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PFC 187 Asham vs Steve 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 370 p4p, 892 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 52 p4p, 106 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Escobar Chavez has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino swinging wildly here.
Cassino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Cassino is predictable there
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez flicks out a counter leg kick but Cassino steps away.
Cassino connects with a leg kick.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Good exchange - Escobar Chavez coming out on top.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cassino.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Cassino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Escobar Chavez manages to circle out of the way.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez jabs Cassino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Cassino throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Escobar Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez wants to slow Cassino down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cassino rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar Chavez's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar Chavez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cassino lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Cassino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar Chavez's knee momentarily.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez cracks Cassino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Cassino's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Cassino throws a body kick.
That kick from Cassino tenderised Escobar Chavez's leg. Escobar Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cassino lands with a right hand.
Escobar Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez tries to move into range but Cassino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cassino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino moves into range and clinches up with Escobar Chavez.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Cassino scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
A nice left hand lands by Cassino.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassinos head.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez gets through Cassino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Cassino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Cassino lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Cassino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Escobar Chavez.
Cassino clinches with his opponent.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Cassino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar Chavez.
Cassino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cassino throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cassino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cassino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar Chavez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cassino lands with a hook. Escobar Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar Chavez.
Cassino avoids the head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Cassino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Cassino throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Cassino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cassino throws a sloppy body shot
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Cassino throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar Chavez scores with a three punch combo!
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassino throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassino is just out of range.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar Chavez's sensitive parts.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Cassino slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
As Escobar Chavez tries to get set, Cassino tries to push him back and clinch up but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid the attempt.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassino misses the jab.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar Chavez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
Cassino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Cassino misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez cracks Cassino with a good jab.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Cassino doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar Chavez circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Cassino's shoulder, as Cassino tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping left.
Cassino tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Escobar Chavez manages to circle out of the way.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cassino.
Cassino defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
As Escobar Chavez backs away, Cassino returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino lands an overhand right.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Cassino tried to counter with a leg kick but Escobar Chavez avoided it.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
Cassino cracks a nice hook into Escobar Chavez's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar Chavez tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Cassino misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Cassino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cassino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
Cassino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar Chavez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cassino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cassino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino misses with a kick to the body
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Escobar Chavez looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino misses with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Cassino's front leg but catches the back leg as Cassino tries to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. Cassino should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Cassino avoids it.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cassino misses the target.
Escobar Chavez lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cassino moves into range and clinches up with Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino scores with a jab.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cassino.
Cassino throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino wants to clinch.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Cassino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cassino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands with a good body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Cassino avoids it.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassino.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassino scores with a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Cassino's body.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Escobar Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassino missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino throws a series of punches but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cassino.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cassino lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar Chavez seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cassino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Cassino loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
A counter left hand to the body from Cassino misses its target.
Cassino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range and Cassino settles back down.
Escobar Chavez avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Escobar Chavez pushes Cassino away with a front kick.
Escobar Chavez with the inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a really nice looking cross but Cassino seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cassino on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Cassino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar Chavez's sensitive parts.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Cassino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escobar Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cassino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Escobar Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez punishes Cassino's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Escobar Chavez coming out on top.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ramon Escobar Chavez.
Well Escobar Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braylin Timmon (ranked 539 p4p, 1182 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 73 p4p, 137 weight class). 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Braylin Timmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah tries to clinch but Timmon moves out of range.
Judah throws a low kick, looking for Timmon's leg but Timmon calmly moves out of range.
Judah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timmon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah gets through Timmon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Timmon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
Judah prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Timmon lands with a right to the head.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timmon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Judah blocks a body shot from Timmon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmon.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah tries to clinch but Timmon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Timmon.
Judah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Timmon's head.
Judah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Timmon as he avoids it easily.
Judah throws a head kick but Timmon moves out of range.
Judah lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah tries to bum rush Timmon with a series of wild strikes but Timmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Timmon slips a straight right by Judah.
Judah shoots for a takedown but Timmon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Timmon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws out a counter right but Timmon avoids it with no problem.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Timmon moved out of range.
Timmon lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Judah tries to clinch but Timmon is having none of it.
Judah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timmon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Timmon's head coaches at Blood^and^Guts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Timmon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timmon digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah pushes Timmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Timmon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Timmon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah successfully pulls guard.
