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PFC 214 Perera vs Kemp PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 705 p4p, 709 weight class) and Mamoru Date (ranked 87 p4p, 88 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32 - 15 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date misses with a low kick as Egyptian jumps back.
Date avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Date.
Date throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Date checks a leg kick.
Egyptian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Date.
Date scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Egyptian misses.
Date uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Date takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Date throws a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian misses with a hook
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egyptian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Date on the side of the head.
Egyptian looks to land a right hand but Date moved out of range.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a big shot that misses.
Date misses with a body kick.
Egyptian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Date has time to react.
Date scores with the left hand. Egyptian knows he should have avoided that one.
Egyptian lands a nice looking body shot.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but Date swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian looks to land a combination but Date avoids it well.
Date is trying to counter with his kicks.
Egyptian throws a good cross that connects.
Date throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Egyptian - just one landing.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Egyptian slips a jab from Date.
A shot to the liver by Egyptian. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Date.
Date swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Egyptian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date throws a head kick that half lands.
Egyptian connects with a nice looking jab.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Egyptian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Egyptian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Date avoids a kick to the body.
Date misses the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Egyptian stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Date avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Egyptian lands a right hand.
Egyptian taking a breather.
Date tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a left hand.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Date.
Egyptian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Date.
Date scores with a jab. Egyptian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Egyptian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Date keeps Egyptian at a distance using the push kick.
Date slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Date takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Date takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egyptian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Date moves away and avoids it.
Date circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date misses the jab.
Egyptian moves out of range as Date throws a body kick.
Egyptian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but Date circles away.
Date doesn't manage to clinch there - Egyptian circles away.
Egyptian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Date's hands.
Egyptian closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Date misses with a punch on the inside.
Egyptian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Date misses.
Date misses with a body shot
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Date blocks a low kick nicely.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Date fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egyptian, pushing him back against the cage.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Date.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Date swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Egyptian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Egyptian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Date ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian throws a counter high kick but Date was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch combination from Egyptian misses.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Date.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date looks for the body kick but Egyptian saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Date cracks a nice hook into Egyptian's ribs.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Date.
Egyptian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egyptian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Egyptian catches Date right on the button with a cross.
Date needs to keep his hands up - Egyptian had a free shot at his head there.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Date sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian catches Date with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Date with a jab.
Date slips under a jab.
Date throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Date manages to avoid it.
Date avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Date looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Date connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egyptian's hands.
A slow jab from Date misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Date's sensitive parts.
Date looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Date is out of range and Egyptian settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Date misses.
Date loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Egyptian doesn't manage to clinch there - Date circles away.
Date now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Date swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Date with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Date misses.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Date swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Egyptian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Egyptian throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Date.
Egyptian lands a leg kick that knocks Date off balance momentarily.
Egyptian misses with a hook to the body
letting Date counter with a right hand.
Egyptian jabs Date right on the nose. Date blinks but takes it well.
Date lands a right hook to the body.
Egyptian wants to clinch up but Date keeps it at a distance.
Date is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Osiris Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
Date punishes Egyptian's body with a nice straight punch.
Date has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Date misses the jab.
Egyptian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Egyptian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Date throws an overhand right that lands on Egyptian's shoulder, as Egyptian tries to avoid the shot.
Date displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Date wants to land a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Date lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egyptian at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date thuds his shin into the meat of Egyptian's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date moves away from the strike by Egyptian.
Date throws a front kick that sends Egyptian stumbling back into the cage.
Egyptian throws the left hand but Date avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian connects with the punch.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Date throws a leg kick but Egyptian checks it.
Date loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Date throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a push kick but Date slaps the foot to one side.
Date scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
Date ducks right into an uppercut from Egyptian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Date. That did some damage!
Date has closed the distance and engaged Egyptian in a clinch.
Egyptian lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian misses with a punch on the inside.
Date blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Date showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A lazy body kick from Egyptian
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Date.
Date thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian connects with a right hand. Date shakes it off.
Date lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Egyptian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Egyptian wants to land a leg kick but Date is out of range.
Date connects with a crisp jab.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Date's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Date takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Date manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Date.
Egyptian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egyptian throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egyptian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Date avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Date takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Date just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Egyptian.
Egyptian connects with a looping right hand.
Date takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egyptian scores with a punch to the head.
Date dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Date moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Date attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Date lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Date manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Egyptian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Date lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch but Date swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egyptian cracks Date with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Egyptian throws an overhand right that lands on Date's shoulder, as Date tries to avoid the shot.
