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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Cruz (ranked 5371 p4p, 25243 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 576 p4p, 691 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominik Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz walks into a jab.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith stands and steps away. Cruz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith's coach down at Navy Street MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cruz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Cruz manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith is trying to buck Cruz off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith keeping his opponent close.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is pushing Cruz's head away, looking to escape. Cruz manages to hold on to the position though.
Cruz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Who's going to make the next move?
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cruz prevents Smith from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith throws Cruz to one side and escapes!
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Smith has locked up a guillotine! Smith's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cruz is holding on here and Smith must be using up a lot of energy. Cruz has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Smith gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Smith!
In his post fight interview, Dan Smith 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Cristos (ranked 4128 p4p, 6987 weight class) and Timm Cutt (ranked 380 p4p, 476 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timm Cutt!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cutt misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cristos misses its target.
Cutt throws a series of punches but Cristos moves out of range.
Cutt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Manuel Cristos has been cut.
Cutt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cutt misses with a combination
and Cristos moves into the clinch.
Cristos tries to throw a body punch but Cutt avoids it by throwing Cristos back against the cage.
Cutt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cristos misses with a body punch.
Cristos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cutt.
Cristos jumps guard.
Cristos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cristos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cutt is retaining full guard.
Cristos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cristos stands up and waves to Cutt to follow him.
Cutt throws a right and a left that Cristos avoids nicely.
Cutt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cristos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cutt looks to land a combination but Cristos avoids it well.
Cristos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cristos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cutt throws a combination that misses
and Cristos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cutt looks winded!
Cristos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos lands a body shot.
Cristos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cutt or not.
Cristos cracks Cutt with a nice body shot.
Cristos works on Cutt's body with a couple of short punches.
Cristos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cutt's elbow.
Cristos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos lands a left hand.
Cristos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cristos.
Cutt prevents a body shot from Cristos.
Cristos is working Cutt over against the cage.
Cristos digs a right hand into Cutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cutt's gas tank.
Cristos lands a body shot.
Cristos presses Cutt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cristos tries to work over Cutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cristos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
Cristos is leaning against Cutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Cristos.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cristos lands a nice shot to the body.
Cristos lands a shot to the body.
Cristos lands a body punch.
Cristos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cutt or not.
Cristos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
Cristos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristos lands with a right to the head.
Cristos digs a right hand underneath Cutt's ribcage. Cutt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cristos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cristos pushes Cutt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cristos cracks Cutt with a nice body shot.
Cristos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cristos lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cristos lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos scores with a hook to the body.
Cutt blocks a body shot from Cristos.
A right hook to the body lands for Cristos.
Cristos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristos tries to work over Cutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cristos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cristos.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
Cristos pushes Cutt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cristos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cristos pushes Cutt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cristos digs a right hand underneath Cutt's ribcage. Cutt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Cristos as the two fighters clinch.
Cristos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cristos lands a nice shot to the body.
Cristos misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Cristos.
A short left from Cristos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Cristos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Cristos's cut.
That's time! Cristos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cristos throws a jab but it's blocked by Cutt.
Cristos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cutt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Timm Cutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cristos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cristos has managed to clinch.
Cristos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cristos lands a nice shot to the body.
Manuel Cristos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cristos.
Cristos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Cristos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cristos.
Cutt is breathing heavily.
Cristos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cutt avoiding damage as Cristos throws knees to the body.
Cristos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cutt can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cristos.
Cristos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cristos 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.
Cristos cracks Cutt with a nice body shot.
Cristos is working Cutt over against the cage.
Cristos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cristos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cristos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cristos lands with a left to the head.
Cristos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cristos pushes Cutt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cristos.
Cristos digs a right hand underneath Cutt's ribcage. Cutt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Cristos.
Cristos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cristos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos lands with a right to the head.
Cristos digs a right hand underneath Cutt's ribcage. Cutt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Cristos.
Cristos works on Cutt's body with a couple of short punches.
Cristos tries a body shot but Cutt blocks it.
Cristos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Cristos.