Judah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Judah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Timmon defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah is working an open guard so Timmon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Judah misses with a head kick.
Timmon lands a nice shot that snaps Judah's head back.
Timmon has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Timmon.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Judah prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Judah fails to pull guard.
Braylin Timmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah Judah.
Timmon digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Braylin Timmon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah throws a body punch but Timmon moves out of range.
Timmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Timmon off balance momentarily.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Timmon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Judah lands a body punch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon misses with the head strike.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Braylin Timmon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah scores with a hook to the body.
Timmon is working Judah over against the cage.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
A short right from Timmon.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Timmon lands a right hand.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timmon 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.
Timmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Judah breaks from the clinch.
Timmon is looking to wear down Judah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmon.
Timmon scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one.
Judah instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon lands a right hand.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Timmon.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah tries to break the clinch but Timmon is controlling the position.
Judah lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Judah lands a left hand.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah lands a shoulder strike.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmon tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Timmon pushes Judah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Timmon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judah's efforts to push away.
Timmon lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timmon.
Judah tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Judah blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Timmon gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timmon digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Timmon tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Judah.
Timmon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Timmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Timmon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmon 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 Braylin Timmon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Judah, pushing him back against the cage.
Judah blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon pushes Judah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timmon moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.
Judah is looking to chop away at Timmon's legs.
Timmon throws a sloppy head kick and Judah moves out of range easily.
Timmon moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmon moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah works Timmon's body with a nice hook.
Braylin Timmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmon is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmon misses the target.
Judah connects with a solid leg kick.
Timmon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmon throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Timmon drives through and clinches with Judah against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timmon tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Timmon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Judah decides to pull guard.
Judah is looking for a triangle but Timmon pushes his legs off easily.
Judah wants to stand up but Timmon is controlling him.
Judah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judah is looking to sweep but instead, Timmon has passed into half guard.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Judah to stand up.
Judah sizes up Timmon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Judah.
A body shot lands from Timmon.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Timmon.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judah.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Timmon as the two fighters clinch.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
Timmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timmon works on Judah's body with a couple of short punches.
Judah can't break the clinch.
Timmon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judah.
Judah prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Timmon.
Timmon pushes Judah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Braylin Timmon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Timmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah jumps guard but Timmon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmon.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Judah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braylin Timmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Timmon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zammy Bailey (ranked 663 p4p, 305 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 86 p4p, 47 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Buren lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.
Van Buren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bailey has time to react.
Van Buren throws a shot to the body.
Van Buren moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Van Buren does it's job there.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Van Buren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bailey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Buren scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Buren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Van Buren throws a good cross that connects.
Van Buren thuds a left hand into Bailey's body.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren misses with a body punch
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Van Buren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren looks to land a combination. Bailey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Bailey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Buren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Buren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Van Buren catches Bailey right on the button with a cross.
A cross from Van Buren lands.
Van Buren connects with a crisp jab.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey walks into a left hand.
Bailey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Van Buren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Buren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 Bailey is rocked!
Van Buren drops Bailey with a naaaaasty hook - Bailey is in real trouble here! Van Buren dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joost Van Buren!
In his post fight interview, Joost Van Buren started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 574 p4p, 371 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 94 p4p, 56 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 Esa Kettu 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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Kettu finds it's target.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kettu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Humbert in his tracks.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks Humbert off balance momentarily.
Kettu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Humbert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Humbert misses with a straight left.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kettu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
Humbert throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters with a leg kick.
Kettu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kettu lunges at Humbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Humbert's hand.
Humbert takes one to the chin there.
Humbert needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kettu blocks a jab.
Kettu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Humbert if he has to take too many more of those.
Kettu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kettu scores with a leg kick.
Humbert 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.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kettu thows a body kick. Humbert tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kettu.
Kettu moves out of range as Humbert strikes.
Kettu lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu throws out a powerful jab.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Humbert moved away.
Humbert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Humbert throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Humbert walks into a left hand.
Humbert throws a right hand that misses
and Kettu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kettu clobbers Humbert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Kettu.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Humbert. Humbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu tests Humbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kettu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Humbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu scoring well with a low kick there.
Humbert throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Humbert misses with a left hand
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses
enabling Humbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Humbert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Humbert needs to keep his hands up - Kettu had a free shot at his head there.
Humbert lands a jab.
Humbert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kettu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Humbert in his tracks.
