a kick to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shoe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shoe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hedman Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Shoe.
Shoe throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shoe.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hedman Karlsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shoe throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Shoe off balance momentarily.
Shoe motions for Hedman Karlsson to come forward. Shoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shoe to the mat! Shoe manages to get full guard.
Shoe wants to stand up but Hedman Karlsson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hedman Karlsson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to drag Shoe to the mat but Shoe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shoe avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shoe's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hedman Karlsson.
A head punch on the inside from Shoe fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shoe looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Shoe is out of range.
Shoe misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Shoe misses with a two punch combination.
Shoe misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hedman Karlsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shoe misses with a left hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Shoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shoe scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Shoe blocks the low kick.
Hedman Karlsson throws a solid leg kick but Shoe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hedman Karlsson.
Shoe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shoe or not.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a knee to the head.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Shoe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shoe.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Shoe throws a head punch that misses.
Shoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Hedman Karlsson throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Hedman Karlsson - that landed with a thud.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Hedman Karlsson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoe.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gum Shoe has been cut.
Hedman Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shoe's elbow.
Shoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedman Karlsson's elbow.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
Hedman Karlsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shoe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson lands a damaging elbow.
Hedman Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Shoe tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hedman Karlsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shoe's brow.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Shoe tries to work over Hedman Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hedman Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shoe's defenses.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shoe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hedman Karlsson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shoe to the mat. Shoe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shoe wriggles free and stands up.
Shoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Hedman Karlsson tries to clinch there but Shoe circles away.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hedman Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shoe on the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body kick that misses.
Shoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and Shoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hedman Karlsson has time to react.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Shoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a left hand.
Shoe moves into range and clinches up with Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe lands with a right 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!
Hedman Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shoe's elbow.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shoe blocks a body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
A head punch on the inside from Shoe fails to land.
Shoe pushes Hedman Karlsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shoe misses with some punches.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but Shoe blocks with his arms.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shoe lands a left hand.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Hedman Karlsson lands a damaging elbow.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shoe tries to move into range but Hedman Karlsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gum Shoe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hedman Karlsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shoe.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Hedman Karlsson slams his shin into Shoe's torso.
Shoe closes the distance and clinches.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a knee to the head.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Hedman Karlsson on the inside.
Shoe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoe stalling.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow that stopped Shoe in his tracks for a moment.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shoe.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Shoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a body shot from Shoe.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shoe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoe.
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!
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shoe lands a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a takedown.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shoe avoids it.
Shoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hedman Karlsson.
Shoe misses with an elbow over the top.
Hedman Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedman Karlsson backwards.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Shoe.
Hedman Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shoes head.
Shoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoe looks to land a body kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shoe. That's going to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hedman Karlsson in his tracks.
Shoe misses with a looping left.
Shoe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe misses with a body punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoe.
A countering left hand to the body from Shoe misses.
Shoe cracks Hedman Karlsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoe misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shoe, right into the meat.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hedman Karlsson forces Shoe back against the cage and clinches.
Shoe breaks the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Shoe moved out of range.
Shoe misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson takes one on the button.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shoe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Shoe. Those never looked like landing.
Shoe walks into a jab.
Hedman Karlsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Shoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shoe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hedman Karlsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Shoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gum Shoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shoe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gum Shoe!
Post fight, an emotional Gum Shoe said 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 1092 p4p, 62 weight class) and Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 877 p4p, 46 weight class). Ijsa Mohammed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cyrus Great's chin.
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16 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Mohammed misses.
Great uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the body
and Mohammed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Great darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mohammed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Mohammed misses
and Great connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammed slips a jab from Great.
Mohammed misses with a shot to the body
and Great counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Mohammed misses
and Great counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyrus Great!
A victorious Cyrus Great thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 343 p4p, 49 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 814 p4p, 112 weight class). Mendez has chosen Angelito as his entrance music. Angelo Mendez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez scores with the left hand. Davidyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidyan lands a jab to the head.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidyan scores with a spinning back kick!
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davidyan. That one must have hurt.
Davidyan lands with a hook. Mendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davidyan connects with a high kick.
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!
Davidyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Davidyan sets himself, and Mendez steps forward looking for the clinch! Davidyan avoids it this time.
Davidyan slips a jab from Mendez.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez cracks Davidyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan blocks a jab.
