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CEC 698.5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio (ranked 21285 p4p, 6667 weight class) and Mac Moore (ranked 589 p4p, 568 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perda Segurio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Highlife. Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Moore's 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 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Arnoldo Perda Segurio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perda Segurio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perda Segurio misses with a body shot
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Perda Segurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perda Segurio 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.
Perda Segurio lands a slapping body shot.
Moore avoids the body shot from Perda Segurio.
Perda Segurio misses with a lunging right hand
and Perda Segurio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Perda Segurio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perda Segurio takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perda Segurio moves into the clinch.
Perda Segurio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Perda Segurio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moore showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perda Segurio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perda Segurio has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Perda Segurio has control of Moore's left arm, preventing Moore from doing any damage.
Moore cracks Perda Segurio with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perda Segurio is keeping the position for now.
Perda Segurio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perda Segurio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Perda Segurio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moore landing some decent shots from guard.
Perda Segurio pulls Moore in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Perda Segurio is working from the bottom.
Perda Segurio looking to control.
Moore lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moore connects with a couple of short punches.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perda Segurio is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Perda Segurio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Perda Segurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws out a counter right but Perda Segurio avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perda Segurio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
Perda Segurio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Perda Segurio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Perda Segurio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
 Perda Segurio is rocked!
Moore lands a big uppercut and Perda Segurio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perda Segurio looks OK. Moore waves Perda Segurio back to his feet!
Oh Perda Segurio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perda Segurio just misses with a punch to the body.
Perda Segurio circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Moore. Perda Segurio falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Moore!
After the big win, Mac Moore made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1804 p4p, 4316 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 101 p4p, 208 weight class). Desmond Fairbanks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Fairbanks catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairbanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fairbanks should have avoided that one.
Fairbanks tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Fairbanks avoids it with no problem.
Jackson's coach down at Cozad MMA London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
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!
Fairbanks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Fairbanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Fairbanks throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Fairbanks.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fairbanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
 Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairbanks avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbanks tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairbanks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a body punch.
Jackson tries to stall but Fairbanks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson cracks Fairbanks with a nice body shot.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks being controlled against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairbanks avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks lands a right hand.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Fairbanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fairbanks throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbanks is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Fairbanks tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
A big right from Fairbanks misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Jackson as he connects with a hook.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jackson cracks Fairbanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairbanks thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Jackson moves out of range as Fairbanks throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Fairbanks clinches with his opponent.
Fairbanks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairbanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fairbanks lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Fairbanks as the two fighters clinch.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairbanks managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairbanks up against the cage.
Jackson looking to stall.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairbanks lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbanks scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fairbanks lands with a shot to the body.
Fairbanks closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Fairbanks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairbanks thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Jab by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairbanks finish him?
Fairbanks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Fairbanks.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairbanks misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Fairbanks coming out on top.
Fairbanks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fairbanks blocks the body kick.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Jackson swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fairbanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
A combination from Fairbanks does no damage.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Fairbanks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Fairbanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fairbanks lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jackson. Fairbanks pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Oshan Jackson had this to say: 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 2062 p4p, 3953 weight class) and Terje Warholm (ranked 235 p4p, 420 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Terje Warholm has been cut.
Warholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Warholm lands a body shot.
Warholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brakeley doesn't seem bothered though.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Warholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Warholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brakeley is looking for a counter combo.
Brakeley moves out of range of the strikes.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Warholm thinks about the counter body kick.
Warholm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brakeleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brakeley delivers a nice body kick.
Brakeley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warholm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brakeley throws a body kick that misses.
Warholm lands with a right hand.
Warholm throws an overhand right that lands on Brakeley's shoulder, as Brakeley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm misses with a left hand
and Brakeley counters with a left to the body.
Warholm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab-cross combination lands for Warholm and sends Brakeley crashing to the mat! Warholm follows him down to the mat - Brakeley regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Brakeley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warholm stops Brakeley from getting back to his feet.
Warholm controlling the action here.
Warholm wants to take a breather but Brakeley is having none of it.
Warholm is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brakeley reverses the position - he's now on top in Warholm's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brakeley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
Warholm is pulling down on Brakeley's head. It's preventing any offense from Brakeley, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brakeley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warholm keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
Warholm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warholm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brakeley is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brakeley misses with a straight right.
Warholm lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley throws a head kick that misses.
Warholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brakeley slaps away a takedown attempt from Warholm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Brakeley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brakeley misses with a looping right.
Warholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brakeley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warholm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brakeley.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Warholm manages to avoid it.
Warholm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brakeley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terje Warholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brakeley slips a jab and a cross from Warholm.
Brakeley misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Warholm.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Warholm. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Warholm digs a good hook to Brakeley's body.
Warholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warholm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warholm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brakeley manages to avoid it.
It looked like Brakeley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brakeley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warholm can pounce on him.
Warholm waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Brakeley. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Brakeley to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warholm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Warholm advances to half guard.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Warholm has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warholm controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Warholm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Warholm trying to control but Brakeley is having none of it.
Warholm wants to take Brakeley's back here but Brakeley is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm working for a submission but Brakeley is keeping him at bay.