Cristos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cristos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cristos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cristos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cristos digs a right hand underneath Cutt's ribcage. Cutt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cristos cracks Cutt with a nice body shot.
Cristos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cristos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cristos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristos misses with a punch to the body.
Cristos lands a nice uppercut.
Cristos is leaning against Cutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cristos lands a nice shot to the body.
Cristos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cristos can't find room to land a body shot as Cutt controls the action.
Cristos tries to work over Cutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Cristos as the two fighters clinch.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cristos is pushing Cutt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cristos presses Cutt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Cristos.
Cristos tries to throw a body punch but Cutt avoids it by throwing Cristos back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cutt backwards.
Cristos scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cristos as the two fighters clinch.
Cristos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cristos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cristos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cristos gets through Cutt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cristos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cristos lands a body punch.
Cristos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cristos scores with a hook to the body.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cristos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Cristos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Cristos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cristos works the jab nicely.
Cutt throws a right and a left that Cristos avoids nicely.
Cristos lands with a hook. Cutt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cutt misses with the combination.
Cristos misses the shot to the body.
Cutt misses with a wild combination.
Cutt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cutt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cristos lands with an overhand left.
 Cutt is rocked!
A jab lands there for Cristos.
Cutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Cristos finish him?
Cristos drops Cutt with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cristos follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Cristos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Gow (ranked 3513 p4p, 24917 weight class) and Luka Andrijasevic (ranked 405 p4p, 641 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Gow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luka Andrijasevic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gow fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Gow is predictable there
and Andrijasevic counters with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gow. Those never looked like landing.
Andrijasevic drives through and clinches with Gow against the cage.
Andrijasevic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrijasevic has a couple of punches blocked by Gow.
Gow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrijasevic slows down the pace here.
Andrijasevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrijasevic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gow blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gow is trying to force a seperation but Andrijasevic has the dominant position.
Andrijasevic misses with some punches.
Andrijasevic working aggressively here.
Andrijasevic throws a head punch that misses.
Andrijasevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrijasevic.
Gow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gow tries to circle away but Andrijasevic has him pinned against the cage.
Andrijasevic misses with the head strike.
Andrijasevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrijasevic misses with some punches.
Andrijasevic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrijasevic tries to throw a body punch but Gow avoids it by throwing Andrijasevic back against the cage.
Andrijasevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrijasevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gow blocks an uppercut.
Gow prevents a body shot from Andrijasevic.
Andrijasevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andrijasevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrijasevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Gow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Andrijasevic.
A head punch on the inside from Andrijasevic fails to land.
Andrijasevic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrijasevic working aggressively here.
Andrijasevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrijasevic misses with some punches.
Gow blocking some punches.
Gow is looking to break free of the clinch but Andrijasevic has double underhooks.
Gow blocks an uppercut.
Andrijasevic misses with the head strike.
Gow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrijasevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Gow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrijasevic is struggling to control the position.
Andrijasevic lands a hook that snaps the head of Gow backwards.
Andrijasevic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrijasevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gow tries to break the clinch but Andrijasevic is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrijasevic throws a head punch that misses.
Andrijasevic misses with the head strike.
Andrijasevic tries to work over Gow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaun Gow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gow lands with a nice combination. Andrijasevic backs away looking to recover.
Gow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrijasevic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrijasevic throws a leg kick but Gow moved away.
Gow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrijasevic backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Gow misses.
Andrijasevic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gow can pounce on him.
Andrijasevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gow misses with a low kick.
Andrijasevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gow.
Andrijasevic throws a wild body kick that Gow sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Andrijasevic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by Gow's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gow throws a chopping leg kick but Andrijasevic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gow throws a nice looking combination but Andrijasevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gow backing away here, and Andrijasevic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gow shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andrijasevic eats them both and turns towards Gow to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gow misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrijasevic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gow misses with a series of wild punches.
Gow cracks Andrijasevic with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Andrijasevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrijasevic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andrijasevic is rocked!
