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Syn 655 Keenan vs Jodson III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 1762 p4p, 232 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 2724 p4p, 340 weight class). Okah has chosen Rock Stone as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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214 lbs
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216 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potatohauler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Okah.
Potatohauler misses with a head kick.
Potatohauler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Okah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Potatohauler instigates a clinch.
Potatohauler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okah pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been told by Potatohauler's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okah misses with a wild combination.
Okah tries to clinch there but Potatohauler circles away.
Potatohauler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okah as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bob Potatohauler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah throws a series of punches but Potatohauler moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Potatohauler misses its target.
Okah misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Potatohauler misses.
Okah wants to counter with a clinch but Potatohauler pushes him away.
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potatohauler gets control of Okah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Potatohauler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Potatohauler wants to stand and escape but Okah is having none of it.
Okah gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Okah. Those never looked like landing.
Okah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potatohauler swings for the body but Okah moves out of range.
A punch combination from Okah misses.
Potatohauler is looking for a counter combo.
Okah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Potatohauler's waist but Potatohauler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okah off to one side.
Okah throws a combination that misses
and Potatohauler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potatohauler defending well as Okah loads up on a big left hand.
Okah misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah throws a series of punches but Potatohauler moves out of range.
Okah tries for a takedown but Potatohauler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but Okah moves out of range.
Okah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potatohauler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potatohauler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potatohauler swats away the attempt to clinch by Okah.
Okah throws a series of punches but Potatohauler avoids them all with ease.
Potatohauler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Potatohauler moves into the clinch.
Potatohauler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Potatohauler misses with a straight left.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but Okah is having none of it.
Potatohauler avoids the body shot from Okah.
Potatohauler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatohauler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Okah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Okah both land. Nice combination.
Potatohauler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okah tries to clinch but Potatohauler is having none of it.
Potatohauler gets a takedown into half guard.
Potatohauler wants to pass the guard but Okah is defending well.
Potatohauler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okah defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler stops Okah from getting back to his feet.
Potatohauler is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Potatohauler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potatohauler defends it nicely.
Potatohauler is looking for a counter combo.
Potatohauler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okah.
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!
Potatohauler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potatohauler avoids the head kick by Okah.
It looked like Potatohauler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potatohauler closes the distance and clinches.
Okah is trying to pull guard but Potatohauler has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Potatohauler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okah's waist but Okah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Potatohauler off to one side.
Okah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
Okah unleashes a big counter combination but Potatohauler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potatohauler throwing a counter right hand but Okah manages to avoid it.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch but Okah is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Potatohauler. No joy for Okah on that attempt.
Potatohauler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okah's waist but Okah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Potatohauler off to one side.
Okah misses with a takedown attempt
and Potatohauler counters with a left and a right that stings Okah.
Okah blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Okah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potatohauler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Potatohauler moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Okah wants to clinch.
Okah shoots in and bounces Potatohauler off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Potatohauler is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Okah presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah is trying to pull guard but Potatohauler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joey Bob Potatohauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghazi Okah.
Potatohauler prevents Okah from breaking the clinch.
Potatohauler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potatohauler manages to break the clinch.
Potatohauler shoots for a double leg takedown but Okah sprawls well. He's pushed Potatohauler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Okah. Those never looked like landing.
Potatohauler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Okah manages to circle out of the way.
Potatohauler throws a head kick but Okah moves out of range.
Okah fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah has managed to clinch.
Potatohauler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Potatohauler can't get the takedown.
Okah manages to break the clinch.
Okah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potatohauler.
Okah doesn't manage to clinch there - Potatohauler circles away.
Potatohauler defending well as Okah loads up on a big left hand.
Okah goes for a double leg but Potatohauler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Potatohauler continues to drive forward.
Okah tries to clinch up but Potatohauler circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potatohauler circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Okah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potatohauler tries to counter by clinching up but Okah breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Potatohauler is defended easily by Okah.
Okah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah jumps guard but Potatohauler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Okah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potatohauler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Okah smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Potatohauler misses.
Potatohauler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Okah's head.
Potatohauler lands a nice shot that snaps Okah's head back.