Kettu is looking to slow Humbert down with leg kicks.
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!
Humbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Humbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Humbert's head.
Kettu throws a body punch but Humbert moves out of range.
Humbert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kettu slips a jab from Humbert.
Humbert lands a nice shot that snaps Kettu's head back.
Kettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kettu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Humbert had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kettu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kettu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kettu there.
Humbert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kettu with a hook.
Kettu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Humbert's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu swings for the body but Humbert moves out of range.
Humbert throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Humbert under the eye.
Kettu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Humbert's leg. Humbert is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kettu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humbert's head backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Humbert might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kettu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Humbert has time to react.
A low kick lands for Kettu.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Humbert.
Kettu scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Humbert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Humbert misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Humbert throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu jabs Humbert right on the nose. Humbert blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Humbert misses.
Kettu throws a head kick but Humbert moves out of range.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Kettu throws a leg kick which misses Humbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Humbert tries to avoid it.
Kettu delivers a nice body kick.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Humbert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu connects with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Good leg kick by Kettu.
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kettu is looking to slow Humbert down with leg kicks.
Humbert will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Humbert connects with a body shot.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kettu cracks Humbert with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Humbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Kettu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Humbert.
Humbert moves out of range as Kettu throws a body kick.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu dips to his left and cracks Humbert with an uppercut!
Humbert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kettu finds it's way round the side to connect with Humbert's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to land a front kick but Humbert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kettu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Humbert's sensitive parts.
Humbert's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Humbert takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Humbert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kettu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kettu lands with a straight right. Humbert didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Kettu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu scoring well with a low kick there.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humbert misses the jab.
Humbert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Humbert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Humbert swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Humbert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Kettu.
Kettu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Humberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick there by Kettu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Humbert.
Humbert connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kettu there.
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humbert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Kettu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Humbert's head backwards.
Humbert is rocked!
Kettu misses with a hook
and Humbert counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Humbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kettu thuds his right hand into Humbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Humbert's leg. Humbert is trying to keep his angry face on.
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
Kettu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu with a nice cross.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Humbert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kettu thuds a left hand into Humbert's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kettu.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Humbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Humbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu thuds his right hand into Humbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Kettu lands.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu tries a quick counter leg kick but Humbert is wise to it.
Kettu lands a nice looking body shot.
Kettu scores with a sloppy right hand. Humbert should have avoided that one.
Kettu jabs Humbert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humbert Humbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humbert blocks a head kick by Kettu.
Humbert walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu lands a nice shot that snaps Humbert's head back.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humbert manages to avoid it.
Kettu misses the body punch
letting Humbert counter with a right hand.
Kettu scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Kettu - just one landing.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Kettu scores with a hook.
Kettu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Humbert takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Kettu.
Oh Humbert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Humbert.
Humbert seems to have got his legs back now.
Kettu lands a nice shot that snaps Humbert's head back.
Kettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Humbert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu tests Humbert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kettu lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Kettu.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Humbert if he has to take too many more of those.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kettu lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu scores with a jab. Humbert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kettu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Humbert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Humbert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kettu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Kettu.
Kettu lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kettu as he connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Kettu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu scores with a leg kick.
Kettu defending well as Humbert loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kettu 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
After winning the bout, Esa Kettu 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 Diego Escobar (ranked 483 p4p, 446 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 59 p4p, 55 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lunges at Urani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urani's hand.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urani to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Escobar tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Urani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Urani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Urani had a free shot at his head there.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani scores with a leg kick.
Urani blocks a jab.
Urani needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Urani.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Urani checks it.
Urani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Urani. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urani's head.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Urani lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Urani checks a low kick from Escobar.
Urani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urani throws out the jab.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urani stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Urani ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Urani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Escobar throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Urani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urani throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Urani lands a jab.
Urani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urani.
Urani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Urani wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Urani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Urani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Escobar is predictable there
and Urani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urani connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Urani. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Urani cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urani counters with a right hand to the body.
Urani lands with a good body shot.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Urani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani lands with an overhand left.
Urani blocks a jab.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Urani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Urani is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Urani.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Urani as he checks the leg kick.
Urani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Urani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
Urani swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urani lands a left hand.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urani lands with a left to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani stalling.
Urani tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Urani.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Urani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani effectively controlling the action here.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Urani prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A shot in the inside from Urani.
A right handed body shot lands from Urani.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Urani controls the action.
