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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Dunc (ranked 3878 p4p, 392 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 23439 p4p, 548 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Dunc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith gets a clinch.
Dunc tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dunc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Dunc is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Dunc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kyle Dunc has been cut.
Dunc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith gets control of Dunc's arms and successfully pulls guard. Smith will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dunc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith wants to sweep here but Dunc controlling him for the moment.
Dunc is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dunc drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Dunc off! Dunc jumps back into Smith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunc drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Dunc had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith postures up in Dunc's guard and throws a big left but Dunc blocks it.
Smith wanted to stand there but Dunc had control of the position.
Dunc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunc has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunc is keeping the position for now.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunc is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Dunc has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunc working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunc looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith tries to stand but Dunc is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is posturing up here but Dunc has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Smith tries to roll out but it's too tight and Smith has to tap! Slick submission there by Dunc!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Dunc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 3776 p4p, 335 weight class) and Paul Pearsons (ranked 24264 p4p, 406 weight class). The key to victory for Winston Cooper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Pearsons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearsons gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Pearsons is trying to drag Cooper to the mat but Cooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearsons backwards.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsons's defenses.
It looks like Paul Pearsons has been cut.
Cooper stalls.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper cracks Pearsons with a nice body shot.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Pearsons shrugs off.
Pearsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Pearsons blocks an uppercut.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearsons's elbow.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Pearsons 's eye.
Pearsons wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Pearsons looks winded!
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Pearsons controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearsons or not.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearsons backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
That has opened up Paul Pearsons's cut even more.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearsons is rocked!
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearsons controls his hands.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearsons is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearsons can't break the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearsons seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsonss head.
Cooper cracks Pearsons with a nice body shot.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsonss head.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Pearsons controls the action.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearsons's defenses.
The cut above Paul Pearsons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cooper stalling against the cage.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsons blocks a body shot from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paul Pearsons's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper works on Pearsons's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Pearsons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Winston Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Winston Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Johnson (ranked 3053 p4p, 289 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 24324 p4p, 469 weight class). Seamus Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juhani Lammikko's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lammikko swinging wildly here.
Lammikko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lammikko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lammikko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lammikko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Lammikko is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Lammikko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lammikko being controlled against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lammikko lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juhani Lammikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lammikko throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko misses with a few strikes there.
Lammikko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Lammikko avoids it well.
Lammikko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lammikko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lammikko duly obliges.
Juhani Lammikko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson has Lammikko pressed against the cage, preventing Lammikko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson won't allow Lammikko to get back to his feet.
Johnson gets to his feet. Lammikko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lammikko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Lammikko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lammikko duly obliges.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Lammikko against the cage.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lammikko manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lammikko, up you get!
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Lammikko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lammikko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Lammikko is avoiding it.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Lammikko.
Lammikko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lammikko's half guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Lammikko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Lammikko's temple.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Lammikko looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lammikko!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Lammikko shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lammikko stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Lammikko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson thumps Lammikko with a low kick.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lammikko tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lammikko to the ground. Lammikko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lammikko is looking to stand back up but Johnson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lammikko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lammikko has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Johnson is on him like a limpet, forcing Lammikko back against the cage.
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!
Lammikko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Lammikko.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lammikko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Lammikko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lammikko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Lammikko avoids them all with ease.
Lammikko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lammikko lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Lammikko 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.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lammikko did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Lammikko wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.
Lammikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lammikko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Lammikko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
You can see the frustration on Lammikko's face as Johnson controls the position.
Johnson prevents Lammikko from escaping the position.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lammikko keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lammikko is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lammikko sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Lammikko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lammikko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lammikko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Lammikko throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Seamus Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Lammikko. Beautiful body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lammikko, which made it look bad.
Lammikko throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Lammikko scores with a nice head shot.
Juhani Lammikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lammikko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lammikko sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lammikko is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Lammikko is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Lammikko is defending the position.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lammikko wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lammikko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson prevents Lammikko from standing back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seamus Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Johnson forces Lammikko back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Lammikko up, before dumping him to the ground. Lammikko manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lammikko can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in Lammikko's guard and throws a big left but Lammikko blocks it.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Lammikko wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lammikko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lammikko is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Lammikko is keeping the position.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lammikko.