Potatohauler punishes Okah's body with a nice straight punch.
Potatohauler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okah as he avoids it easily.
Okah throws a right and a left that Potatohauler avoids nicely.
Potatohauler throws a big counter combination but Okah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Okah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potatohauler closes the distance and clinches up with Okah, looking for a takedown. Potatohauler pushes Okah against the cage but Okah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potatohauler shoots for a takedown but Okah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potatohauler manages to avoid it.
Potatohauler throws a big counter combination but Okah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Potatohauler back to the cage. Okah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah swats away the attempt to clinch by Potatohauler.
Okah lands a high kick!
Okah tries to clinch up but Potatohauler circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah wants to clinch up but Potatohauler keeps it at a distance.
Potatohauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okah instigates a clinch.
Potatohauler lands a nice uppercut.
Okah tries to break free but Potatohauler pushes him back against the cage.
Okah wants to get back to striking at distance but Potatohauler won't allow it.
Potatohauler pulls guard effortlessly.
Okah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Okah throws a right hand that Potatohauler ducks under and follows up with a left that Potatohauler also avoids with ease.
Okah throws a nice looking combination but Potatohauler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Potatohauler as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Potatohauler.
Okah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Potatohauler quickly recovers to half guard.
Okah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okah wants to get back to his feet.
Potatohauler keeping hold of Okah's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potatohauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potatohauler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okah.
Okah doesn't manage to clinch there - Potatohauler circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okah lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Potatohauler. No joy for Okah on that attempt.
Okah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Potatohauler eats them both and turns towards Okah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potatohauler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potatohauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Okah circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potatohauler pulls guard effortlessly.
Potatohauler has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Okah is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potatohauler sprawls well. Potatohauler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okah gets slowly back to his feet.
Joey Bob Potatohauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghazi Okah.
Potatohauler fails with a takedown attempt.
Potatohauler shoots in but Okah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potatohauler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okah stalks Potatohauler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Potatohauler's face. Potatohauler staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potatohauler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Potatohauler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Okah. Those never looked like landing.
Okah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Okah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okah throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Potatohauler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potatohauler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghazi Okah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potatohauler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joey Bob Potatohauler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potatohauler darts in looking for a takedown but Okah gets double underhooks and turns Potatohauler into the cage.
Potatohauler has his takedown stuffed
and Okah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potatohauler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Potatohauler's waist but Potatohauler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okah off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Okah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joey Bob Potatohauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okah avoids the head kick by Potatohauler.
Okah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah misses with a takedown attempt - Potatohauler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Potatohauler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Okah.
Okah moves out of range of the strikes.
Potatohauler is looking to clinch.
Potatohauler shoots in but no luck this time.
Okah scores with a three punch combo!
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okah fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazi Okah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okah 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazi Okah!
An out of breath Ghazi Okah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 1279 p4p, 153 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 1615 p4p, 182 weight class). Probong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bodhi Mandala kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sni Probong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petersen works over Probong's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Sni Probong has been cut.
Petersen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probong jabs at Petersen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen is looking to counter punch.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Probong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Probong just misses with a punch to the body.
Probong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petersen throws a hook but Probong avoids it easily.
Probong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petersen slips a jab from Probong.
Probong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersen.
Petersen takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probong.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Petersen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probong was well out of range. Poor timing from Petersen.
Probong checks a low kick from Petersen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Petersen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Petersen finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Probong. That's going to slow Petersen down.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petersen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Probong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Petersen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Probong blocks a jab.
Probong misses the body punch
and Petersen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Probong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Petersen misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probong looks to throw the jab but Petersen is out of range.
Petersen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Probong slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a body kick.
Petersen scores with a sloppy right hand. Probong should have avoided that one.
Petersen lands a two punch combo.
Petersen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Probong doesn't seem bothered though.
Probong misses with a body shot.
Probong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Petersen lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Probong misses
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Probong circles away and keeps his distance.
Probong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petersen under the eye.
Probong misses with the body kick
enabling Petersen to counter with a crisp jab.
Probong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Probong defending well as Petersen loads up on a big left hand.