Davidyan lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidyan is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davidyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Davidyan.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davidyan had a free shot at his head there.
Davidyan misses with a few strikes there.
Davidyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Mendez tries to counter it with a takedown but Davidyan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez defending well as Davidyan loads up on a big left hand.
Davidyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davidyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
A jab lands there for Davidyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Davidyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davidyan is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan throws a front kick that sends Mendez stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Mendez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
It looks like Davidyan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Davidyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davidyan lands a head kick. Mendez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davidyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendez's hands.
Davidyan wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
Davidyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Davidyan needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidyan manages to avoid it.
Davidyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidyan works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Davidyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Davidyan avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davidyan.
Mendez moves forwards but Davidyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Davidyan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davidyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Davidyan avoids nicely.
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!
Davidyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Davidyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Mendez 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.
Davidyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davidyan connects with a single shot there.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Davidyan cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Davidyan jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davidyan had a free shot at his head there.
Davidyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Davidyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davidyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan 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.
Davidyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davidyan connects with a body shot.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Davidyan dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan 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.
Davidyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mendez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davidyan has got the better of the exchanges.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidyan moves away.
Davidyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendez on the side of the head.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davidyan with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Davidyan slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Davidyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davidyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davidyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Davidyan tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davidyan moves away from the strike by Mendez.
Davidyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Davidyan avoids them all with ease.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davidyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez misses the jab.
Davidyan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davidyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Davidyan counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendez throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Davidyan thumps Mendez with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Davidyan backing up. Davidyan nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Davidyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davidyan scores with a hook.
Davidyan punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidyan.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Davidyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Davidyan's head but Davidyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidyan lands a body shot.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Davidyan throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davidyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davidyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davidyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Davidyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a jab to the head.
Davidyan lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidyan feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Davidyan lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Davidyan scores with a jab.
Mendez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davidyan cracks Mendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davidyan, right into the meat.
Davidyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davidyan moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Davidyan throws a good cross that connects.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidyan.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
Davidyan cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Mendez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Davidyan catches Mendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Decent striking displayed by Davidyan there.
Davidyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Davidyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davidyan dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidyan throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidyan works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Davidyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davidyan swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Davidyan lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
Davidyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Davidyan keeps Mendez at a distance using the push kick.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Davidyan avoids it well.
Davidyan 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.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davidyan lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Mendez unleashes a big counter combination but Davidyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mendez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendez 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.
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
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!
Davidyan stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Davidyan pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
A jab from Davidyan does it's job there.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angelo Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the body.
Davidyan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davidyan lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Davidyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davidyan connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidyan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
After the big win, Gurgen Davidyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 294 p4p, 46 weight class) and Aedan Declan (ranked 666 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
42 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aedan Declan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaunismieli moves out of range as Declan throws a body kick.
Kaunismieli avoids the head kick by Declan.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaunismieli lands a glancing blow to the side of Declan's head.
Aedan Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Declan cracks Kaunismieli with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from Kaunismieli finds it's target.
It looks like Aedan Declan has been cut.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Declan moves out of range.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Declan.
Kaunismieli looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely.
Declan throws a sloppy head kick and Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Kaunismieli connects with a jab.
Kaunismieli lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli has Declan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
Kaunismieli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaunismieli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Kaunismieli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Declan.
Declan scores with a shoulder strike.
Declan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Declan tries to circle away but Kaunismieli has him pinned against the cage.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Declan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Declan misses with a hook to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Declan misses with a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Declan.
Declan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Declan throws a head punch that misses.
Declan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Declan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Declan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Declan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Declan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook
and Declan counters with an inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Declan slips the punch.
Kaunismieli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Declan manages to break the clinch.
Kaunismieli has managed to clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook to the body.
Declan misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Declan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Declan can't get the takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the side of Declan's head.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands with a right to the head.
Declan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Declan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaunismieli can pounce on him.
Kaunismieli scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Declan.
A lazy left from Declan finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaunismieli.
Declan moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Declan.
Declan looks to throw a body kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli pushes Declan up against the cage in a clinch.
Declan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the side of Declan's head.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Declan avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Declan.
A short body shot lands from Kaunismieli as the two fighters clinch.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Declan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Kaunismieli there.
Declan swings widly with a right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Declan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaunismieli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Declan lands a nice shot that snaps Kaunismieli's head back.