Lammikko scores with a jab to the body.
Lammikko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Lammikko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lammikko but Lammikko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lammikko looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lammikko blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Lammikko slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lammikko is looking for the big counter here.
Lammikko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lammikko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lammikko duly obliges.
Lammikko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Lammikko has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Lammikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lammikko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lammikko jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Lammikko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lammikko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Lammikko's head.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lammikko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lammikko throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson forces Lammikko back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Lammikko working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Lammikko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lammikko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Lammikko stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lammikko works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Lammikko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Lammikko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lammikko, as that shot connected.
Seamus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Lammikko lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lammikko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lammikko avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lammikko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Lammikko.
Lammikko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko breaks the clinch.
Lammikko swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lammikko.
Sloppy strikes from Lammikko. Those never looked like landing.
Lammikko misses with a few strikes there.
Lammikko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson darts in and clinches Lammikko up against the cage.
Johnson has Lammikko pressed against the cage, preventing Lammikko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lammikko.
Lammikko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lammikko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lammikko tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Lammikko tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson gets control of Lammikko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lammikko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lammikko wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lammikko wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lammikko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juhani Lammikko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juhani Lammikko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lammikko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juhani Lammikko!
A very excited looking Juhani Lammikko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bronson (ranked 3842 p4p, 145 weight class) and Brian Reaves (ranked 3510 p4p, 134 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Reaves!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaves lands a head kick!
Bronson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keith Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaves cracks Bronson with an open hand slap.
Reaves scoring well with a low kick there.
Reaves slips a straight right by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Reaves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reaves's head backwards.
It looks like Brian Reaves has been cut.
Reaves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bronson wants to break free but Reaves has control.
Reaves stalling.
Reaves drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bronson throws a strike but Reaves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronson keeping full guard, as Reaves tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronson is on top in guard.
Reaves wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Reaves keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
Bronson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reaves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reaves is on top in guard.
Bronson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reaves looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bronson wants to stand but Reaves is controlling the position.
Reaves forces his way into half guard.
Reaves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bronson is looking to control Reaves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronson avoid being mounted?
Reaves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronson is looking to get to half guard.
Reaves controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Reaves controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Reaves has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Reaves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Reaves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Reaves.
Keith Bronson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reaves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reaves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bronson, pushing him back against the cage.
Reaves successfully pulls guard.
Reaves pulls Bronson in close to prevent any damage.
Brian Reaves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronson throws a strike but Reaves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reaves controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reaves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaves scores with a head kick. Bronson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Reaves.
An inside leg kick lands from Reaves.
Reaves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Bronson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reaves. That's going to slow Bronson down.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
Bronson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reaves.
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!
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaves looks to land a combination. Bronson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bronson punishes Reaves's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reaves misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Bronson has knocked Reaves down with a huge combo! Bronson steps away and waves a wobbly Reaves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reaves scores with a three punch combo!
Bronson lands with a hook. Reaves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid body kick from Reaves.
Reaves misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson misses with a combination
and Reaves counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a wild combination.
Reaves is looking for the big counter here.
Reaves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Reaves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reaves.
Reaves tries to bum rush Bronson with a series of wild strikes but Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reaves misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
A jab from Reaves finds it's way through Bronson's defenses.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Reaves with an uppercut!
Bronson takes a swing at Reaves's ribcage but misses.
Reaves throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brian Reaves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson throws a combination that misses
and Reaves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a leg kick
and Reaves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaves slips under a jab.
Reaves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reaves ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Reaves scores with a four punch combination!
Reaves has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaves misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Reaves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronson tries to counter with a takedown but Reaves is quick to defend against it.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Reaves with an uppercut!
Reaves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reaves circles away quickly and effectively.
Reaves slips under a jab from Bronson.