Andrijasevic gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gow gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mace Willington Iii (ranked 5772 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Hadr Bari (ranked 591 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hadr Bari enters the cage!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mace Willington Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadr Bari!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Willington Iii fails with the takedown
and Bari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bari works Willington Iii's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Willington Iii misses
enabling Bari to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Bari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Willington Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Willington Iii's knee momentarily.
Willington Iii misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bari counter with a right hand.
 Willington Iii is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mace Willington Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bari punishes Willington Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Willington Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willington Iii is breathing heavily.
Willington Iii switches off momentarily and Bari cracks him with a monster right hand! Willington Iii topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bari dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hadr Bari!
Hadr Bari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 3488 p4p, 3066 weight class) and Chipo Lata (ranked 403 p4p, 367 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chipo Lata!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lata.
John ducks under a wild hook from Lata.
Lata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lata thinking.
Lata ducks under a wild hook from John.
John has been working on his boxing with his coaches at - TRØID in the buildup to the fight.
Lata misses with a left hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Chipo Lata has been cut.
Lata wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Lata slips under a jab from John.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Lata finds it's way through John's defenses.
Lata ducks under a wild hook from John.
Lata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John connects with a single shot there.
Lata throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lata throws out the jab.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John slips a jab from Lata.
Lata misses the shot to the body.
Lata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John ducks under a wild hook from Lata.
John misses with a straight left.
Lata throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Lata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lata misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lata misses the target.
It looked like John was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lata.
Lata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John looks to land a right hand but Lata moved out of range.
Lata swings widly with a right hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lata throws an off balance right hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
Lata swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a body punch but Lata moves out of range.
A big right from John misses.
It seemed like Lata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lata throws a body shot but no joy.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lata throws a body shot but no joy.
Lata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John throwing a counter right hand but Lata manages to avoid it.
Lata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Lata avoids the body shot from John.
John misses with a hook.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lata.
John is looking to counter punch.
Lata lands a right hook to the body.
Lata throws a poor cross that misses
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lata throws a body shot but no joy.
Lata slips a jab from John.
Lata punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Lata misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chipo Lata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lata misses with a looping right.
John throws the left hand but Lata avoids the punch easily.
John swats away the attempt to clinch by Lata.
Lata misses with a right hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
Lata lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Lata misses.
Lata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Lata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Lata.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lata misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a hook
and Lata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws a shot from downtown. Lata moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lata fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lata.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lata throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Lata. Beautiful body shot.
Lata forces John back against the cage and clinches.
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John pushes Lata back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lata misses with some punches.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lata or not.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lata has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from John.
John breaks the clinch.
Lata misses with a straight right.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Jihadi John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chipo Lata's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lata.
Lata misses with a straight left.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lata looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Lata looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Lata misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lata misses with a hook
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
Lata misses with a right hand
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lata avoids the body shot from John.
Lata connects with a single shot there.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lata misses with a hook.
Lata has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John breaks the clinch.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lata misses with a shot to the body
letting John counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lata. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lata misses with a left hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Lata throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lata misses with a right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Lata cracks John with a good jab.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
A slow jab from Lata misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lata swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John tests Lata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John walks into a jab.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lata tries to clinch up.
John scores with a hook.
John scores with a jab to the body.
Lata stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lata avoids the body shot from John.
Lata blocks a jab.
Lata throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a left to the body.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lata. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throwing a counter right hand but Lata manages to avoid it.
Lata misses with a straight right.
Lata defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lata.
John throws a body punch but Lata moves out of range.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lata misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Jihadi John is winning the standup battle so far.
Lata misses the jab.
Lata misses the shot to the body.
Lata misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of John 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lata tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lata takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lata misses with a jab to the body
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lata throws a right hand that misses
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John avoids the body shot from Lata.
Lata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lata throws a jab when John was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Lata misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Lata.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lata misses with an uppercut.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lata.
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 Jihadi John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chipo Lata'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. This is the final round!
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lata.
Lata connects with a looping right hand.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Lata.