Date feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Date takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Date.
Date takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Egyptian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Date goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian is working Date over against the cage.
Date lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian lands with a short shot to the head.
Egyptian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Date takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egyptian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egyptian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Egyptian lands a nice shot to the body.
Date swings wildly with an uppercut but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Date as Egyptian tries to tie him up.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Egyptian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Date.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Date misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Date pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Date swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Date keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a right and a left that Date avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Date misses with a straight right.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Date avoids them all with ease.
Date throws out a counter right but Egyptian avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Egyptian.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Date.
Date moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Date scores with a hook to the body. Egyptian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian's corner calls for a 1-2. Egyptian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Date ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egyptian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 269 p4p, 256 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 38 p4p, 36 weight class). Bhullar comes into the arena with Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake blaring out of the sound system. Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty moves into the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bhullar misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty gets through Bhullar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tama Ginty lands a head kick!
A big right from Bhullar misses.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhullar moves away.
Bhullar looks to land a right hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhullar.
Bhullar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Bhullar defending well as Tama Ginty loads up on a big left hand.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Bhullar blocks it.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tama Ginty throws a shot from downtown. Bhullar moves away and avoids it.
Tama Ginty 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bhullar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tama Ginty thinks about the counter body kick.
Bhullar dives in and grabs Tama Ginty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tama Ginty pushes down on Bhullar's head and hops out.
Donk. Bhullar catches Tama Ginty right on the button with a cross.
Tama Ginty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bhullar. That did some damage!
Tama Ginty slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhullar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conrad Tama Ginty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar lands a right hook to the body.
Bhullar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tama Ginty on the side of the head.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick as Bhullar jumps back.
Bhullar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bhullar lands a jab to the head.
Bhullar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tama Ginty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bhullar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tama Ginty.
Bhullar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tama Ginty counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhullar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tama Ginty as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Bhullar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Bhullar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bhullar.
Bhullar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tama Ginty is keeping the position for now.
Bhullar is in close to Tama Ginty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar throwing strikes but missing.
Tama Ginty trying to control the position here.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bhullar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tama Ginty is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar drags the fight down to the ground.
Tama Ginty wanted to stand there but Bhullar had control of the position.
Bhullar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tama Ginty wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bhullar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tama Ginty puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tama Ginty controlling the pace.
Tama Ginty has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bhullar works to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tama Ginty gets to his feet - Bhullar follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bhullar's sensitive parts.
Bhullar throws a shot from downtown. Tama Ginty moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Tama Ginty misses.
Bhullar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhullar misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty takes one to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty feints and then cracks Bhullar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bhullar down.
Tama Ginty moves out of range as Bhullar strikes.
Bhullar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the head.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Tama Ginty scores with a spinning back kick!
Bhullar swings for the body but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a leg kick.
Bhullar throws the left hand but Tama Ginty avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
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.
Tama Ginty throws a front kick aimed at Bhullar's knee but Bhullar avoids it well.
Bhullar blocks the body kick.
Tama Ginty just misses with a punch to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy body kick
and Bhullar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tama Ginty!
Tama Ginty wants to get back to his feet but Bhullar is dominant here and he's now got Tama Ginty's back!
Bhullar punches Tama Ginty on the ear.
Arjan Bhullar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bhullar has Tama Ginty flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bhullar controlling well, preventing Tama Ginty from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty wants to get back to his feet.
Bhullar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bhullar missing with strikes from the back.
Tama Ginty is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bhullar lands strikes to the head.
Tama Ginty is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar missing with punches from the back.
Bhullar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tama Ginty up.
Bhullar throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Tama Ginty rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bhullar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bhullar drops an elbow to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Bhullar working the head and body with strikes.
Bhullar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tama Ginty wants to control but Bhullar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar with the ground and pound but Tama Ginty uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bhullar is looking to advance position but Tama Ginty has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tama Ginty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tama Ginty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bhullar is looking to escape.
Tama Ginty is looking to work his way around to Bhullar's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty controlling the pace for now.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bhullar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bhullar is working Tama Ginty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bhullar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tama Ginty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhullar postures up and lands a big shot to Tama Ginty's brow.
Bhullar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tama Ginty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bhullar throws a strike but Tama Ginty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bhullar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tama Ginty wants to stand but Bhullar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tama Ginty trying to control but Bhullar is working from the bottom.
Tama Ginty won't allow Bhullar to sweep him here.