Reaves looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Bronson throws a lazy uppercut
and Reaves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Reaves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Reaves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reaves lands a nice shot that snaps Bronson's head back.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reaves.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Reaves avoids them all with ease.
Reaves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reaves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bronson. Those never looked like landing.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Reaves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Reaves to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Reaves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reaves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reaves feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson takes one to the side of the head.
Reaves misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reaves feints a counter leg kick.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Reaves is just out of range.
Reaves fails to land with a series of punches.
Reaves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reaves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Reaves looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reaves. That one must have hurt.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reaves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaves moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
Reaves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Bronson throws a right hand that Reaves ducks under and follows up with a left that Reaves also avoids with ease.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Reaves.
Reaves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reaves lands a leg kick that knocks Bronson off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reaves. That's going to slow Bronson down.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Reaves moves away and avoids it.
Reaves scores with the left hand. Bronson knows he should have avoided that one.
Reaves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bronson finds it's way round the side to connect with Reaves's head.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reaves misses with a looping right.
Reaves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reaves lands with a right hand.
Bronson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brian Reaves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reaves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reaves ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
That has opened up Brian Reaves's cut even more.
Reaves misses with a two punch combination.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Reaves's body. Reaves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson checks a low kick from Reaves.
Bronson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reaves scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reaves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reaves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Reaves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Reaves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reaves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson misses with a series of wild punches.
Reaves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keith Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Reaves.
Good work by Reaves as he checks the leg kick.
Reaves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reaves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Reaves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reaves 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 William Gold 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... Brian Reaves!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Yoshi (ranked 5805 p4p, 203 weight class) and Diederik Duvenage (ranked 3200 p4p, 144 weight class). Duvenage has chosen Dynamite! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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139 lbs
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diederik Duvenage!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duvenage as he avoids it easily.
Duvenage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duvenage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshi shoots and misses
and Duvenage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Duvenage.
Yoshi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duvenage smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi has a takedown stuffed.
Yoshi pushes Duvenage up against the cage in a clinch.
Duvenage controlling the action here for a moment.
Duvenage gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yoshi regains guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvenage postures up.
Duvenage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvenage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duvenage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Duvenage looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duvenage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshi rushes Duvenage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duvenage is struggling to control the position.
Duvenage is pressed up against the cage. Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duvenage down to the mat. Duvenage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Duvenage tries to keep at a distance but Yoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Duvenage as the two fighters clinch.
Duvenage prevents a body shot from Yoshi.
Yoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duvenage is defending well for now.
Yoshi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duvenage to keep the fight standing.
Duvenage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Duvenage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvenage stalling against the cage.
Duvenage pulls guard effortlessly.
Duvenage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoshi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Yoshi seems to have locked his on tight now - Duvenage screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Yoshi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Leonardo Yoshi!
Leonardo Yoshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Diederik Duvenage was interviewed post fight and said 'Nobody can hurt me without my permission.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Dikoume (ranked 5029 p4p, 439 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 1752 p4p, 222 weight class). Marcel Dikoume has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Dikoume!
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, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dikoume looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dikoume closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kluba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Kluba has knocked Dikoume down with a huge combo! Kluba steps away and waves a wobbly Dikoume back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dikoume appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dikoume tries to move into range but Kluba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kluba closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dikoume! Kluba dives in looking to finish! Dikoume is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Kluba!
Sebastian Kluba spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rabbitte (ranked 3411 p4p, 399 weight class) and Sho Nuff (ranked 1907 p4p, 250 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sho Nuff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuff connects with a right hand. Rabbitte shakes it off.
Rabbitte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nuff lands a really nice looking cross but Rabbitte seems unphased.
Rabbitte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nuff.
Nuff feints and then cracks Rabbitte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rabbitte down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabbitte.
Nuff connects with a leg kick. Rabbitte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nuff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nuff feints a jab promting Rabbitte to slip. Nuff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rabbitte slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Nuff - just one landing.
Nuff fails to land with a series of punches.
Nuff with a nice cross.
