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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 1704 p4p, 234 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 2196 p4p, 291 weight class). Shawn Antoski 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Antoski.
Antoski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antoski.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Antoski.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antoski's elbow.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Johnson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoski lands a left hand.
Antoski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Antoski lands an uppercut.
Antoski lands with a left to the head.
Antoski lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antoski.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Antoski.
Antoski lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Antoski after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Antoski.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Antoski lands a body shot.
Antoski lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Antoski.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Antoski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Antoski lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Antoski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antoski lands a left hand.
Antoski tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Antoski back against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Antoski lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski lands a right hand.
Antoski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Antoski.
Antoski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antoski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Antoski lands a nice uppercut.
Antoski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antoski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antoski lands a body shot.
Antoski scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is rocked!
Antoski lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoski lands with a light punch inside.
Antoski presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Antoski.
Antoski pushes Johnson against the cage. Antoski is working some dirty boxing. Antoski pushes off with a quick right hook! Johnson goes down! Johnson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Antoski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Antoski!
Shawn Antoski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 1191 p4p, 169 weight class) and Asko Asinen (ranked 1755 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Asko Asinen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Asinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Average blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asinen.
Average trying to control but Asinen postures up.
Average is concentrating on defense, preventing Asinen from advancing position.
Average is refusing to be controlled, as Asinen sits in half guard.
Average tries to get to full guard but Asinen has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asinen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pablo's Boxing Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Average is looking to control Asinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Average avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen is looking for a kimura here.
Average is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asinen wants to take a breather but Average is having none of it.
Asinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Average sees it coming and defends easily.
Asinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Average is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Average trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Asinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asinen prevents Average from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Average looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asinen is fending him off so far but Average persists. Nope, Asinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Asinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Average or perhaps it was just good defense by Asinen, which made it look bad.
Asinen throws a series of strikes that have Average backpedaling.
Asinen tries for a takedown but Average circles away easily
and Average counters with a right hand to the body.
Asinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Average moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Average ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asinen moves away.
Asinen tries to score with a low kick but Average moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Average was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Asinen.
Asinen throws a leg kick but Average sees it coming and moves out of range.
Average fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asinen knocks Average to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Average is rocked!
Average looking for a sweep but Asinen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oh Average is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Asinen! Average is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asko Asinen!
Asko Asinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 1092 p4p, 157 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 1256 p4p, 169 weight class). Infidellus's entrance music is The last stand: Sabaton. A fine choice. Elliot Rockwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crusadius Infidellus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Infidellus.
Rockwell thuds his shin into the meat of Infidellus's side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Infidellus.
Infidellus is looking to score with low kicks.
Infidellus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rockwell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Infidellus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockwell throws a sloppy body shot
and Infidellus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Infidellus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rockwell at a distance.
Infidellus lands a nice hook to Rockwell 's body. Rockwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rockwell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Infidellus scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Infidellus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rockwell .
Infidellus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rockwell counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
Rockwell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rockwell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Rockwell .
Rockwell ducks under a wild hook from Infidellus.
Infidellus misses with a jab to the body
and Rockwell counters with a big right hand! Oh Infidellus is in trouble here! Rockwell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elliot Rockwell !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 1672 p4p, 193 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 926 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reign.
Tchusuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Reign counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reign looks to land a combination but Tchusuk avoids it well.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reign has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reign throws out a counter right but Tchusuk avoids it with no problem.
Reign lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tchusuk.
Reign is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Tchusuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Tchusuk misses.
The crowd cheers as Reign lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tchusuk doesn't seem phased though.
Reign avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reign rushes Tchusuk and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Tchusuk lands a left hand.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign scores with a hook to the body.
Reign misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Reign.
Reign lands a left hand.
Reign working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reign goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reign working aggressively here.
Reign lands a shot to the body.
Reign misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign tries to throw a body punch but Tchusuk avoids it by throwing Reign back against the cage.
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reign lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Reign.
Tchusuk tries to throw a body punch but Reign avoids it by throwing Tchusuk back against the cage.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Reign tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Reign.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reign takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reign creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Reign scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reign slows down the pace here.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign misses with a body punch.