Petersen misses with a hook. Probong ducked under it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petersen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petersen.
Petersen tries to clinch but Probong moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a lovely overhand right.
Petersen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Petersen misses.
Probong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Probong backs away, Petersen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Probong tenderised Petersen's leg. Petersen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petersen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Probong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petersen staying out of range there.
Probong throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
Petersen throws a body punch but Probong moves out of range.
Probong throws a hook but Petersen blocks it.
Probong needs to keep his hands up - Petersen had a free shot at his head there.
Probong missing with a left hand there. Petersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Probong lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probong checks a low kick from Petersen.
Probong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Probong.
Probong moves out of range of the body kick.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probong.
Petersen connects with a looping right hand.
Petersen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petersen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petersen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Probong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Probong lands a head shot.
It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
Petersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Probong.
Petersen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Probong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petersen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Probong cracks Petersen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Probong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petersen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Probong counters with a left to the body.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Probong slips a straight right by Petersen.
Petersen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen moves forwards but Probong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Probong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petersen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Probong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Probong.
Petersen sizes up Probong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Petersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Probong checks it.
Probong looks to throw the jab but Petersen is out of range.
Probong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petersen can pounce on him.
Probong tries a low kick but Petersen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
Nice uppercut lands for Probong. That snapped Petersen's head back.
Petersen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Probong's body.
Steven Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Probong swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Probong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probong.
Petersen throws a good cross that connects.
Probong throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Probong misses with a straight left.
Probong cracks the inside of Petersen's front leg.
Petersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Petersen lands a jab to the head.
Petersen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petersen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Probong throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
Petersen tried to counter with a leg kick but Probong avoided it.
Petersen lands a jab.
Petersen slips a straight right by Probong.
Petersen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petersen misses with a left hand
letting Probong counter with a right hand.
Probong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
Probong takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen lands an overhand right.
Jab by Petersen.
That kick from Petersen tenderised Probong's leg. Probong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
Petersen throws a hook to the side of Probong's head but Probong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Petersen both land. Nice combination.
Probong scores with a hook to the body. Petersen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petersen.
Petersen misses with a looping left.
Probong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petersen keeps Probong at a distance using the push kick.
Probong missing with a left hand there. Petersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
Probong throws out a powerful jab.
Petersen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Probong. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen swings widly with a right hand
and Probong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Petersen.
Probong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Probong throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Probong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen throws a right and a left that Probong avoids nicely.
Probong tries a quick counter leg kick but Petersen is wise to it.
Probong lands a slapping body shot.
Petersen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probong tries to clinch but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Probong knows he should have avoided that one.
Probong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen scores with a hook.
Probong catches Petersen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probong connects with a crisp jab.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Probong.
Probong misses with a low kick as Petersen jumps back.
A slow jab from Probong misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Petersen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petersen throws a front kick aimed at Probong's knee but Probong avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Probong.
Probong throws a hook but Petersen avoids it easily.
Petersen tries to bum rush Probong with a series of wild strikes but Probong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petersen thuds his right hand into Probong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petersen walks into a stiff left hand from Probong.
Probong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Probong throws out a powerful jab.
Probong misses with a body punch
and Petersen counters with a stiff right hand.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
Probong tries to clinch up but Petersen circles away and keeps his distance.
Petersen half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Probong is just out of range.
Petersen throws a chopping leg kick but Probong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Probong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petersen.
Petersen connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong ducks right into an uppercut from Petersen.
Petersen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Probong tries to clinch but Petersen moves out of range.
It looked like Petersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petersen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Petersen.
Petersen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petersen wants to slow Probong down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Petersen blocks the leg kick.
Probong ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Probong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Probong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petersen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petersen throws a sloppy head kick
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
Petersen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probong lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Probong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probong catches Petersen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petersen tries a head kick but it misses.
Probong throws out a counter right but Petersen avoids it with no problem.
Probong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probong just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Probong.
Probong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Probong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Petersen misses the target.
Petersen connects with a right hand. Probong shakes it off.
Probong blocks a jab.
Probong throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Probong.