Rabbitte throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Nuff to counter with a crisp jab.
Nuff stuns Rabbitte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nuff moves into the clinch.
Nuff is working Rabbitte over against the cage.
Nuff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nuff is working Rabbitte over against the cage.
Rabbitte is breathing heavily.
Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabbitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabbitte misses with the head strike.
Nuff pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nuff lands an elbow inside.
Paul Rabbitte's cut is getting worse.
Rabbitte looking to slow down the pace here.
Nuff scores with a hook to the body.
Nuff lands a body shot.
Nuff lands an elbow just above Rabbitte 's eye.
Nuff lands with a left to the head.
Nuff lands a nice uppercut.
Paul Rabbitte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nuff digs a right hand into Rabbitte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rabbitte's gas tank.
Nuff scores with a shot to the side of Rabbitte's head.
Nuff is leaning against Rabbitte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuff is working Rabbitte over against the cage.
Nuff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nuff.
Nuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head.
Nuff lands a body shot.
Nuff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Paul Rabbitte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Rabbitte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sho Nuff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 3996 p4p, 394 weight class) and Takuya Sakamoto (ranked 3479 p4p, 364 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Ground Zero (MOP). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takuya Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sakamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Alela is defending well.
Sakamoto tries for a kimura but Alela is defending well.
Alela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alela pushes Sakamoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sakamoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sakamoto swings around for an armbar but Alela sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sakamoto's guard.
Sakamoto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alela uses it to pass to side control.
Sakamoto is looking for a sweep.
Alela tries to stand but Sakamoto is controlling his head.
Alela is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sakamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto is trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Alela has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sakamoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sakamoto looking for submissions off his back.
Alela trying to control from half guard but Sakamoto is working away.
Sakamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alela frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alela tries to control but Sakamoto wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alela is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Sakamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Alela sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sakamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alela swivels and escapes.
Alela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuya Sakamoto.
Sakamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Alela.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alela.
Sakamoto slips under a jab.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela scores with a nice head shot.
Sakamoto shoots in and drives through. Alela sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Alela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Takuya Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela lands with a right hand.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Sakamoto's head but Sakamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alela but Alela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakamoto is defended easily by Alela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alela lands with a hook. Sakamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakamoto fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Alela misses its target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alela as he jumps to the side.
Alela lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense.
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Alela.
Alela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alela wants it to stay on the feet.
Alela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakamoto. That did some damage!
Alela scoring well with a low kick there.
Sakamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alela is fending him off so far but Sakamoto persists. Nope, Alela circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Alela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alela scores with a jab. Sakamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sakamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alela slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakamoto somewhat.
Alela connects with a body shot.
Alela stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakamoto. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Alela connects with a body shot.
Alela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alela is fending him off so far but Sakamoto persists. Nope, Alela circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Alela misses the target.
Alela stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakamoto. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakamoto looks winded!
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alela sprawls well. Alela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense.
Sakamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Alela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakamoto can do to turn this around?
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alela as he avoids it easily.
Sakamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Sakamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuya Sakamoto.
A jab from Alela finds it's way through Sakamoto's defenses.
Sao Alela is winning the standup battle so far.
Alela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakamoto. That did some damage!
Alela lunges at Sakamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakamoto's hand.
Alela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakamoto's calf.
Alela jabs. That one connects to the head 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!
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense.
Alela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alela scores with a jab.
Alela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takuya Sakamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Alela.
Alela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alela connects with a single shot there.
Alela connects with a leg kick. Sakamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alela thuds a left hand into Sakamoto's body.
Alela connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alela pinned against the cage. Alela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Alela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Sakamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakamoto is breathing heavily.
Sakamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alela counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Sakamoto moves away and avoids it.
Alela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alela lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alela.
Alela scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela works Sakamoto's body with a nice hook.
Alela scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela cracks Sakamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Alela.
Alela thuds his right hand into Sakamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sakamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakamoto dives in and scores a takedown into Alela's guard.
Alela has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sakamoto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alela lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakamoto's head.
Sakamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alela avoids it really well and circles away.
Alela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sao Alela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sakamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Alela tries to sprawl out of it but Sakamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alela tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sakamoto is in Alela's guard.
Alela has Sakamoto pulled in close to control his posture.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Alela is retaining full guard.
Alela has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sakamoto has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Alela breaks from the clinch.
Alela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alela scores with a nice head shot.
Alela leaves Sakamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Alela misses.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense.
Sakamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela scores with a nice right hand.
Alela throws an overhand right that lands on Sakamoto's shoulder, as Sakamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Alela's corner calls for a 1-2. Alela obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alela stuns Sakamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alela cracks Sakamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakamoto gets the takedown into side control.
Alela wants to get back to his feet.
Sakamoto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alela rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sakamoto's guard! Nice work there by Alela!
Alela stands up and waves to Sakamoto to follow him.
Alela lands a jab to the head.
Sakamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alela.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Alela sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakamoto tries to move into range but Alela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sakamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alela connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sakamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Sakamoto fails to land the takedown.
Alela throws a jab when Sakamoto was well out of range.
Alela cracks Sakamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakamoto staying out of range there.
Alela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
Sakamoto takes one to the chin there.
Sakamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Sakamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takuya Sakamoto.
Alela scores with a jab. Sakamoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alela scores with the left hand. Sakamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Alela. No joy for Sakamoto on that attempt.
Alela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Alela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alela connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alela connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakamoto momentarily.
Sakamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alela throws a hook but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alela sprawls well. Alela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Alela looks to land a combination. Sakamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alela lands with a straight right. Sakamoto didn't see that one coming.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alela throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakamoto. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sakamoto.
Alela lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alela.
Alela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Alela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alela lands with a nice combination. Sakamoto backs away looking to recover.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sakamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakamoto dives in and grabs Alela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alela pushes down on Sakamoto's head and hops out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alela.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alela.
Sakamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alela defends it well.
Sakamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alela throws out a powerful jab.
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto shoots for a takedown but Alela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakamoto has a takedown stuffed.
Sakamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Alela tries to sprawl out of it but Sakamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela lands with a hook. Sakamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown
and Alela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alela is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alela wants to control but Sakamoto postures up.
Alela manages to get back to half guard.
Sakamoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alela is just riding it out for now. Sakamoto eventually gives up the hold.
Alela has his hands clasped together around Sakamoto's back. He's all about the action.
Sakamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Alela defends the submission attempt.
Sakamoto is trying to work for a kimura but Alela is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Alela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alela 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 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Alela!
Sao Alela 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 Ramon Gianni (ranked 1460 p4p, 182 weight class) and Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 2243 p4p, 270 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Twisty Kneereaper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kneereaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Gianni misses
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneereaper throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
Kneereaper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kneereaper.
Gianni working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gianni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneereaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneereaper blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper.
Kneereaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneereaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Kneereaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gianni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper looking to stall.
Kneereaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneereaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Gianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneereaper has had enough of the clinch but Gianni keeps him there for the moment.
Kneereaper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Gianni to work.
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gianni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kneereaper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gianni.
Gianni is looking to counter the offense by Kneereaper and move into the clinch.
Gianni looks to land a body kick but Kneereaper moved away.
Kneereaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kneereaper looks for the body kick but Gianni saw that one coming.
Kneereaper misses with a looping left.
Gianni tried to counter with a leg kick but Kneereaper avoided it.
Kneereaper thows a leg kick but Gianni checks it
and Gianni counters with a low kick, right behind Kneereaper 's knee.
Kneereaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kneereaper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kneereaper.
Gianni throws a big counter combination but Kneereaper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gianni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gianni throws a leg kick but Kneereaper checks it.
Kneereaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gianni.
Gianni throws a body shot but no joy.
Gianni jabs at Kneereaper's body.
Gianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gianni avoids a kick to the body.
Kneereaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Gianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kneereaper takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Twisty Kneereaper has been cut.