Lata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Lata loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Lata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good shot there by Lata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lata throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Lata.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John throwing a counter right hand but Lata manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Lata.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
The fighters circling - Lata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John slips under a jab from Lata.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
A big right from Lata misses.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Lata misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John avoids the body shot from Lata.
John is looking to counter punch.
Lata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lata throws an off balance right hand
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lata misses with a body shot.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Lata misses with a straight right.
Chipo Lata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lata misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lata tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John slips under a jab.
Lata defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
Lata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Lata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John avoids the body shot from Lata.
A counter left hand to the body from John misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lata. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Lata misses.
John slips under a jab from Lata.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Lata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lata manages to avoid it.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John avoids the body shot from Lata.
John is looking to counter punch.
Lata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John stuns Lata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lata. Beautiful body shot.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lata.
Lata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lata.
John looks to land a right hand but Lata moved out of range.
Lata lands a jab to the nose.
John misses with a body shot.
Jihadi John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lata misses with a right hand
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lata looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Lata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lata misses with a double jab.
Lata throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lata scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lata misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Lata misses
and Lata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Lata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lata misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chipo Lata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi John!
In his post fight interview, Jihadi John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryker Gordon (ranked 3642 p4p, 3126 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 370 p4p, 331 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryker Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okafor misses with a hook.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
Okafor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gordon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Okafor lands the left hand.
Gordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor lands a jab.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor lunges at Gordon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gordon's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Gordon counters by moving into the clinch.
Okafor manages to break the clinch.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
As Okafor tries to get set, Gordon tries to push him back and clinch up but Okafor manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Okafor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okafor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordon slips under a jab from Okafor.
Gordon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Gordon tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Gordon slips a straight right by Okafor.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okafor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Gordon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor lands a big uppercut and Gordon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gordon looks OK. Okafor waves Gordon back to his feet!
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okafor throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okafor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Okafor lands a jab to the nose.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Okafor.
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Okafor.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Okafor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
As Okafor tries to get set, Gordon tries to push him back and clinch up but Okafor manages to avoid the attempt.
Okafor connects with a jab.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okafor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
John Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor jabs at Gordon's body.
Gordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.
Gordon is rocked!
Okafor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Gordon is looking to counter the offense by Okafor and move into the clinch.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Okafor cracks Gordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okafor throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
As Okafor tries to get set, Gordon tries to push him back and clinch up but Okafor manages to avoid the attempt.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Gordon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gordon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okafor throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Okafor manages to circle out of the way.
Gordon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Gordon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okafor sizes up Gordon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Okafor lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gordon. Okafor pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Okafor!
After winning the bout, John Okafor 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 2042 p4p, 2019 weight class) and Wesley Pipes (ranked 218 p4p, 215 weight class). Herve Cabrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Pipes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wesley Pipes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pipes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pipes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pipes is thwarting Cabrera's attempts to control the position.
Pipes works his way into full mount!
Cabrera is trying to escape the mount.
Pipes is working for a guillotine from mount but Cabrera frees his head quite easily.
Pipes takes Cabrera's back.
Pipes has got one arm under Cabrera's chin. This could be trouble... Cabrera trying to control the other hand but Pipes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Cabrera has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wesley Pipes!
Wesley Pipes is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Wesley Pipes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Kellogg (ranked 1866 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 252 p4p, 282 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonidas Kellogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester slips a straight right by Kellogg.
Kellogg forces Winchester back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Kellogg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Winchester with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leonidas Kellogg has been cut.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellogg.
Winchester creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kellogg's defenses.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kellogg misses with an elbow strike.
Winchester lands an elbow just above Kellogg 's eye.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellogg.
Kellogg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winchester up against the cage.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Kellogg to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kellogg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winchester blocks the elbow strike.
Kellogg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kellogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winchester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winchester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winchester tries to land knees in the clinch but Kellogg avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Winchester has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Kellogg is blocking nicely.
Kellogg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Kellogg misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kellogg.
Winchester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winchester prevents a body shot from Kellogg.
Winchester missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kellogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Winchester controls his hands.
Kellogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kellogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Winchester.