Petersen throws a lazy uppercut
and Probong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petersen scores with a nice strike.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Probong.
Petersen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Probong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Probong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petersen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sni Probong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probong scores with a leg kick.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Probong misses with a shot to the body
and Probong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probong throws a hook to the side of Petersen's head but Petersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petersen throws a sloppy head kick and Probong moves out of range easily.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steven Petersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petersen slips under a jab from Probong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Probong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Probong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petersen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Probong throws a right and a left that Petersen avoids nicely.
Petersen stalks Probong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Probong's face. Probong staggers backwards, shaken.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Probong off the cage and back into range.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Petersen is looking for a counter combo.
Petersen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probong manages to avoid it.
Probong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petersen 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Petersen!
After winning the bout, Steven Petersen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 1099 p4p, 133 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 992 p4p, 120 weight class). Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Vegas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Vegas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
22 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vegas.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Vegas connects with a jab.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
Vegas delivers a nice body kick.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas misses with a jab to the body
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vegas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Vegas with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Vegas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Douglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Vegas - just one landing.
Vegas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Vegas looks to clinch
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vegas wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas lands a glancing blow to the side of Douglas's head.
Vegas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Vegas backs off Douglas throws a huge counter combo but Vegas manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Douglas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vegas with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas slips a jab from Vegas.
Douglas feints a counter leg kick.
Vegas tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Vegas clinches with his opponent.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas lands with an overhand left.
Vegas lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vegas there.
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Vegas pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas lands a right hand.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Vegas lands a left hand.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vegas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
A short left from Vegas.
Vegas breaks the clinch.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vegas misses with a double jab
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vegas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from Vegas finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Douglas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegas looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Vegas.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegas moves away.
Vegas throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegas lands a head kick. Douglas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vegas has closed the distance and engaged Douglas in a clinch.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Vegas lands a left hand.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas lands a body shot.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body.
Vegas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Vegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vegas.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vegas.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Vegas scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vegas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Douglas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
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!
Vegas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Vegas.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Good body shot from Vegas.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vegas - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Vegas.
Vegas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A short right from Vegas.
Johnny Vegas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vegas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vegas cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vegas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Douglas is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vegas scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Vegas. That snapped Douglas's head back.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Vegas finish him?
Good exchange - Vegas coming out on top.
Vegas sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Douglas walks straight into a right hand from Vegas - that's dropped him! Vegas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Douglas from any more punishment! Douglas complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Vegas!
Johnny Vegas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jack Douglas was interviewed post fight and said 'The judges are corrupt! I should have won that.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 1094 p4p, 159 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 412 p4p, 62 weight class). Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Kevin Huang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Risto Rautio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang misses with a hook.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huang with a body shot.
Huang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rautio.
Huang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kevin Huang has been cut.
Huang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rautio's half guard.
Huang is working for a kimura but Rautio is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio is staying active underneath Huang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Huang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Huang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rautio defending well though.
Huang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rautio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Huang looks to land a strike but Rautio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rautio has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Huang has passed into side control.
Huang is working Rautio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Huang 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.
Huang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rautio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rautio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Huang prevents Rautio from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huang uses his free foot to push down on Rautio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rautio.
Huang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rautio is on top in guard.
Huang looking for subs off his back but Rautio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Huang manages to get to full guard.
Huang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang working for a triangle but Rautio defends it easily.
Huang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huang has a closed guard, preventing Rautio from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Huang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Huang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it.
Huang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Huang misses with a hook
and Rautio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Huang moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Huang misses the target.
Huang throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio swings widly with a right hand
and Huang counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huang's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang closes the distance and clinches up with Rautio, looking for a takedown. Huang pushes Rautio against the cage but Rautio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huang closes the distance but Rautio moves to the side
letting Rautio counter with a right hand.
Huang staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang walks into a straight right hand from Rautio.
Huang clinches.
Huang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rautio is defending well.
Rautio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huang jumps guard and drags Rautio to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Huang looking for a guillotine here but Rautio defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang looking to control but Rautio passes into half guard.
Huang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Huang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huang looking to control.