Tama Ginty wants to get up but he can't break Bhullar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bhullar working for a triangle but Tama Ginty defends it easily.
Bhullar wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that second round.
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!
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bhullar misses with a hook.
Bhullar throws a sloppy body shot
and Tama Ginty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bhullar lands a nice hook to Tama Ginty's body. Tama Ginty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhullar checks the leg kick.
Bhullar avoids the body shot from Tama Ginty.
Bhullar scores with a decent looking hook.
Bhullar avoids the body shot from Tama Ginty.
Bhullar feinted with a counter takedown.
Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhullar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tama Ginty is looking to control Bhullar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tama Ginty avoid being mounted?
Tama Ginty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bhullar wants to control but Tama Ginty is keeping him busy.
Tama Ginty is controlling Bhullar's trapped leg to prevent Bhullar from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bhullar is working away from the top position though.
Bhullar prevents Tama Ginty from improving his position.
Bhullar throwing shots but Tama Ginty is blocking nicely.
Bhullar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bhullar slips a nice elbow through Tama Ginty's hands, connecting with Tama Ginty's forehead.
Tama Ginty is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bhullar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bhullar is looking to stall here but Tama Ginty recovers full guard.
Bhullar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tama Ginty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tama Ginty is pulling down on Bhullar's head to control his posture.
Tama Ginty wants to stand and escape but Bhullar is having none of it.
Bhullar stopping the sweep attempt from Tama Ginty.
Bhullar chips away with some ground and pound.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bhullar stops Tama Ginty from standing up.
Tama Ginty looking to control.
Tama Ginty is looking to stand up but Bhullar isn't so interested in that idea.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Tama Ginty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhullar is one step ahead there.
Tama Ginty wants to stand and escape but Bhullar is having none of it.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tama Ginty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tama Ginty is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Bhullar controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Bhullar blocks it.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar lands a body punch.
Bhullar tries to pull guard but Tama Ginty won't allow it.
Bhullar manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Bhullar throws the left hand but Tama Ginty avoids the punch easily.
Tama Ginty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tama Ginty defending well as Bhullar loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, 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!
Tama Ginty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bhullar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bhullar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight right hand.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tama Ginty.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arjan Bhullar.
I think Bhullar 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arjan Bhullar!
A relieved looking Arjan Bhullar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 584 p4p, 315 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 93 p4p, 49 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noir misses with a body punch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Noir.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noir blocking some punches.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noirs head.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Silva tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noir blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Noir can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva pushes Noir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva pushes Noir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noir.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noir's defenses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Noir's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Noir tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Noir fails to pull guard.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Noir blocks an uppercut.
Noir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Noir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir jumps guard but Silva stands there with Noir around his waist. Noir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Noir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Noir scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Noir.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
Noir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Noir blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Noir - that landed with a thud.
Noir struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Noir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Noir misses with a punch on the inside.
Noir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noir's brow.
Silva prevents a body shot from Noir.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Noir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Noir.
Silva is not content to let Noir control the position.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Noir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Noir controlling the pace.
Silva keeping control of the position.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noir is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Noir trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva pulls Noir in to control the position.
Noir trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is trying to control the position but Noir postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noir sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Noir strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva scores with a jab. Noir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noir tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Silva is rocked!
Noir needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Noir finish him?
Noir drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Silva right on the button. Silva goes down! Noir follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Noir gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Noir!
An out of breath James Noir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 273 p4p, 270 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 41 p4p, 40 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Roberto Duranto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Hawtry's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry lands with a right hand.
Duranto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawtry throws a good cross that connects.
Hawtry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawtry misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Hawtry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duranto lands a head shot.
Duranto lands with an overhand left.
 It looks like Charles Hawtry has been cut.
Duranto lands a big uppercut and Hawtry crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hawtry looks OK. Duranto waves Hawtry back to his feet!
 Hawtry is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawtry is aggressively charging in as Duranto backs up avoiding any damage. Duranto tosses out a jab and Hawtry runs right into it face first! Hawtry is out cold! Duranto dropped down on all fours and is barking in Hawtry's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Charles Hawtry was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 616 p4p, 654 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 79 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleeping Giant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva Jr has wrist control.
Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murhaa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murhaa stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Silva Jr has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Murhaa manages to get his head free but now Silva Jr has transitioned to an armbar! Murhaa grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Silva Jr! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Silva Jr!
A victorious Rich Silva Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 127 p4p, 287 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 18 p4p, 45 weight class). Strauss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Root Of All Evil. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
Stone moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Strauss wants to clinch
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Strauss 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.