Declan misses with a left hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot.
Declan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaunismieli at a distance.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aedan Declan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Declan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Kaunismieli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaunismieli misses with a double jab.
Kaunismieli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Declan can do to turn this around?
Declan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Declan slips under a jab.
Declan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Kaunismieli.
Declan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Declan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaunismieli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Declan thuds a left hand into Kaunismieli's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kaunismieli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaunismieli.
Declan is rocked!
Declan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaunismieli lands a glancing blow to the side of Declan's head.
Declan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaunismieli finish him?
Declan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Declan wants to slow Kaunismieli down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaunismieli cracks Declan with a hook to the temple - Declan is on wobbly legs here! Kaunismieli swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Declan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kaunismieli wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
A very excited looking Kalervo Kaunismieli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 250 p4p, 42 weight class) and Jonathan Harding (ranked 351 p4p, 55 weight class). Harding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bitch School kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding throws a hook but Savkov blocks it.
Savkov attempts a counter takedown but Harding avoids it well and moves away.
Harding misses with an uppercut
and Savkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harding throws a leg kick
and Savkov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Savkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Harding manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Savkov has Harding in his guard.
Harding stays in close to Savkov's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov looking to control but Harding passes into half guard.
Savkov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Harding escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Harding!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harding decides to stand back up. Harding steps back and let's Savkov get back to his feet.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savkov throws a hook but Harding blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harding misses.
Harding with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harding lands with a nice body punch.
Jonathan Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savkov blocks a jab.
Savkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harding to the mat! Harding manages to get full guard.
Savkov content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throws a strike but Harding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harding postures up.
Savkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savkov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harding can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harding sitting in guard here, content to control.
Savkov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harding escapes and throws Savkov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harding presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Savkov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Savkov is trying to maintain the position but Harding is very close to passing his half guard.
Savkov wants to improve his position but Harding is controlling well.
Savkov actively working from the bottom here.
Harding is taking a breather. Savkov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savkov wants to get back to full guard.
Savkov wants to get back to full guard but Harding has mounted him!
Savkov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Savkov tries to reverse the position but Harding maintains control.
Savkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savkov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Savkov is working to get back to half guard.
Savkov tries to hold on but Harding pushes him away.
Harding sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Harding misses with a body punch
and Savkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding scores with a jab. Savkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harding takes a swing at Savkov's ribcage but misses.
Harding is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Harding missing with a left hand there. Savkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savkov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harding swings for the body but Savkov moves out of range.
Harding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harding has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Harding's head.
Savkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harding. Harding circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding jabs at Savkov's body.
Savkov throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Savkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding misses with a looping right.
Harding throws a solid leg kick but Savkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harding.
Savkov throwing a counter right hand but Harding manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding throws a body punch but Savkov moves out of range.
Savkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harding lands an overhand right.
A jab from Harding misses.
Savkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Savkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savkov jabs Harding to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harding looks to land a left hand but Savkov moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savkov.
Harding jabs at Savkov's body.
Harding leaves Savkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harding's guard.
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!
Savkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harding wants to get back to his feet but Savkov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savkov distracts Harding with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Savkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harding is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savkov throws an elbow that misses. Harding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savkov's guard. Nice move by Harding!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov looking for subs off his back but Harding has passed one foot through into half guard.
Savkov trying to control here.
Harding decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Savkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harding.
Savkov scores with a nice head shot.
Savkov throws a looping overhand right but Harding ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harding tries to avoid it but Savkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harding to the ground. Harding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harding has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savkov walks into a stiff left hand from Harding.
Savkov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harding did well to prevent Savkov getting side control.
Savkov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Savkov throwing shots but Harding is blocking nicely.
Savkov trying to control from Harding's half guard. Harding has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savkov won't allow Harding to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Savkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harding tries to land knees in the clinch but Savkov avoids the damage to the body.
Savkov effectively controlling the action here.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Savkov.
Harding working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savkov throws an elbow but it misses.
Savkov lands a left hand.
Harding is pressed up against the cage. Savkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harding down to the mat. Harding avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harding throws a body shot but no joy.
Savkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov moves out of range as Harding strikes.
Harding throws a leg kick
and Savkov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding being controlled here, momentarily.