Rautio tries to free his leg and advance position but Huang is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Huang has his foot on Rautio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rautio works his way back into a safe position though.
Rautio stays in close to Huang's body and controls the position.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kevin Huang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rautio is aware though and is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Risto Rautio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huang with a poor takedown
letting Rautio counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huang's sensitive parts.
Huang throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Huang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
Huang keeps the fight on the outside.
Rautio throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Huang to counter with a crisp jab.
Huang avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rautio scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Huang's cut.
That's time! Huang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Huang or perhaps it was just good defense by Rautio, which made it look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Rautio.
Good shot there by Rautio.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Huang's head but Huang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Huang.
Huang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Huang. That snapped Rautio's head back.
Rautio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rautio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huang throws an off balance right hand
and Huang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Rautio misses with a body shot
and Huang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rautio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Huang sprawling to the canvas! Huang rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rautio finish him?!
Huang is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Oh Huang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio connects with a solid leg kick.
Huang seems to have got his legs back now.
Rautio misses the jab.
Rautio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huang blocks a jab.
Huang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rautio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Huang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Huang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rautio is just riding it out for now. Huang eventually gives up the hold.
Huang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huang tries to pass to full mount but Rautio defends it.
Rautio is trying to get back to full guard.
Huang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Huang wants to work for an arm triangle but Rautio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rautio is doing well to control the position and prevent Huang from advancing to side control.
Huang is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rautio still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rautio has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Rautio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rautio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Rautio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Risto Rautio made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 364 p4p, 56 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 805 p4p, 111 weight class). Robbins has chosen Big Iron as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas misses with a head kick.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravas .
Gravas tries a low kick but Robbins avoids it.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robbins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
Robbins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robbins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gravas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Robbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gravas counters with a nice right hand that sends Robbins toppling to the canvas! Robbins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gravas finish him?!
Robbins is rocked!
Gravas misses with a combination
and Robbins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbins is still on wobbly legs! Can Gravas finish him?
Gravas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbins.
The fighters circling - Robbins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas fakes the body blow, causing Robbins to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Robbins goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latka Gravas !
Latka Gravas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 480 p4p, 68 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 316 p4p, 45 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jackson Spinks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spinks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Spinks connects with a leg kick. Makaki Iii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spinks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makaki Iii's hands.
Makaki Iii slips a straight right by Spinks.
Makaki Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a body shot.
Spinks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makaki Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
Spinks thumps Makaki Iii with a low kick.
Makaki Iii cracks Spinks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spinks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Spinks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
A little jabbing left from Spinks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spinks motions for Makaki Iii to come forward. Spinks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spinks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Makaki Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks slips a jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii scores with a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii works Spinks's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Spinks as he checks the leg kick.
Spinks tries a quick counter leg kick but Makaki Iii is wise to it.
Makaki Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Spinks.
Makaki Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Spinks moves out of range.
Spinks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spinks lands a high kick!
Spinks connects with a right hand. Makaki Iii shakes it off.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spinks.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Spinks moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii connects with a right hand. Spinks shakes it off.
Spinks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makaki Iii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii walks into a jab.
Spinks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makaki Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spinks throws out the jab.
Makaki Iii cracks Spinks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makaki Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spinks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson Spinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looks to land a left hand but Spinks moved out of range nicely.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spinks checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Spinks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makaki Iii but Makaki Iii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A right-left combo lands from Makaki Iii.
Spinks missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spinks, right into the meat.
Makaki Iii looks to land a left hand but Spinks moved out of range nicely.
Spinks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makaki Iii tries to move into range but Spinks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makaki Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spinks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spinks lands a jab.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Spinks misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Makaki Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makaki Iii stuns Spinks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makaki Iii misses with a head kick.
Makaki Iii works the jab nicely.
Spinks wants to land a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Spinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spinks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makaki Iii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spinks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spinks slips under a jab from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii with a nice cross.
Makaki Iii tests Spinks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spinks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spinks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Makaki Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spinks misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Spinks is out of range.
Spinks misses with a head kick.
Spinks throws a push kick but Makaki Iii slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Spinks slips the punch.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spinks. Spinks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makaki Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spinks.
Spinks blocks a jab.