Reign lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Reign on the inside.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reign.
A short right from Reign on the inside.
Reign lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tchusuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reign lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reign tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Reign working aggressively here.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign scores with a hook to the body.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Reign.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reign.
Reign lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Reign blocking some punches.
Reign trying to stall but Tchusuk improves his position.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Reign working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchusuk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Tchusuk blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
That's time! Tchusuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reign thuds his right hand into Tchusuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reign pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchusuk clinches up with Reign and pushes him back against the cage.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reign.
Reign has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good body shot from Reign.
Reign scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reign.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign lands a body punch.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk letting Reign take a breather here.
Tchusuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigns head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign tries to stall but Tchusuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Reign misses with a punch to the body.
Reign lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reign is trying to maintain a safe position but Tchusuk gets an underhook and turns Reign into the cage.
Reign seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reign misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reign throws a punch but it's blocked by Tchusuk.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reign - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands with a right to the head.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Tchusuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Reign.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Tchusuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tchusuk tries to throw a body punch but Reign avoids it by throwing Tchusuk back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reign.
Reign lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reign blocking some punches.
Reign lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Reign lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reign.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reign.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reign.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Stalling in the clinch from Reign.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reign creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reign scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reign working aggressively here.
Reign throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tchusuks head.
Reign lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk pushes Reign back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reign swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
A head punch on the inside from Tchusuk fails to land.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tchusuk tries to work over Reign's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reign has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reign scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
A head punch on the inside from Reign fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Reign.
Tchusuk being controlled against the cage.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Reign.
A short right from Reign.
Tchusuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Reign showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Tchusuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Reign closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reign working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Reign lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tchusuk as Reign tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reign.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Tchusuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reign misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign is pushing Tchusuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reign stalling.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchusuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchusuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reign lands a shot to the body.
Tchusuk letting Reign take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Reign.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Reign.
A short uppercut from Reign.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reign misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Reign.
Reign slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Reign.
Reign blocks an uppercut.
Reign blocking some punches.
Reign lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tchusuk or not.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Reign tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tchusuk's elbow.
A short right from Reign.
Tchusuk misses with some punches.
Reign cracks Tchusuk with a nice body shot.
Tchusuk has a couple of punches blocked by Reign.
Reign presses Tchusuk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reign lands an uppercut.
Reign softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reign lands a hook that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
The referee calls for Reign to work.
Kenny Tchusuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Reign scores with a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
Reign looking to stall.
Reign lands an uppercut.
Reign throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Titan Reign seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reign gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reign gets through Tchusuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reign is working Tchusuk over against the cage.
Reign works on Tchusuk's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Reign scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reign lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Reign.
Reign lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reign lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign lands with a left to the head.
Reign avoiding damage.
A short left from Reign.
Reign lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reign working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reign lands a left hand.
Reign dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reign lands a nice shot to the body.
Tchusuk is working Reign over against the cage.
Reign lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reign is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reign takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reign blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titan Reign is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A hook to the body from Reign.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titan Reign comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reign 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Reign!
Titan Reign was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 839 p4p, 112 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 1296 p4p, 164 weight class). Thierry Paulin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulin thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
Paulin lands a big head kick that sends Megaton tumbling to the mat! Paulin takes a step backwards and waves Megaton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Megaton leaves his chin hanging out and Paulin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Megaton crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thierry Paulin!
Thierry Paulin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Dillon (ranked 472 p4p, 68 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 741 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Naiki Nekele enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Dillon misses with a kick to the body
and Nekele counters with a body kick that stops Dillon in his tracks momentarily.
Dillon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Nekele lands.
Nekele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dillon misses with a jab to the body
and Nekele 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.
Nekele throws a hook but Dillon blocks it.
Dillon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nekele moves away from the strike by Dillon.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon throws a leg kick
and Nekele counters with a thumping low kick.
Nekele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dillon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nekele.
Nekele misses with a right hand
and Dillon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nekele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nekele with a jab.