Gianni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gianni is looking to wear down Kneereaper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kneereaper is looking to land body kicks.
Kneereaper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kneereaper lands a nice shot that snaps Gianni's head back.
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Gianni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kneereaper.
A good leg kick by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper takes one to the side of the head.
Kneereaper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gianni misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Gianni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Kneereaper's head but Kneereaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneereaper feints a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kneereaper - that will leave a mark!
Gianni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twisty Kneereaper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Twisty Kneereaper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gianni moves out of range of the body kick from Kneereaper.
Gianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gianni.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gianni, as that shot connected.
Gianni moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kneereaper is looking to clinch.
Gianni with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneereaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kneereaper.
Gianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramon Gianni is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneereaper loads up on a big right hand but Gianni slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneereaper.
Gianni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneereaper is just out of range.
Kneereaper takes one on the button.
That kick from Gianni tenderised Kneereaper's leg. Kneereaper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kneereaper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kneereaper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gianni momentarily.
Kneereaper avoids the body shot from Gianni.
Kneereaper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Kneereaper throws a looping overhand right but Gianni ducks down to avoid it.
Gianni misses with an uppercut
and Kneereaper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kneereaper missing with a left hand there. Gianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gianni misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gianni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Gianni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Gianni. Beautiful body shot.
Kneereaper misses with a body kick.
Gianni lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneereaper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gianni.
Kneereaper throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
Kneereaper throws a shot from downtown. Gianni moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneereaper.
Kneereaper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kneereaper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick
and Gianni counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kneereaper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kneereaper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kneereaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kneereaper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gianni finds it's way round the side to connect with Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gianni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kneereaper - the referee stops the clock and Gianni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kneereaper. Gianni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gianni misses with a hook
and Kneereaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kneereaper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kneereaper tries a low kick but Gianni avoids it.
Gianni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gianni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gianni misses with a right hand
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneereaper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gianni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gianni avoids a kick to the body.
Kneereaper is looking to slow Gianni down with leg kicks.
Kneereaper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy body kick from Gianni
and Kneereaper counters with a thumping low kick.
Kneereaper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gianni will feel that in the morning.
Gianni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gianni lands a nice looking body kick.
Gianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kneereaper thuds his shin into the meat of Gianni's side.
Decent striking displayed by Kneereaper there.
Kneereaper misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Twisty Kneereaper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Twisty Kneereaper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kneereaper lands with a nice body kick.
Kneereaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Gianni takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
Kneereaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gianni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kneereaper cracks Gianni with a good jab.
Gianni thumps Kneereaper with a low kick.
Kneereaper punishes Gianni's body with a nice straight punch.
Gianni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kneereaper avoids the head kick by Gianni.
Kneereaper throws out a counter right but Gianni avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice jab there from Kneereaper.
Gianni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kneereaper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Kneereaper's head but Kneereaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gianni!
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick.
Kneereaper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gianni scores with a sloppy right hand. Kneereaper should have avoided that one.
Gianni misses with a low kick.
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
Gianni throws a leg kick which misses Kneereaper's front leg but catches the back leg as Kneereaper tries to avoid it.
Gianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kneereaper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gianni scrambles back to his feet.
Gianni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kneereaper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kneereaper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramon Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
Kneereaper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gianni counters with a low kick, right behind Kneereaper 's knee.
Kneereaper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kneereaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gianni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kneereaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gianni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gianni throws a body kick that misses.
Kneereaper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni throws a leg kick that misses.
Gianni misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kneereaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gianni misses the body punch
and Kneereaper counters with a good low kick that Gianni was not able to check.
Gianni misses with a hook
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gianni misses with a right hand
and Kneereaper counters by clinching up.
Kneereaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Gianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Gianni.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper misses with the head strike.
Kneereaper misses with some punches.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneereaper takes a shot to the head.
Gianni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneereaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gianni controls his hands.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gianni controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kneereaper fails to land.
Twisty Kneereaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Twisty Kneereaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Gianni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gianni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kneereaper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ramon Gianni!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Gianni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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