Spinks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Spinks.
Spinks misses with a low kick.
Spinks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spinks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spinks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spinks's calf.
Spinks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makaki Iii.
Spinks avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Spinks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makaki Iii's sensitive parts.
Spinks connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Spinks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Spinks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makaki Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinks moves away.
Spinks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spinks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Spinks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Makaki Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Spinks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spinks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makaki Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spinks moves out of range of the body kick from Makaki Iii.
Spinks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Spinks avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii sets himself, and Spinks steps forward looking for the clinch! Makaki Iii avoids it this time.
Spinks tries to land a leg kick but Makaki Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Spinks checks a leg kick nicely.
Spinks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Spinks throws a low kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Spinks.
That kick from Makaki Iii tenderised Spinks's leg. Spinks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing.
Spinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spinks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Makaki Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Makaki Iii throws a series of punches but Spinks moves out of range.
Makaki Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Spinks was well out of range.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks lands a nice hook to Makaki Iii's body. Makaki Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makaki Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makaki Iii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makaki Iii looks to land a left hand but Spinks moved out of range nicely.
Makaki Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spinks can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Spinks.
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Spinks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makaki Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. Spinks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spinks checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Spinks moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Spinks misses with an uppercut.
Spinks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaki Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spinks is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Makaki Iii blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Spinks avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Spinks. Beautiful body shot.
Spinks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makaki Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Spinks off the cage and back into range.
Spinks tries to land a front kick but Makaki Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spinks thuds his right hand into Makaki Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spinks connects with a nice looking jab.
Spinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makaki Iii will feel that in the morning.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot that snaps Spinks's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makaki Iii checks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spinks.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Spinks slips the punch.
Spinks throws a lazy head kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Spinks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spinks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spinks ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild combination.
Spinks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spinks is looking to chop away at Makaki Iii's legs.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Spinks was well out of range.
Spinks throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
Makaki Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spinks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spinks. Spinks obviously looking to wear him down.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
Makaki Iii ducks under a wild hook from Spinks.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Spinks saw that one coming.
Spinks moves out of range of the strikes.
Spinks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makaki Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spinks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range and Spinks settles back down.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Spinks strikes.
A low kick from Makaki Iii misses
and Spinks counters with a stiff right hand.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
Makaki Iii defending well as Spinks loads up on a big left hand.
Spinks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spinks misses with a straight left.
Makaki Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Spinks is out of range.
Makaki Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spinks's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spinks throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Spinks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
Makaki Iii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spinks slips a straight right by Makaki Iii.
Spinks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
Spinks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Spinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Spinks.
Spinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaki Iii controls his hands.
Spinks blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Spinks.
Makaki Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Spinks won't allow it.
Spinks tries to pull guard but Makaki Iii holds him up against the cage and eventually Spinks drops back down to his feet.
Spinks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Makaki Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spinks.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Spinks moves out of range.
Makaki Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Spinks avoids it.
Makaki Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Spinks should have avoided that one.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Spinks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spinks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spinks avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spinks checks it well.
Spinks thinks about the counter body kick.
Spinks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Spinks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaki Iii.
Spinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makaki Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Spinks throws a body kick.
Spinks connects with a leg kick. Makaki Iii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spinks checks a leg kick.
Spinks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands with a good body shot.
Spinks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makaki Iii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spinks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makaki Iii scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spinks.
Makaki Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spinks walks into a stiff left hand from Makaki Iii.
Spinks throws a low kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range easily.
Spinks looks to land a right hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range.
Makaki Iii motions for Spinks to come forward. Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makaki Iii is able to avoid easily.
Spinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaki Iii.
Spinks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makaki Iii checks it well.
Makaki Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spinks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook. Spinks ducked under it nicely.
Spinks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makaki Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spinks throws out the jab.
Spinks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makaki Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spinks misses with a looping left.
Spinks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spinks throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spinks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makaki Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spinks gets a clinch.
Makaki Iii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spinks or not.
Spinks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makaki Iii's elbow.
Makaki Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makaki Iii's elbow.
Spinks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spinks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makaki Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinks tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makaki Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spinks pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Makaki Iii is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Spinks.