Savkov throwing strikes from guard but Harding blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harding is keeping the position for now.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jonathan Harding is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pavel Savkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harding keeping full guard, as Savkov tries to pass.
Savkov is in close to Harding's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Harding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savkov postures up and lands a big shot to Harding's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harding is looking for a sweep.
Pavel Savkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savkov swings around for an armbar but Harding sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savkov's guard.
Savkov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harding passes into half guard.
Savkov wants to improve his position but Harding is controlling well.
Savkov is controlling Harding's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding slows the pace down in half guard.
Savkov tries to get to full guard but Harding has control of the leg.
Savkov is trying to control but Harding passes into side control!
Harding decides to stand up, so the ref orders Savkov to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pavel Savkov.
I think Harding 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Harding!
A relieved looking Jonathan Harding thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 348 p4p, 50 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 281 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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25
196 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Trucks lands a jab.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog throws the kick towards the body but Trucks avoids it.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
Trucks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trucks wants it to stay on the feet.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Trucks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Trucks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trucks throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Trucks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trucks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks misses with the head strike.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks works on Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
Dog prevents a body shot from Trucks.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Trucks.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog misses with the head strike.
Trucks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog letting Trucks take a breather here.
Trucks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trucks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
A shot in the inside from Dog.
Trucks gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog blocks a body shot from Trucks.
Trucks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trucks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trucks lands with a left to the head.
Dog misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trucks lands with a hook. Dog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trucks moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog throws a hook but Trucks blocks it.
Trucks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dog blocks a jab.
Trucks blocks a jab.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Trucks is out of range.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trucks digs a good hook to Dog's body.
Trucks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Trucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trucks swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trucks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dog at a distance.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trucks's head backwards.
Trucks misses with a hook.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Trucks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trucks misses the body punch
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Trucks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog tests Trucks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Trucks's head.
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trucks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trucks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trucks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Trucks has him pressed against the cage.
Trucks lands a left hand.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
Dog lands a hook that snaps the head of Trucks backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trucks working aggressively here.
Trucks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Dog
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog throws a shot from downtown. Trucks moves away and avoids it.
Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dog throws an off balance right hand
and Dog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog staying out of range there.
Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog misses with a hook
and Trucks counters with a thumping low kick.
Trucks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Trucks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trucks 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.
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog misses with a body shot
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trucks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Trucks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dog moves out of range as Trucks strikes.
Dog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trucks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
Trucks throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Trucks.
Dog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Trucks.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trucks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trucks pushes Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Trucks avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dog.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trucks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trucks prevents a body shot from Dog.
Dog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trucks is breathing heavily.
Trucks lands a left hand.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Trucks blocking some punches.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trucks.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog gets through Trucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Trucks misses with a punch to the body.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trucks blocks an uppercut.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Trucks scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dog.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog has clasped his hands together around Trucks's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dog tries to move to mount but Trucks blocks the move with his legs.
Dog tries to move to full mount but Trucks actually manages to regain half guard.
Dog is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trucks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dog.
Dog is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trucks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to take his opponent's back but Trucks doesn't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trucks is now in Dog's guard. A big mistake from Dog there, giving up the dominant position!
Dog looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog is looking to sweep but instead, Trucks has passed into half guard.
Dog looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Trucks is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog misses with a hook
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dog checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Trucks swings widly with a right hand
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trucks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Trucks throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Dog.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trucks scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog looking to score a takedown here. Trucks is defending well but Dog drives through and ends up in Trucks's guard.
Trucks keeping full guard, as Dog tries to pass.
Trucks wants to stand but Dog is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog advances position into side control!
Dog wants to control but Trucks is keeping him busy.
Junkyard Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derek Trucks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trucks bucks up and tries to throw Dog off but instead Dog has got his back!
Trucks is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is having to fend off submission attempts from Dog, who is looking to sink in the choke. Dog doesn't have the hooks in though and Trucks manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Trucks has picked Dog up and slammed him! Dog can't keep hold of the triangle and Trucks manages to pass to side control!
Trucks wants to stand but Dog is controlling his arm.
Dog is looking to reverse the position.
Trucks stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trucks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trucks is working Dog over against the cage.
Trucks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Trucks working aggressively here.
Derek Trucks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trucks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junkyard Dog.
I think Trucks 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 148 p4p, 23 weight class) and Yamato Take (ranked 223 p4p, 39 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yamato Take enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Take looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whyte throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Take.