Winchester pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellogg just leaning against Winchester, taking a breather.
Kellogg is working Winchester over against the cage.
Winchester tries to land knees in the clinch but Kellogg avoids the damage to the body.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Winchester - that landed with a thud.
Kellogg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Winchester scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kellogg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kellogg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Kellogg dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winchester.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winchester.
Winchester scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Winchester.
Winchester swings wildly with an uppercut but Kellogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellogg has Winchester pushed against the cage.
Kellogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winchester throws a punch but it's blocked by Kellogg.
Winchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winchester blocks the elbow strike.
Kellogg avoids a wild elbow strike from Winchester.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks with his arms.
Kellogg misses with an elbow over the top.
Kellogg tries to work over Winchester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellogg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kellogg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winchester comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winchester blocks an elbow strike from Kellogg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kellogg avoids the elbow strike from Winchester, against the cage.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winchester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Kellogg'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.
Winchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kellogg throws out the jab.
Winchester slips under a jab.
Kellogg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winchester manages to avoid it.
Winchester ducks under a wild hook from Kellogg.
Winchester wants to counter with a clinch but Kellogg pushes him away.
Kellogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winchester misses with a double jab.
Kellogg closes the distance and clinches.
Winchester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kellogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kellogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kellogg.
Kellogg gets through Winchester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winchester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Winchester.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester misses with an elbow strike.
Winchester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester throws a punch but it's blocked by Kellogg.
Winchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kellogg avoids a wild elbow strike from Winchester.
Kellogg pushes Winchester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellogg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winchester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellogg blocks it with crossed arms.
Kellogg avoids the elbow strike from Winchester, against the cage.
Kellogg is trying to stall.
Winchester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Winchester obliges.
Kellogg takes an elbow to the temple.
Leonidas Kellogg's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Kellogg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kellogg scores with a shoulder strike.
Kellogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Winchester.
Kellogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellogg blocks an elbow strike.
Kellogg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kellogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kellogg is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Kellogg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winchester.
Kellogg taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Winchester fails to land.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kellogg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kellogg has a couple of punches blocked by Winchester.
Kellogg lands a body punch.
Kellogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kellogg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winchester lands an elbow just above Kellogg 's eye.
Kellogg blocks an uppercut.
Winchester misses with the head strike.
Winchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winchester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winchester.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kellogg pushes off an throws an elbow but Winchester leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kellogg dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester throws an elbow that misses.
Kellogg blocks an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Winchester.
Kellogg dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
Kellogg slows down the pace here.
Winchester missing with knees to the body.
Winchester tries to land knees in the clinch but Kellogg avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Kellogg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winchester forces Kellogg back against the cage and clinches.
Winchester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winchester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kellogg.
Winchester working aggressively here.
Kellogg blocks an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kellogg is defending well for now.
Kellogg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leonidas Kellogg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winchester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kellogg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Kellogg is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester trying to land knees to the body.
Winchester crunches a lovely knee into Kellogg's ribcage.
Kellogg lands with a left to the head.
Kellogg blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellogg avoids the elbow strike from Winchester, against the cage.
Kellogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellogg avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Winchester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kellogg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Winchester misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winchester throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Winchester.
A short body shot lands from Kellogg as the two fighters clinch.
Kellogg tries to work over Winchester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winchester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kellogg misses with a body punch.
Kellogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kellogg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leonidas Kellogg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellogg trying to land knees to the body.
Winchester throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kellogg.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kellogg avoids it.
Kellogg dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Kellogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Winchester.
Kellogg avoids the elbow strike from Winchester, against the cage.
Winchester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellogg gets through Winchester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winchester throws an elbow but misses.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Kellogg blocks it.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellogg blocks it with crossed arms.
Winchester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winchester lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester takes a shot to the head.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellogg.
Kellogg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kellogg blocking some punches.
Kellogg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winchester backwards.
Winchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sam Winchester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kellogg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kellogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Kellogg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kellogg missing with knees to the body.
Kellogg digs a right hand into Winchester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winchester's gas tank.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellogg.