Spinks trying to remain calm as Makaki Iii controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spinks is trying to improve his position.
Spinks is trying to work for a sweep but Makaki Iii has mounted him!
Makaki Iii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spinks?
Spinks tries to lock up and control but Makaki Iii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Spinks is trying to get back to full guard.
Spinks looking for a kimura from the bottom but Makaki Iii passes into side control!
Spinks tries to buck Makaki Iii off but Makaki Iii is having none of it.
The referee asks Makaki Iii politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Makaki Iii prefers to stall for the moment though.
Spinks is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Makaki Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makaki Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
A victorious Yancy Makaki Iii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 545 p4p, 78 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 643 p4p, 89 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat Boy looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Meat Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Super Meat Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meat Boy.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Meat Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Meat Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meat Boy throws a body kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Marciano.
Meat Boy scoring well with a low kick there.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meat Boy lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meat Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meat Boy delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Meat Boy manages to avoid it.
Meat Boy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marciano 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.
Decent striking displayed by Marciano there.
Marciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meat Boy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meat Boy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meat Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Meat Boy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Meat Boy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meat Boy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meat Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Meat Boy misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a body kick that stops Meat Boy in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy checks a low kick from Marciano.
Meat Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Meat Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Meat Boy manages to avoid it.
Meat Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meat Boy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meat Boy throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marciano slips under a jab from Meat Boy.
Marciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meat Boy throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meat Boy throws a body kick that misses
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Super Meat Boy's cut even more.
Marciano takes a swing at Meat Boy's ribcage but misses.
Meat Boy slips under a jab.
Meat Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Meat Boy was not able to check.
Meat Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meat Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano jabs at Meat Boy's body.
Meat Boy throws a lazy uppercut
and Meat Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Meat Boy checks it.
Meat Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marciano momentarily.
Meat Boy misses with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Meat Boy thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Marciano cracks Meat Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The cut above Super Meat Boy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Meat Boy works the jab nicely.
Meat Boy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meat Boy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meat Boy switches off momentarily and Marciano cracks him with a monster right hand! Meat Boy topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Marciano dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Marciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 142 p4p, 22 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 130 p4p, 18 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
49 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Dog.
Kaunismieli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaunismieli lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Kaunismieli throws a body kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dog. Kaunismieli shrugs it off though.
Dog throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaunismieli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaunismieli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dog stuns Kaunismieli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dog rushes Kaunismieli and presses him up 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!
Kaunismieli manages to break the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Dog lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaunismieli off the cage and back into range.
Dog swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli tries to bum rush Dog with a series of wild strikes but Dog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Dog lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaunismieli will feel that in the morning.
Dog dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaunismieli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaunismieli lands a glancing blow to the side of Dog's head.
Kaunismieli lands an overhand right.
Kaunismieli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Dog backs away, Kaunismieli returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dog lands a body shot.
Dog throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Dog defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Dog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaunismieli rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaunismieli throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junkyard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dog throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaunismieli. That's going to slow Dog down.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.
Kaunismieli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Jab by Kaunismieli.
Dog gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli is trying to push Dog away but Dog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Dog connects with a solid leg kick.
Dog moves out of range as Kaunismieli throws a body kick.
Dog darts in and clinches Kaunismieli up against the cage.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Dog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dog scores with a shot to the body.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four 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!
Dog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dog wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog lands a jab.
Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dog lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaunismieli misses with a looping right.
Dog tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Junkyard Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog closes the distance and pushes Kaunismieli back into the cage.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Dog prevents Kaunismieli from breaking the clinch.
Kaunismieli breaks from the clinch.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Dog fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Kaunismieli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaunismieli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaunismieli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaunismieli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli slips a straight right by Dog.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dog. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Dog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Dog connects with a leg kick. Kaunismieli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaunismieli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaunismieli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dog looking for a takedown.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junkyard Dog.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli prevents a body shot from Dog.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Junkyard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Dog. Beautiful body shot.
Kaunismieli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog instigates a clinch.
Kaunismieli lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaunismieli manages to break the clinch.
Dog lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaunismieli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dog has closed the distance and engaged Kaunismieli in a clinch.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaunismieli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Kaunismieli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaunismieli thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dog can pounce on him.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range.