Ephram Urani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Urani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Urani misses with a punch on the inside.
Urani pulls Escobar into guard.
Escobar advances position into side control!
Escobar tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Urani tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Urani's face as Escobar controls the position.
Urani tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
Escobar trying to control the action but Urani is working from the bottom.
Escobar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Urani's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Urani is looking to reverse the position.
Escobar working away.
Escobar is staying tight to Urani's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Escobar working away.
Urani is trying to work for a sweep but Escobar has mounted him!
Urani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Escobar tries to control but Urani wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ephram Urani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Urani takes it in his stride.
Urani goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Urani checks a low kick from Escobar.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Urani scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urani clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Urani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urani throws a head punch that misses.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Urani is stalling here.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar gets through Urani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urani blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Urani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar is leaning against Urani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urani's elbow.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Urani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Urani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Urani leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urani.
Urani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Escobar walks away with a smile on his face. Urani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar wants to clinch
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Urani lands a front kick.
Urani misses with a hook.
A low kick lands for Escobar.
Urani is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Urani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Urani slips a straight right by Escobar.
Urani tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ephram Urani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urani throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Urani.
Urani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urani.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Urani lands a front kick.
Escobar throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Urani throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urani throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Urani thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Urani slips a straight right by Escobar.
Urani checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ephram Urani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 372 p4p, 297 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 57 p4p, 46 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Stone tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stone lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone motions for Whyte to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whyte misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
Stone throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte slips under a jab from Stone.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Whyte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Whyte misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Stone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses the body punch
and Stone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whyte throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone staying out of range there.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Whyte takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Jack Stone has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whyte misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Whyte is rocked!
Whyte misses with a right hand
and Stone scores with a counter punch that sends Whyte to the canvas! Stone smells blood - he's punishing Whyte with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Whyte has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stone!
A very excited looking Jack Stone 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.
Benson Whyte was interviewed post fight and said 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 449 p4p, 356 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 61 p4p, 50 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vermeulen is fending him off so far but Obuhov persists. Nope, Vermeulen circles away and we're back to standing.
Vermeulen slips a jab from Obuhov.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obuhov.
Obuhov staying out of range there.
Obuhov misses with a right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Vermeulen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obuhov circles away quickly and effectively.
Obuhov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obuhov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vermeulen drops Obuhov with a big left hand and mounts him. Obuhov is in big trouble!
Obuhov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen lands a couple of good shots and Obuhov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Obuhov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeulen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Obuhov trying to control the action but Vermeulen just sinks the hooks in.
Vermeulen lands a shot to the body.
Vermeulen avoiding Obuhov 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vermeulen connects with a couple of big shots that have Obuhov covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Obuhov! Vermeulen fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 80 p4p, 175 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 8 p4p, 21 weight class). Partio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sininen sunnuntai. Katu Partio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Partio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arendse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Partio throws a hook but Arendse blocks it.
Nice cross by Partio.
Partio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horrible takedown attempt by Partio or perhaps it was just good defense by Arendse, which made it look bad.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Arendse.
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!
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Arendse's head but Arendse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Partio.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arendse, as that shot connected.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse jabs Partio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Partio misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse pushes Partio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Partio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Partio's head.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arendse keeps control of Partio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse is pressed up against the cage. Partio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arendse down to the mat. Arendse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Arendse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Partio throws a jab when Arendse was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Partio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arendse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arendse is trying to stand back up but Partio is controlling him
Arendse manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Arendse looks to throw a body kick
and Arendse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arendse swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arendse blocks a head kick by Partio.
Partio tries to land a front kick but Arendse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Partio lands the left hand.
Partio 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.
Arendse tried to score with a low kick but Partio checks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Partio or perhaps it was just good defense by Arendse, which made it look bad.
Enitan Arendse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katu Partio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Arendse misses the target.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arendse finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arendse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arendse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Arendse blocks a low kick nicely.
Arendse jabs Partio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
Partio throws a push kick but Arendse slaps the foot to one side.
Partio needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Arendse lands an overhand right.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Arendse appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Partio misses with a hook.
Partio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enitan Arendse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arendse cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Partio.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Arendse works Partio's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arendse looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Partio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arendse tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Partio is in Arendse's guard.
Partio looking to sit in guard and control but Arendse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arendse passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arendse controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arendse tries to clinch up but Partio circles away and keeps his distance.
Partio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Arendse as he connects with a hook.