Dillon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dillon throws a solid leg kick but Nekele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillon.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dillon clinches up with Nekele and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Dillon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing Dillon back against the cage.
Dillon misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nekele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nekele lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele breaks the clinch.
Dillon clinches up with Nekele and pushes him back against the cage.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon misses with some punches.
Dillon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillon prevents Nekele from breaking the clinch.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dillon fails to land.
Dillon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon works on Nekele's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Dillon on the inside.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele breaks the clinch.
Dillon thows a leg kick but Nekele checks it
and Nekele makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dillon really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nekele's hands.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nekele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Nekele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillon is looking to chop away at Nekele's legs.
Dillon darts in trying to clinch
and Nekele counters with a nice leg kick.
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 Travis Dillon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nekele clobbers Dillon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nekele.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekele swings widly with a right hand
and Dillon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nekele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nekele slips a straight right by Dillon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon tries to clinch there but Nekele circles away.
Dillon checks the leg kick.
Dillon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nekele manages to circle out of the way.
Dillon lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
Nekele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dillon is out of range and Nekele settles back down.
Jab from Dillon.
Dillon connects with a body shot.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Nekele is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dillon misses with a body punch
and Nekele counters with a leg kick.
Dillon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillon.
Nekele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dillon throws a punch but it's blocked by Nekele.
A nice left hand lands by Nekele.
Dillon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Nekele lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Nekele is trying to push Dillon away but Dillon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nekele misses with some punches.
Nekele wants to break free but Dillon has control.
Dillon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nekele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Travis Dillon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Dillon lands a nice uppercut.
Dillon keeps control of Nekele as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Dillon has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Nekele scores with a shoulder strike.
Nekele misses with some punches.
Nekele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Nekele is trying to break the clinch but Dillon has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nekele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nekele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillon.
Nekele throws an overhand right that lands on Dillon's shoulder, as Dillon tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Dillon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Nekele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Dillon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nekele throws out a counter right but Dillon avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Dillon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nekeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dillon swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillon.
Nekele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nekele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dillon. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Dillon throws a jab when Nekele was well out of range.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nekele swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.
Nekele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDillon.
Nekele misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon takes one to the chin there.
Dillon throws out a powerful jab.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele walks into a straight right hand from Dillon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nekele.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Nekele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nekele throws a jab when Dillon was well out of range.
Nekele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dillon misses with a looping left.
Travis Dillon is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dillon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dillon checks a leg kick.
Nekele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a shot to the body.
Nekele misses with an uppercut.
Dillon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Nekele connects with a body shot.
A big right from Dillon misses.
Nekele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillon misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillon. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillon throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
Nekele lands with a right hand.
Dillon throws a head kick but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nekele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nekele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Dillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillon scores with a nice right hand.
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 Travis Dillon.
Well Dillon 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Dillon!
A very excited looking Travis Dillon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 505 p4p, 75 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 269 p4p, 30 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlov connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Warholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warholm swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlov takes the fight into the clinch.
Warholm tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
Warholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov lands with a right to the head.
Warholm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Orlov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warholm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlov smiles and moves away.
Warholm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Warholm's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warholm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warholm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Warholm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlov.
Orlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warholm's sensitive parts.
Orlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warholm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlov lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warholm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Orlov.
Warholm needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.
Warholm drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warholm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Warholm tried to counter with a leg kick but Orlov avoided it.
Warholm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov catches Warholm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Warholm's head.
Orlov clobbers Warholm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orlov throws a front kick that sends Warholm stumbling back into the cage.
Orlov wants to clinch up but Warholm keeps it at a distance.
Orlov throws a leg kick but Warholm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warholm half committed to a counter leg kick.
Orlov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warholm.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
Warholm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warholm moves away from the strike by Orlov.
And Warholm counters with a quick kick to the body but Orlov blocks it.
A big right from Orlov misses.
Warholm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warholm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Warholm defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Warholm half committed to a counter leg kick.
Warholm walks into a stiff left hand from Orlov.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks for the body kick but Warholm saw that one coming.
Orlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warholm checks a low kick from Orlov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlov.
Orlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warholm doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warholm.
Warholm looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warholms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWarholm.
Orlov feints and then cracks Warholm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warholm down.
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov 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.
Warholm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Warholm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warholm moves out of range of the body kick from Orlov.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warholm's head backwards.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warholm doesn't seem bothered though.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orlov thows a body kick. Warholm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Warholm's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warholm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warholm scrambles back to his feet.
Orlov digs a good hook to Warholm's body.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Orlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Warholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Orlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warholm, pushing him back against the cage.
Warholm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warholm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov digs a right hand into Warholm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warholm's gas tank.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Warholm - that landed with a thud.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Warholm.
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warholm lands with a left to the head.
Warholm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warholm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov misses with a series of wild punches.
Warholm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Orlov connects with the punch.
Warholm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warholm keeps the fight on the outside.
Warholm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Warholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warholm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Warholm walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
Warholm slips a jab from Orlov.
A lazy left from Orlov finds it's target.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warholms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov thuds his shin into the meat of Warholm's side.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
Orlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warholm blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Warholm saw that one coming.
Orlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warholm's sensitive parts.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warholm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Orlov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a jab to the head.
Warholm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlov lands with a nice body kick.
Orlov wants to clinch but Warholm slips to the side
and Warholm counters with an outside leg kick.
Warholm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orlov stuns Warholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orlov wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Orlov coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orlov connects with a body shot.
Orlov digs a good hook to Warholm's body.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Warholm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Orlov 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.
Orlov punishes Warholm's body with a nice straight punch.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warholm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov throws a lazy right hand but Warholm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov looks to clinch
and Warholm counters with an inside leg kick.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warholm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warholm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warholm moves away.
Orlov thuds a left hand into Warholm's body.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
As Orlov backs away, Warholm returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orlov misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Warholm counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Warholm's torso.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Warholm to counter with a crisp jab.
Warholm moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Warholm misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Orlov lands with a straight right. Warholm didn't see that one coming.
Orlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Warholm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlov scores with a leg kick.
Orlov rushes Warholm and presses him up against the cage.
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warholm manages to break the clinch.
Orlov tries to clinch there but Warholm circles away.
Warholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warholm moves out of range of the body kick.
Warholm is looking to counter with head kicks.
Orlov throws a lazy body kick
and Warholm counters with an outside leg kick.
Warholm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
Orlov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warholm throwing a counter right hand but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Terje Warholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orlov, as that shot connected.
Warholm 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orlov, as that shot connected.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Orlov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orlov.
Orlov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warholm on the side of the head.
Warholm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orlov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warholm is out of range and Orlov settles back down.
Warholm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 441 p4p, 63 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 587 p4p, 82 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Domingo Chavez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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184 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chen Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen Lo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen Lo takes one on the button.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez scores with the left hand. Chen Lo knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a wild combination.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chen Lo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen Lo doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
Chavez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez 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.
Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Chen Lo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Chen Lo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chen Lo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A good leg kick by Chavez.
Chen Lo gets tackled into the cage by Chavez. Chavez maintains the clinch.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Chen Lo avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen Lo breaks from the clinch.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Chen Lo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Chen Lo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chen Lo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chavez lunges at Chen Lo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chen Lo's hand.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen Lo moves away.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Chavez's head back.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Chen Lo throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez throws a jab when Chen Lo was well out of range.
Chen Lo throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Chen Lo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez cracks a nice hook into Chen Lo's ribs.
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!
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Chen Lo shakes it off.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Chen Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.
Chen Lo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Chen Lo's leg. Chen Lo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen Lo in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chavez, right into the meat.
Chen Lo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chen Lo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Chavez slips under a jab from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez moves away from the strike by Chen Lo.
Chavez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez thuds his shin into the meat of Chen Lo's side.
Chen Lo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Chen Lo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Chavez misses.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez throws a front kick that sends Chen Lo stumbling back into the cage.
Chen Lo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo is looking to counter punch.