A lazy left from Strauss finds it's target.
Strauss misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Strauss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strauss misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss tries to land a body kick
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Strauss. Strauss maintains the clinch.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss lands a jab-cross combination.
Strauss wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strauss thinking.
Strauss cracks Stone with a good jab.
Stone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strauss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strauss throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strauss lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.
Strauss drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Stone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strauss misses with a straight right.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss is looking to score with low kicks.
Strauss jabs at Stone's body.
Strauss wants to clinch.
It looked like Stone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stone lands a head shot.
Strauss throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strauss clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss misses with a right hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strauss moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strauss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strauss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Strauss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strauss tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strauss gets a clinch.
Stone is trying to push Strauss away but Strauss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Strauss swinging wildly here.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss slips a jab from Stone.
Strauss drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Strauss has him pressed against the cage.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Strauss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strauss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Strauss settles back down.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Strauss is predictable there
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strauss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strauss swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Strauss throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Strauss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Strauss tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strauss misses with a right hand
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
A jab from Stone misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strauss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Strauss moved out of range.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone slips under a jab.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss's corner calls for a 1-2. Strauss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Strauss finds it's target.
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!
Strauss throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
Strauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Strauss moves away and avoids it.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Strauss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strauss misses with a kick to the body
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Strauss misses.
And Stone counters with a quick kick to the body but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strauss scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strauss manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strauss moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strauss.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strauss throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strauss throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Strauss.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strauss.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strauss.
Strauss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strauss jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strauss misses with a looping left.
Strauss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.
Strauss clinches up against the cage.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Stone moves forwards but Strauss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone sets himself, and Strauss steps forward looking for the clinch! Stone avoids it this time.
Strauss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strauss lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Strauss digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Strauss as he connects with a hook.
Strauss thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Strauss.
Good shot there by Strauss.
Strauss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strauss throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strauss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strauss.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Strauss misses.
Strauss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strauss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilhelm Strauss!
After winning the bout, Wilhelm Strauss 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 82 p4p, 240 weight class) and Captain Gonza (ranked 12 p4p, 32 weight class). Gagnon comes into the arena with Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) blaring out of the sound system. Gonza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Many Men. 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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Captain Gonza!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza slips a jab from Gagnon.
Gonza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonza throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Gagnon.
Gonza connects with a right hand. Gagnon shakes it off.
Gonza connects with a crisp jab.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gagnon's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Gonza. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gonza throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Gonza scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonza.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza cracks Gagnon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonza 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.
Gonza has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gagnon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonza misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gagnon eats them both and turns towards Gonza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gonza scores with a leg kick.
Gonza throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Gonza.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gagnon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gonza throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
A left lands for Gonza.
Gonza swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonza throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gonza slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Gonza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza misses with a body shot
and Gagnon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonza. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
A head kick by Gagnon misses
and Gonza counters with a left to the body.
Gonza throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonza catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gonza just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonza throws out the jab.
Gonza misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon lands with a right hand.
Gonza throws a low kick, looking for Gagnon's leg but Gagnon calmly moves out of range.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon misses with a body kick.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gonza ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonza counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonza.
Gonza sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonza 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.
Gonza lands with a nice combination. Gagnon backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
Gonza connects with a looping right hand.
Gagnon misses with a wild combination.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Gonza moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon swings widly with a right hand
and Gonza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonza.
Gonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon feints and then cracks Gonza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gonza down.
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonza.
Gonza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon misses with a right hand
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagnon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Gonza.
Gonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonza misses with a left hand
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonza lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonza throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gagnon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gonza does no damage.
Gonza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws a hook but Gonza avoids it easily.
Gonza looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Gonza tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Gagnon. Those never looked like landing.
Gonza was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gagnon tries to bum rush Gonza with a series of wild strikes but Gonza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonza scores with a decent looking hook.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonza misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonza.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonza as he connects with a hook.
Gonza connects with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonza.
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!
Gonza with the inside leg kick.
Captain Gonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Gonza catches Gagnon right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Gonza connects with the punch.
Gonza moves out of range as Gagnon throws a body kick.
Gonza throws out a counter right but Gagnon avoids it with no problem.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonza throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon swings for the body but Gonza moves out of range.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonza throws a right hand that misses
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonza to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagnon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Gonza connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonza swings widly with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Gagnon takes one to the chin there.
Gagnon slips a jab from Gonza.