Arendse lands a nice hook to Partio's body. Partio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arendse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Partio momentarily.
A big right from Partio misses.
Arendse throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Partio misses.
It appears Arendse was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arendse.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Partio 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.
Arendse slips under a jab from Partio.
It looked like Arendse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arendse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Partio throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arendse appears to be looking for a big counter.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arendse.
Arendse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Partio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arendse's knee momentarily.
Arendse punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arendse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arendse takes one on the button.
Partio misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arendse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Partio misses.
Arendse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Arendse takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Partio misses with a hook. Arendse ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Arendse has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Arendse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partio at a distance.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Partio slips a straight right by Arendse.
Arendse scores with the left hand. Partio knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Partio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arendse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arendse throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Partio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arendse wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Partio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Partio.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Arendse.
Partio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Arendse scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
Arendse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Partio.
Nice body kick from Arendse.
Arendse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arendse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Partio moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Partio can do to turn this around?
Partio cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Partio tries to keep at a distance but Arendse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Partio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arendse walks into a left hand.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Arendse finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio motions for Arendse to come forward. Partio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Arendse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partio.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Arendse slips under a jab from Partio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Partio misses the jab.
Partio tries a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
Arendse cracks Partio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Arendse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Partio tries to land a front kick but Arendse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Partio misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Partio! But no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Partio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arendse - the referee stops the clock and Partio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arendse. Partio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Arendse misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio misses with a low kick.
Arendse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Partio throws a head kick but Arendse moves out of range.
Partio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Partio misses
and Arendse counters with a nice body kick.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Arendse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arendse scores with a decent looking hook.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Arendse saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Arendse.
Partio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arendse clobbers Partio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Partio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arendse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Partio misses.
Arendse throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
Arendse lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arendse throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Arendse
and Partio counters with a leg kick.
Partio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Partio! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Partio takes a swing at Arendse's ribcage but misses.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Partio throws a low kick, looking for Arendse's leg but Arendse calmly moves out of range.
Partio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arendse on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Arendse.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arendse connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick from Arendse, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio throws a leg kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse looks to throw a body kick
and Partio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Partio.
Arendse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arendse has Partio pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Partio postures up.
Arendse is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Arendse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Partio trying to control but Arendse is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Partio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arendse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arendse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
Arendse wants to sweep here but Partio controlling him for the moment.
Katu Partio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Partio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Katu Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Partio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Partio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Partio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arendse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Arendse has wrist control.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arendse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Partio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Partio tries to score with some ground and pound. Arendse controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Arendse regains half guard, as Partio was trying to land strikes.
Partio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Partio connects with a nice short shot to Arendse's temple.
Partio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arendse defending well though.
Partio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Partio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arendse taking some punishment here, with Partio in his half guard.
Partio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Partio.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arendse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Partio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Partio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Partio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Partio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Partio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Partio throwing shots but Arendse is blocking nicely.
Arendse moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katu Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arendse 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 177 p4p, 332 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 27 p4p, 49 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. Kagonbo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voodoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bunkechukwu Floyd is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kagonbo! But no joy.
Kagonbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Floyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Kagonbo.
Floyd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kagonbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Floyd throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kagonbo counter with a right hand.
Floyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Kagonbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Kagonbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Floyd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kagonbo manages to circle out of the way.
Kagonbo lands a jab to the head.
Floyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Kagonbo off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kagonbo.
We've been told by Floyd's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo misses with a looping right.
Kagonbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kagonbo moves away from the strike by Floyd.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
Kagonbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kagonbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Floyd is looking for a counter combo.
Kagonbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Floyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Floyd drops Kagonbo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kagonbo looks back up at him and smiles so Floyd waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kagonbo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo drops his hands momentarily. Floyd doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kagonbo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kagonbo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bunkechukwu Floyd!
Bismack Kagonbo was interviewed post fight and said 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 41 p4p, 62 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 8 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Steve!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Asham.
Asham missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve tries to clinch up but Asham circles away and keeps his distance.
As Steve looks to move away, Asham throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
A jab from Steve misses.
Asham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Asham blocks the low kick.
Asham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asham avoids the body shot from Steve.
Asham is looking to counter punch.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asham moves away.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Asham there.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Asham.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asham.
Asham tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
A head punch on the inside from Asham fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve presses Asham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Steve works on Asham's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Asham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve misses with an elbow over the top.