Kellogg avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Kellogg avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kellogg.
Winchester tries a body shot but Kellogg blocks it.
Winchester blocks an uppercut.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sam Winchester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kellogg stalling against the cage.
Kellogg leaning against his opponent.
Kellogg seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Winchester lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Leonidas Kellogg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Winchester pushes Kellogg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kellogg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kellogg managing to block the knees to the body from Winchester.
Kellogg prevents a body shot from Winchester.
Kellogg misses with some punches.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Winchester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winchester 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Winchester!
After the fight, Sam Winchester was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axl Lors (ranked 2504 p4p, 2166 weight class) and Melchior Achashverosh (ranked 261 p4p, 238 weight class). Achashverosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Summoning Melchior. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axl Lors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melchior Achashverosh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Achashverosh tries to clinch up.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lors to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Melchior Achashverosh has been cut.
Lors with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Achashverosh to score with a decent uppercut.
Achashverosh misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lors to counter with a crisp jab.
Achashverosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lors throws out the jab.
Lors misses with a hook to the body
and Achashverosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Achashverosh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lors looks to land a left hand but Achashverosh moved out of range nicely.
Lors misses with a straight right.
Achashverosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Lors circles away.
Lors swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lors walks into a stiff left hand from Achashverosh.
Lors misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Achashverosh tries to clinch but Lors moves away
and Lors counters with a beautiful punch that sends Achashverosh to the canvas!
Achashverosh is rocked!
Lors pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Achashverosh is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lors being controlled here momentarily.
Lors stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Achashverosh wants to clinch up but Lors keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Lors misses the target.
Lors waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Achashverosh. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Achashverosh to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Achashverosh is still in real trouble! Can Lors finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Achashverosh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Achashverosh has Lors pulled in close to control his posture.
Achashverosh seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lors trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Achashverosh pulls Lors in close to prevent any damage.
Lors's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lors gets to his feet - Achashverosh follows without any prompting.
A swing and a miss from Lors.
Achashverosh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lors.
Achashverosh has Lors up against the cage in a clinch.
Lors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Achashverosh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lors to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Achashverosh misses.
Achashverosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lors fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Achashverosh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Achashverosh ducks straight into an uppercut from Lors and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Achashverosh manages to regain guard straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lors being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lors gets to his feet. Achashverosh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Achashverosh staying out of range there.
Lors is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Achashverosh moves away from the strike by Lors.
The fighters circling - Lors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Achashverosh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Achashverosh tries to clinch but Lors moves away
and Lors counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axl Lors!
Axl Lors decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 1368 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 212 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeAngelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeAngelo.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DeAngelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeAngelo cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barnes misses with the combination.
DeAngelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeAngelo lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
DeAngelo misses with an uppercut.
DeAngelo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarnes.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
letting DeAngelo counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeAngelo.
No joy there for DeAngelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from DeAngelo.
Barnes throws a body punch but DeAngelo moves out of range.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeAngelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but DeAngelo avoids it.
A leg kick checked by DeAngelo.
Joseph DeAngelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes misses with a hook
and DeAngelo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from DeAngelo.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
DeAngelo cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DeAngelo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Barnes misses with the combination.
DeAngelo connects with a nice looking jab.
DeAngelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
DeAngelo throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeAngelo slips under a jab from Barnes.
DeAngelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeAngelo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
DeAngelo misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeAngelo swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
DeAngelo connects with a nice looking jab.
DeAngelo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeAngelo catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
DeAngelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeAngelo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barnes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and DeAngelo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeAngelo lands a big uppercut and Barnes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnes looks OK. DeAngelo waves Barnes back to his feet!
Barnes is rocked!
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can DeAngelo finish him?
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from DeAngelo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeAngelo.
DeAngelo lands a left and a right that send Barnes crashing to the mat, dazed. DeAngelo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
DeAngelo drops Barnes with a huge uppercut! Barnes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. DeAngelo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph DeAngelo!
Joseph DeAngelo retains his welterweight title!
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