Chavez throws a head kick but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a hook
letting Chen Lo counter with a right hand.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chen Lo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chavez thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lunges at Chen Lo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chen Lo's hand.
Chen Lo looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Chen Lo blocks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen Lo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chavez throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a left hand
and Chen Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chavez thinking.
Chen Lo defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Chavez. That snapped Chen Lo's head back.
Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chavez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Chavez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chen Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen Lo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
Chavez tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chen Lo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chen Lo slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez tries to land a body kick
and Chen Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Chen Lo's leg. Chen Lo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Chen Lo.
Chavez throws a head kick that Chen Lo semi-blocks.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chen Lo really felt that one!
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chen Lo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chavez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen Lo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chen Lo slips under a jab.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chen Lo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Chen Lo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Domingo Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
Chavez wants to clinch but Chen Lo slips to the side
and Chen Lo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chavez under the eye.
Chavez is rocked!
Chen Lo cracks Chavez with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Chavez falls to his knees and Chen Lo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 216 p4p, 29 weight class) and Chris Boag (ranked 170 p4p, 25 weight class). Kongchai Phetboonme could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Boag's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Boag!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boag takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boag.
Boag misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme takes one to the side of the head.
Boag thows a leg kick but Phetboonme checks it
and Phetboonme counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boag's knee momentarily.
Boag moves out of range as Phetboonme throws a body kick.
Phetboonme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boag moves away.
Boag throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up.
Phetboonme drives through and clinches with Boag against the cage.
Boag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boag tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme works on Boag's body with a couple of short punches.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Boag blocks it.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
I was talking to Phetboonme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boag gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Boag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boag tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Boag.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Boag takes a shot to the head.
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boag.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Boag working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
Boag has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Phetboonme seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boag can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Boag controls the action.
Boag misses with some punches.
Boag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Boag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boag.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
Boag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boag is keeping busy.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boag.
Boag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Boag struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a left hand.
Boag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Boag as the two fighters clinch.
Boag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phetboonme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Boag tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boag throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boag throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Boag.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Boag controls the action.
Boag lands a left hand.
Phetboonme tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag cracks Phetboonme with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Boag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Boag blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Boag lands with a light punch inside.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boag.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boag.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Boag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boag checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boag flicks out a counter leg kick but Phetboonme steps away.
Boag lands a jab to Phetboonme's midsection.
Boag takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Boag as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boag under the eye.
Boag throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Phetboonme misses with a body shot.
Boag tries to land a leg kick but Phetboonme saw it coming and moves away.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme connects with a crisp jab.
Boag misses with a hook.
Boag bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boag pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phetboonme is out of range and Boag settles back down.
Phetboonme avoids the head kick by Boag.
An attempted straight right counter from Phetboonme misses the target.
Boag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Phetboonme thumps Boag with a low kick.
Boag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chris Boag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme cracks Boag with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phetboonme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Boag checks it.
Phetboonme moves into the clinch successfully.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Boag.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Boag.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Boag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Phetboonme lands a left hand.
A short left from Phetboonme.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Kongchai Phetboonme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boag blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Boag pushes Phetboonme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boag can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Boag controls the action.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boag lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boag tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Boag controls the action.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with some punches.
Boag lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Boag.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Boag tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boag struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Boag lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boag has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Boag blocks it.
A short left from Phetboonme.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Boag.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
A body shot lands from Phetboonme.
A right hook to the body lands for Boag.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Phetboonme taking a breather.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boag lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme lands with a left to the head.
Boag blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Boag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Boag.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boag.
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
Boag lands a right hand.
Boag tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boag is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the body kick.
Phetboonme is looking to counter with a body kick.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boag lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from Phetboonme tenderised Boag's leg. Boag is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boag scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Phetboonme catches Boag right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Boag misses its intended target.
Phetboonme is looking to counter punch.
Boag throws a chopping leg kick but Phetboonme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Boag.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Boag checks it.
Boag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phetboonme.
Phetboonme checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Boag.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boag throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Boag throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
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!
Boag throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boag misses the jab.