Steve told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Steve misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve stalling in the clinch but Asham improves position.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Asham's head.
Asham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steve misses with an elbow over the top.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Asham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asham throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Steve.
Asham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steve pushes Asham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Asham takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Steve.
Asham blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Asham blocks a body shot from Steve.
Asham tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Steve lands a left hand.
Steve's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asham throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Asham blocks an elbow strike.
Asham lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve lands an elbow just above Asham 's eye.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Steve is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Steve stalling against the cage.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
Steve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Asham moved out of range.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Asham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve closes the distance and pushes Asham back into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steve in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Steve stalling in the clinch but Asham improves position.
Asham has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands an elbow inside that Asham shrugs off.
It looks like Arron Asham has been cut.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steve trying to stall but Asham improves his position.
Asham lands a knee to the head.
Steve is leaning against Asham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Asham - that landed with a thud.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham tries a knee to the head but Steve blocks it.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham misses with some punches.
Steve looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steve - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Steve is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Asham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Asham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham lands a good knee to the midsection. Steve won't want to take too many of those.
Asham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Asham gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asham lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Asham.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham prevents a body shot from Steve.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Asham lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asham.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Asham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asham lands with a left to the head.
Arron Asham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Asham as the two fighters clinch.
Steve blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steve in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asham lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Asham scores with a shoulder strike.
Asham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Asham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve blocks it with crossed arms.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steve misses with a hook
and Asham counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Steve misses
and Asham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Asham avoids a wild elbow strike from Steve.
Steve on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham landing knees to the head.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve working aggressively here.
Asham lands a left hand.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asham digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Asham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Asham.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Asham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Asham pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steve in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve blocks a body shot from Asham.
Good body shot from Asham.
Asham lands with a right to the head.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
Steve blocks a body shot from Asham.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Chris Steve's cut even more.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Asham controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asham prevents a body shot from Steve.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Steve takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve.
Asham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Asham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Asham.
Steve tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve looking to stall.
Asham working aggressively here.
Asham tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
Steve stalling in the clinch but Asham improves position.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Asham fails to land.
Asham prevents a body shot from Steve.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
Asham blocks a body shot from Steve.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Asham fails to land.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asham.
Asham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Asham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Asham counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve tries to clinch there but Asham circles away.
Asham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve thuds his shin into the meat of Asham's side.
Asham throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arron Asham is winning the standup battle so far.
Asham lands a jab to the nose.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Asham misses the target.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Asham checks the leg kick.
Asham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asham counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch but Asham is having none of it.
Steve sizes up Asham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steve has Asham up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asham.
Steve just leaning against Asham, taking a breather.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham crunches a lovely knee into Steve's ribcage.
Steve is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asham lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Asham blocks a body shot from Steve.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve working aggressively here.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Steve prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steve lands an elbow just above Asham 's eye.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with an elbow over the top.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asham misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asham working aggressively here.
Asham prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asham throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A short left from Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve throws an elbow that misses.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
Asham blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
Asham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asham blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asham.
Steve working aggressively here.
Asham tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham had his way with Chris Steve in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asham.
Asham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asham staying out of range there.
Steve punishes Asham's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Asham moved out of range nicely.
Steve throws a lazy body kick
and Asham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asham walks into a left hand.
Asham missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Asham blocks the low kick.
Asham loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Asham slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asham.
Asham tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steve manages to circle out of the way.
Steve shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Asham was looking to counter with a kick there.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Asham seems unphased.
Steve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steve takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Asham throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Asham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asham swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve punishes Asham's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve wants to clinch up but Asham keeps it at a distance.
Chris Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Asham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Steve really felt that one!
Steve takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Asham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve tries to clinch but Asham moves out of range.
Asham with a nice cross.
The cut above Chris Steve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steve looks to land a combination. Asham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Asham ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Asham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
Asham takes a shot to the head.
Steve tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve throws an elbow but it misses.
Asham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steve blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve avoiding damage as Asham throws knees to the body.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to stall but Asham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steve has Asham pressed against the cage.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Asham lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Asham on the inside.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham lands with a short shot to the head.
Asham lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham lands a left hand.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Steve.
I think Asham 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arron Asham!
Arron Asham is the new middleweight champion!
Arron Asham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Chris Steve had this to say: 'Oh my penis !!!! '.
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