A left lands for Take.
Take throws a leg kick
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte slips under a jab from Take.
Take tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Take closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Take moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Take tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Take.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take wants to clinch.
Take rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Take moves into range and connects with a jab.
Take checks a leg kick.
Take lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Take.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Take looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Take swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Take.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Take.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Take lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Take stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
Take is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte cracks Take with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Take has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Take throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Take scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Take feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
Take staying out of range there.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Take. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte punishes Take's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Take wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Take in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Take fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Take looks to throw a body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Take's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Take throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Take! Whyte lets Take back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Yamato Take has been cut.
Take throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Take tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Take.
Take lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Take tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Take. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Take to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Take takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Take lands a head shot.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take throws a body kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice right hand that sends Take toppling to the canvas! Take scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Whyte finish him?!
Take is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a big left hand that crumples Take! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
A very excited looking Benson Whyte 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.
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 121 p4p, 17 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rautio finds it's way through Chikatchawan's defenses.
Rautio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chikatchawan takes a step back to recover.
Chikatchawan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chikatchawan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Rautio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chikatchawan doesn't seem phased though.
Chikatchawan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chikatchawan defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
Rautio ducks right into an uppercut from Chikatchawan.
Rautio misses with a looping left.
Chikatchawan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rautio counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio lands a nice shot to the body.
Chikatchawan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chikatchawan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the body kick from Rautio.
An attempted straight right counter from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Chikatchawan throws a shot to the body.
Rautio misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Rautio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rautio.
Chikatchawan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rautio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chikatchawan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio checks a low kick from Chikatchawan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chikatchawan.
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rautio.
Chikatchawan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rautio momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
Rautio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Donk. Chikatchawan catches Rautio right on the button with a cross.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Rautio misses with a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Rautio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chikatchawan misses with a double jab.
Chikatchawan looks for the body kick but Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Rautio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio misses with a right hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rautio! Chikatchawan lets Rautio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rautio is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rautio.
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 Tsoko Chikatchawan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chikatchawan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rautio misses with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
A jab from Chikatchawan finds it's way through Rautio's defenses.
Rautio is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Rautio scores with a nice body kick.
Rautio seems to have recovered his senses.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Rautio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chikatchawan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chikatchawan cracks Rautio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Chikatchawan moves away and avoids it.
Chikatchawan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Rautio throws out a loose jab but Chikatchawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
A slow jab from Rautio misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range.
Rautio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chikatchawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chikatchawan misses the body punch
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
Chikatchawan misses with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chikatchawan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rautio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Rautio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Chikatchawan jabs at Rautio's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a hook but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chikatchawan.
Rautio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rautio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chikatchawan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chikatchawan tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
Rautio lands a slapping body shot.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chikatchawan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chikatchawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Rautio misses.
Rautio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
Chikatchawan slips a jab from Rautio.
Chikatchawan throws a low kick, looking for Rautio's leg but Rautio calmly moves out of range.
Chikatchawan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rautio misses with an uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rautio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Chikatchawan - just one landing.
Chikatchawan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rautio will feel that in the morning.
Chikatchawan lands with a hook. Rautio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rautio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Chikatchawan misses with a shot to the body
and Rautio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio lands with a hook. Chikatchawan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Chikatchawan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chikatchawan throws a counter high kick but Rautio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chikatchawan sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatchawan misses with a leg kick.
Rautio swings widly with a right hand
and Chikatchawan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rautio really felt that one!
Chikatchawan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rautio throws a low kick but Chikatchawan avoids it.
Chikatchawan connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Chikatchawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chikatchawan 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 Rautio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rautio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chikatchawan throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rautio if he has to take too many more of those.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chikatchawan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rautio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot lands for Rautio.
Chikatchawan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rautio checks it well.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws out a leg kick but Rautio moves out of range and Chikatchawan only half commits.
And Rautio responds with a good body kick, but Chikatchawan manages to step out the way in time.
Chikatchawan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that misses.
Rautio misses with a hook to the body
and Chikatchawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chikatchawan misses.