Gagnon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gagnon takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lunges at Gagnon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gagnon's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Gonza.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Gonza avoids a kick to the body.
Gonza throws a solid leg kick but Gagnon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonza.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gonza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A low kick lands for Gonza.
Gagnon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gagnon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
Gonza scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gonza misses with a body punch
and Gagnon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gonza misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonza connects with a crisp jab.
Gonza misses with an uppercut.
Gonza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gagnon misses with a body punch
and Gonza counters with a low kick, right behind Gagnon 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonza.
Gonza scores with a jab to the head.
Gagnon swings for the body but Gonza moves out of range.
Gonza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonza throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Gonza connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Gonza.
Gonza swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gagnon. That's going to slow Gonza down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon ducks right into an uppercut from Gonza.
Gonza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gagnon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonza avoids it.
Gonza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnon momentarily.
Gagnon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
A jab from Gonza does it's job there.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonza throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gagnon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon looks for the body kick but Gonza saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonza! But no joy.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonza. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonza scores with a jab.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonza can pounce on him.
Gonza misses with a right hand
and Gagnon counters with a nice body kick.
Gonza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonza moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Gagnon catches Gonza right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Gonza sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonza moves away.
A little jabbing left from Gonza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonza.
Gonza takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gagnon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gagnon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonza lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Gonza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonza 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Gonza!
A very excited looking Captain Gonza rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 237 p4p, 255 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 35 p4p, 37 weight class). Barnett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Move. 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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but Trudeau sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trudeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trudeau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trudeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trudeau's guard.
Barnett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trudeau keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Trudeau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
Barnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trudeau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnett looking to pass the guard.
Trudeau has his foot on Barnett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnett works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnett distracts Trudeau with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trudeau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnett landing with the ground and pound.
Trudeau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau controlling Barnett's posture.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trudeau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnett defends well.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Trudeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett passes Trudeau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trudeau tries to get to full guard but Barnett has control of the leg.
Trudeau is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Trudeau wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy.
Trudeau is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
We've been hearing good reports from Barnett's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barnett trying to control the action but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Barnett working over Trudeau with some ground and pound. Trudeau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Barnett connects with a nice short shot to Trudeau's temple.
Barnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is pressing down on Barnett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trudeau trying to control the position.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Trudeau looking for a guillotine here but Barnett defends easily.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trudeau is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trudeau's head.
Barnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trudeau tries to bench press Barnett off him but Barnett keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trudeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trudeau connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Buddy Barnett has been cut.
Barnett tries to clinch but Trudeau is having none of it.
Barnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trudeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnett.
Trudeau throws out a counter right but Barnett avoids it with no problem.
Trudeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trudeau can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnett.
Trudeau throws a fast counter high kick but Barnett manages to duck under it in time.
Barnett with a poor takedown
and Trudeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BOOM! Trudeau lands a beautiful left hook that drops Barnett. Barnett tries to recover but Trudeau is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Barnett lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yves Trudeau!
Yves Trudeau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 116 p4p, 104 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 19 p4p, 15 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti drives through and clinches with Asham against the cage.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Asham cracks Boretti with a nice body shot.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asham with a knee to the head.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Boretti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asham.
Asham blocking some punches.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
Asham blocking some punches.
Asham lands a right hand.
Boretti is trying to break the clinch but Asham has him pressed against the cage.
Asham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asham.
Boretti lands with a short shot to the head.
Boretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
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!
Asham lands an uppercut.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti pushes Asham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boretti lands a hook that snaps the head of Asham backwards.
Asham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boretti avoids it.
Asham blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Boretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asham with a knee to the head.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asham backwards.
Asham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asham misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Boretti lands with a light punch inside.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Asham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham misses with a body punch.
Boretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti clinches up against the cage.
Asham blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Asham lands a right hand.
Boretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boretti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asham. That one must have hurt.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Asham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Asham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Boretti tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Asham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boretti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asham.
Asham connects with a knee to the head.
Asham misses with a body punch.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Asham avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boretti.
A body shot lands from Boretti.
Asham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Asham lands a left hand.
Boretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asham lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boretti.
Asham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boretti working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Boretti.
Boretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asham paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boretti misses with a hook
and Asham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti motions for Asham to come forward. Boretti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Asham misses.
Asham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boretti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asham has Boretti up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boretti has time to react.
Boretti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boretti misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boretti misses the shot to the body.
Boretti lands with an uppercut that bounces Asham off the cage and back into range.
Boretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Boretti misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Asham is rocked!