Boag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a low kick, looking for Boag's leg but Boag calmly moves out of range.
Phetboonme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phetboonme blocks a jab.
Boag throws a jab when Phetboonme was well out of range.
Boag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phetboonme circles away quickly and effectively.
Boag misses with a hook.
Phetboonme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phetboonme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phetboonme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phetboonme checks a low kick from Boag.
Boag misses with a wild body shot.
Boag fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phetboonme checks it well.
Boag ducks right into an uppercut from Phetboonme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boag misses with a lunging right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boag.
Phetboonme clobbers Boag with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boag is rocked!
Phetboonme throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Boag.
Boag throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kongchai Phetboonme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phetboonme takes one to the chin there.
Boag tries to land a leg kick but Phetboonme saw it coming and moves away.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Phetboonme.
Boag is still on wobbly legs! Can Phetboonme finish him?
Phetboonme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boag seems to have recovered his senses.
Phetboonme lands an overhand right.
Phetboonme checks a low kick from Boag.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Phetboonme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag throws a sloppy head kick
and Phetboonme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phetboonme looks to land a body kick but Boag moved away.
Boag throws a leg kick but Phetboonme checks it.
Phetboonme scoring well with a low kick there.
Phetboonme throws a push kick but Boag slaps the foot to one side.
Boag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boag fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phetboonme.
Boag throws a chopping leg kick but Phetboonme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but Boag moves out of range.
Phetboonme misses with a kick to the body.
Boag looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phetboonme, as that shot connected.
Boag slips under a jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boag.
Phetboonme defending well as Boag loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boag.
Boag takes one to the side of the head.
Phetboonme catches Boag with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme wants to slow Boag down by chopping away at his legs.
Phetboonme thuds his shin into the meat of Boag's side.
Boag keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boag takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boag takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phetboonme lands with a straight right. Boag didn't see that one coming.
Boag misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boag throws a front kick that sends Phetboonme stumbling back into the cage.
Phetboonme slips a jab from Boag.
Phetboonme connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boag. Boag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boag lands a head shot.
Phetboonme lunges at Boag with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boag's hand.
Boag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phetboonme.
Chris Boag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme misses with the combination.
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 Kongchai Phetboonme.
Well Phetboonme 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 57 p4p, 10 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Steve!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Gagnon tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a jab to Steve's midsection.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Gagnon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
A quick step to the side and Gagnon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Steve.
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!
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses with a hook
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steve jabs at Gagnon's body.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Gagnon.
Steve lunges at Gagnon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gagnon's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
As Steve looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Steve fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Steve backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon walks into a left hand.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a combination. Gagnon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Steve lands a jab.
Gagnon misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gagnon doesn't seem phased though.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Gagnon lands with an overhand left.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Steve misses with a combination
and Gagnon counters with a left to the body.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Steve avoids the body shot from Gagnon.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a two punch combo.
Gagnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gagnon counters with a big head kick but Steve shrugs it off.
Steve misses the jab.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gagnon scores with a nice strike.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Steve jabs at Gagnon's body.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Chris Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Steve.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve lands with a straight right. Gagnon didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gagnon.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve scores with a jab. Gagnon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Gagnon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Luc Gagnon's cut is getting worse.
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!
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Steve catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
Steve takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gagnons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gagnon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Steve.
Gagnon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a jab to the body
and Gagnon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagnon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Gagnon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Gagnon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gagnon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Steve.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gagnon.
That has opened up Chris Steve's cut even more.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon slips a jab from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Steve throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Steve backs away, Gagnon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve digs a good hook to Gagnon's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Gagnon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a thumping low kick.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Steve swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Gagnon scores with a four punch combination!
Gagnon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Steve throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
It looked like Gagnon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Gagnon misses its target.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris Steve 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.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Steve thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a good low kick that Steve was not able to check.
Gagnon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steve cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Gagnon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Chris Steve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gagnon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Steve looks to move away, Gagnon throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gagnon. Gagnon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Steve.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Steve!
Chris Steve is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Chris Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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