Dog throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaunismieli lands with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog tries to clinch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Dog defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Kaunismieli lands with a straight right. Dog didn't see that one coming.
Dog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaunismieli in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog walks into a left hand.
Dog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaunismieli.
Dog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dog misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog thows a huge punch but Kaunismieli dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kaunismieli!
Dog misses with a head shot.
Dog throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kaunismieli blocking the ground and pound.
Dog is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dog lands a big shot there that rocks Kaunismieli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kaunismieli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaunismieli looks a forlorn figure.
Dog landing strikes from the mount.
Kaunismieli is working to get back to half guard.
Dog lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dog lands a big shot there that rocks Kaunismieli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dog landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dog throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog working the ground and pound effectively.
Kaunismieli blocking the ground and pound.
Dog looking to finish with strikes here!
Kaunismieli wants to control but Dog is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dog with the ground and pound from mount.
Dog unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Junkyard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dog 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junkyard Dog!
A very excited looking Junkyard Dog made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 32 p4p, 5 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 160 p4p, 24 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papadopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papadopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Whyte tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Papadopoulos throws a combination. Whyte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whyte misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Papadopoulos staying out of range there.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papadopoulos ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
Whyte tries to work over Papadopoulos's front leg with a kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte wants to clinch up but Papadopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with an outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Papadopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Papadopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Papadopoulos steps away.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papadopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papadopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Whyte cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
Whyte misses with a body punch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Whyte.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopoulos controls his hands.
Whyte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whyte misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand underneath Whyte's ribcage. Whyte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Papadopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Papadopoulos slips the punch.
Papadopoulos blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte.
Whyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte connects with a right hand. Papadopoulos shakes it off.
Whyte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Papadopoulos cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte lands a good knee to the midsection. Papadopoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a left to the head.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Papadopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Papadopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Papadopoulos blocks with his arms.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
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!
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whyte slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Papadopoulos manages to duck under it in time.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head kick that Papadopoulos semi-blocks.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Papadopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Papadopoulos knows he should have avoided that one.
Papadopoulos clinches with his opponent.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but Papadopoulos blocks with his arms.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whyte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whyte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
Papadopoulos is leaning against Whyte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whytes head.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Whyte tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Papadopoulos is working Whyte over against the cage.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Papadopoulos is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand into Whyte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whyte's gas tank.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
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!
Whyte prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos presses Whyte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Whyte misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whyte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benson Whyte!
A less than humble Benson Whyte misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 38 p4p, 5 weight class) and Dohn Jodson (ranked 57 p4p, 13 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodson slips a straight right by Keenan.
A bone on bone clash there as Jodson blocks the leg kick.
Jodson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Keenan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jodson throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jodson, as that shot connected.
Jodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keenan slips a jab from Jodson.
Jodson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Keenan tests Jodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan backing away here, and Jodson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Jodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Jodson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jodson lands a body shot.
Jodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jodson slips a straight right by Keenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodson throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Jodson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keenan takes a step back to recover.
Jodson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jodson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jodson lands with a kick to the temple. Keenan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keenan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jodson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jodson.
Jodson checks a leg kick.
Jodson keeps Keenan at a distance using the push kick.
Keenan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jodson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick from Jodson.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Jodson moves his leg out of the way.
Jodson throws a counter combo.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Jodson looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jodson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jodson slips under a jab from Keenan.
Jodson throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan with a hook.
Jodson throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jodson's sensitive parts.
Jodson misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Jodson.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Jodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodson lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Jodson throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keenan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
Keenan swings for the body but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jodson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jodson thumps Keenan with a low kick.
Keenan misses with a head kick.
Keenan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jodson's head.
Jodson scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jodson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keenan.
It looks like Gareth Keenan has been cut.
Jodson looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jodson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Keenan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jodson is rocked!
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Jodson is still on wobbly legs! Can Keenan finish him?
Keenan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keenan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jodson! Keenan dives in looking to finish! Jodson 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 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Gareth Keenan took to the microphone: 'I believe this is over now.'.
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