Boretti steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Asham is out on his feet! Boretti sets himself and nearly takes Asham's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 33 p4p, 65 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Kemp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ross Kemp is gonna bust you up. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ross Kemp enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp scoring well with a low kick there.
Kemp with the inside leg kick.
Kemp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perera circles away quickly and effectively.
Perera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perera looks to land a right hand but Kemp moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Perera. Those never looked like landing.
Kemp throws out a powerful jab.
Kemp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perera misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perera misses with a body shot.
Kemp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perera.
Kemp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perera was well out of range. Poor timing from Kemp.
Kemp has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Perera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perera misses with a body punch
and Perera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perera 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.
Perera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemp was well out of range. Poor timing from Perera.
Kemp sizes up Perera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kemp with a hook.
Kemp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perera manages to avoid it.
Kemp slips under a jab.
Kemp tries to clinch but Perera is having none of it.
Perera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera throws a body shot but no joy.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
Kemp connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perera swings for the body but Kemp moves out of range.
Kemp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kemp moves out of range as Perera strikes.
Kemp slips a jab and a cross from Perera.
Kemp lands a jab to Perera's midsection.
Perera blocks a jab.
Perera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kemp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
Perera tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp lands a shoulder strike.
Kemp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kemp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Perera tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kemp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kemp tries to land a leg kick but Perera saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kemp.
Kemp forces Perera back against the cage and clinches.
Perera throws a head punch that misses.
Perera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kemp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perera or not.
Kemp blocks a body shot from Perera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kemp blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perera lands a nice shot to the body.
Perera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perera blocking some punches.
Perera working aggressively here.
Perera working aggressively here.
Kemp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemp prevents a body shot from Perera.
A head punch on the inside from Kemp fails to land.
Kemp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kemp.
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by Kemp.
Perera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perera breaks the clinch.
Perera cracks Kemp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perera throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Kemp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Perera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kemp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perera tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kemp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kemps head.
Perera blocking some punches.
Perera misses with a punch to the body.
Perera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemp's elbow.
Perera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Perera avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
Perera presses Kemp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Perera.
Perera can't find room to land a body shot as Kemp controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp tries a body shot but Perera blocks it.
Kemp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perera's elbow.
Perera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perera wants to stall.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp takes a shot to the head.
Perera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kemp.
Kemp misses with a punch to the body.
Perera gets through Kemp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perera tries to work over Kemp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perera throws a head punch that misses.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perera throws a big shot that misses.
Kemp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perera is looking to wear down Kemp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perera slips under a jab.
Kemp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kemp moves into range and clinches up with Perera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera breaks from the clinch.
Kemp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perera on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemp ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Kemp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Kemp misses its intended target.
Perera moves forwards but Kemp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perera just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross Kemp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Kemp tries a low kick but Perera avoids it.
Kemp misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Kemp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perera's hands.
Kemp wants to clinch up but Perera keeps it at a distance.
Perera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Perera takes one to the side of the head.
Kemp connects with a nice looking jab.
Perera throws a right and a left that Kemp avoids nicely.
Perera digs a good hook to Kemp's body.
Perera swats away the attempt to clinch by Kemp.
Perera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kemp misses with the combination.
Perera throws a shot from downtown. Kemp moves away and avoids it.
Perera throws a right hand that misses
letting Kemp counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perera checks a low kick from Kemp.
Perera tries to counter by clinching up but Kemp breaks away and moves out of range.
Kemp lands a right hook to the body.
Kemp tries to clinch
and Perera counters with a two punch combo.
Kemp staying out of range there.
Perera lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kusal Perera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kemp connects with a high kick.
Kemp throws a head kick but Perera moves out of range.
Perera throwing a counter right hand but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Perera looks to throw the jab but Kemp is out of range.
Kemp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kemp blocks a head kick by Perera.
Kemp lands with a kick to the temple. Perera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kemp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perera misses with an uppercut. Kemp saw that one coming.
Kemp tries a head kick but it misses.
Kemp loads up on a big right hand but Perera slips the punch.
Kemp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perera throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perera checks a leg kick.
Perera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kemp moves out of range of the strikes.
Perera throws a lazy head kick
and Kemp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perera connects with a crisp jab.
Perera misses with a hook.
Kemp with a jab.
Perera cracks Kemp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kemp connects with a crisp jab.
Perera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kemp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera throws a hook to the side of Kemp's head but Kemp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Kemp does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kemp thuds a left hand into Perera's body.
Perera misses with an uppercut
and Kemp counters with a huge head kick that drops Perera! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp is the new heavyweight champion!
Ross Kemp bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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