Rautio throws a lazy uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rautio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rautio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Rautio blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Chikatchawan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Rautio.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Rautio's ribcage. Rautio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chikatchawan throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsoko Chikatchawan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chikatchawan 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Evil Nixon (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class). Tyrone Jones comes into the arena with Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo blaring out of the sound system. Russell Tyrone Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrone Jones thows a leg kick but Nixon checks it
and Nixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Nixon avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyrone Jones.
Nixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrone Jones cracks Nixon with an open hand slap.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon with a hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nixon.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nixon trying to keep a closed guard but Tyrone Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nixon looking for a sweep. Not yet Nixon, not yet.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon is controlling Tyrone Jones's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tyrone Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Tyrone Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Tyrone Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Tyrone Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nixon pulls Tyrone Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nixon's head backwards.
Nixon tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones is having none of it.
Tyrone Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nixon.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Nixon slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones sets himself, and Nixon steps forward looking for the clinch! Tyrone Jones avoids it this time.
Nixon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nixon checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrone Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyrone Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Nixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrone Jones is out of range and Nixon settles back down.
Tyrone Jones appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nixon tries to clinch up but Tyrone Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Nixon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Nixon throws out a counter right but Tyrone Jones avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones with a jab.
Nixon moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him off.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyrone Jones.
Nixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones sizes up Nixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Tyrone Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nixon moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Nixon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab. Nixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nixon has time to react.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nixon slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tyrone Jones here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nixon, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Tyrone Jones lands with a hook. Nixon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nixon throws a hook but Tyrone Jones avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nixon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nixon lands a nice hook to Tyrone Jones's body. Tyrone Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyrone Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Nixon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Nixon down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nixon checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tyrone Jones is predictable there
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Nixon.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Nixon's leg. Nixon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Nixon with an uppercut!
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it well.
Nixon scores with a jab.
Nixon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nixon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nixon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Nixon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Nixon cracks Tyrone Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nixon can do to turn this around?
Nixon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nixon wants to slow Tyrone Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nixon sprawls and moves away.
Nixon lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nixon misses with a two punch combination.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice hook to Nixon's body. Nixon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Nixon walks into a straight right hand from Tyrone Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nixon digs a good body shot into Tyrone Jones's ribs.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Nixon defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Nixon.
Nixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrone Jones swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nixon tries to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Nixon lands the left hand.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon drops his hands momentarily and Tyrone Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nixon throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Nixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nixon down.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Nixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Nixon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Tyrone Jones seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrone Jones lands with a right hand.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyrone Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nixon throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Nixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks the body kick.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Nixon slams his shin into Tyrone Jones's torso.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Nixon avoids it well and moves away.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrone Jones circles away.
Nixon closes the distance and clinches.
Nixon is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nixon.
Nixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrone Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nixon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
Nixon cracks Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrone Jones or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Nixon tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon presses Tyrone Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Tyrone Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrone Jones working aggressively here.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Nixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Nixon.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
Nixon is working Tyrone Jones over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Tyrone Jones circles away.
Nixon works Tyrone Jones's body with a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Nixon avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nixon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nixon gets a clinch.
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tyrone Jones on the inside.
Nixon tries to work over Tyrone Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon pushes Tyrone Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nixon lands a nice uppercut.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Nixon controls his hands.
Nixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon scores with a shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Tyrone Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nixon as Tyrone Jones tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon stalling in the clinch but Tyrone Jones improves position.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyrone Jones blocks an uppercut.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Nixon.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Nixon scores with a shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Tyrone Jones is rocked!
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nixon.
Oh Tyrone Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Nixon tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Nixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyrone Jones.
Nixon lands a left hand.
Nixon scores with a shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Nixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Nixon works on Tyrone Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Nixon as the two fighters clinch.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon gets through Tyrone Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Tyrone Jones controls the action.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Nixon.
Nixon is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrone Joness head.
Nixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyrone Jones.
Evil Nixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrone Joness head.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Nixon misses.
Nixon closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Tyrone Jones's ribcage. Tyrone Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nixon.
Nixon is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right from Nixon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Tyrone Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Nixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyrone Jones.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
letting Nixon counter with a right hand.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Nixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyrone Jones gets an underhook and turns Nixon into the cage.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the side of Nixon's head.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Tyrone Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Tyrone Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tyrone Jones is looking to advance position but Nixon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone Jones wants to improve his position but Nixon is controlling well.
Nixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tyrone Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyrone Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Nixon is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evil Nixon.
I think Nixon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Evil Nixon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Russell Tyrone Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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