Brakeley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Warholm tries to control but Brakeley wriggling away.
Warholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Warholm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brakeley is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brakeley is working to get back to half guard.
Warholm controlling the position easily from mount.
Warholm is trying to take his opponent's back.
Warholm looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Warholm has hold of Brakeley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brakeley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brakeley wants to control but Warholm is having none of it.
Brakeley is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warholm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brakeley is squirming around, avoiding Warholm's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terje Warholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brakeley scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Brakeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terje Warholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Warholm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Warholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Brakeley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brakeley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warholm at a distance.
Warholm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Brakeley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Warholm.
Brakeley lands with a left to the head.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Warholm blocks the leg kick.
Warholm staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brakeley. Warholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm lands with a nice body punch.
Warholm thuds a left hand into Brakeley's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warholm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brakeley doesn't seem bothered though.
Warholm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brakeley to the mat! Brakeley manages to get full guard.
Warholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warholm is looking to advance position but Brakeley won't allow it.
Warholm stalling.
Let's hope that Warholm has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley is looking to improve his position.
Brakeley is looking to escape.
Brakeley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley swings for the body but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm scores with a jab to the head.
Warholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Warholm jabs at Brakeley's body.
Warholm misses with a kick to the body.
Warholm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brakeley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warholm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm throws a front kick that sends Brakeley stumbling back into the cage.
Warholm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
Warholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brakeley's sensitive parts.
Warholm fails with a takedown attempt.
Terje Warholm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brakeley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brakeley slips a jab from Warholm.
A leg kick checked by Warholm.
A head kick misses from Warholm.
Warholm throws out a powerful jab.
Warholm moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warholm wants to land a leg kick but Brakeley is out of range.
Warholm blocks the body kick.
Warholm connects with an inside leg kick.
Warholm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brakeley rather than just go for the knockout.
Warholm with a poor takedown
letting Brakeley counter with a right hand.
Brakeley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warholm throws a hook to the side of Brakeley's head but Brakeley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warholm, as that shot connected.
Warholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brakeley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brakeley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warholm lands a glancing blow to the side of Brakeley's head.
Brakeley throws a good cross that connects.
Michael Brakeley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warholm staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Warholm finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terje Warholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warholm 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terje Warholm!
Terje Warholm gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 6737 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Albert Ricci (ranked 468 p4p, 179 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the cage accompanied by SAINT Jhn - Roses remix ft Future. Albert Ricci acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jose De La Cus blocks a jab.
Ricci fails to land with a series of punches.
Ricci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ricci lands the left hand.
Ricci takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Ricci.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook.
Ricci blocks a jab.
Ricci drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut. Ricci saw that one coming.
Jose De La Cus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Jose De La Cus.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Ricci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Ricci lands with a right hand.
Ricci slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
Ricci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus lands with an uppercut that bounces Ricci off the cage and back into range.
Ricci connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Jose De La Cus misses.
Jose De La Cus lands with a nice body punch.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Ricci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ricci comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses with a straight left.
Ricci tries to move into range but Jose De La Cus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ricci slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
Ricci misses with a right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a three punch combo that has Ricci backing up. Ricci nods at Jose De La Cus to acknowledge the strikes.
Jose De La Cus slips a straight right by Ricci.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricci.
Jose De La Cus cracks Ricci with an open hand slap.
Jose De La Cus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ricci doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Jose De La Cus connects with the punch.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ricci misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jose De La Cus blocks a head kick by Ricci.
Jose De La Cus scores with a jab to the head.
Jose De La Cus throws a hook but Ricci blocks it.
Ricci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jose De La Cus throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ricci throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jose De La Cus counters with a three punch combo that has Ricci backing up. Ricci nods at Jose De La Cus to acknowledge the strikes.
Donk. Ricci catches Jose De La Cus right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jose De La Cus.
Ricci moves out of range as Jose De La Cus strikes.
Ricci cracks Jose De La Cus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jose De La Cus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab when Ricci was well out of range.
Ricci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose De La Cus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ricci counters with a left hand that sends Jose De La Cus to the canvas!
Jose De La Cus is rocked!
It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
Ricci gets to his feet. Jose De La Cus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Jose De La Cus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricci throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of strikes that have Ricci backpedaling.
Jose De La Cus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jose De La Cus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ricci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricci misses with a straight left.
Jose De La Cus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jose De La Cus ducks under a wild hook from Ricci.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ricci.
Ricci fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jose De La Cus to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jose De La Cus looks to clinch but Ricci throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jose De La Cus taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Albert Ricci!
A less than humble Albert Ricci misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ziskie (ranked 1242 p4p, 20997 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 71 p4p, 266 weight class). Dwayne King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dwayne King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, 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!
Ziskie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Ziskie throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ziskie.
Ziskie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziskie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziskie scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ziskie. Those never looked like landing.
King blocks a jab.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ziskie back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Philip Ziskie has been cut.
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!
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Ziskie.
A nice leg kick from Ziskie, right into the meat of the thigh.
King throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
Ziskie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ziskie slips under a jab.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King slips a jab from Ziskie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips under a jab from Ziskie.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziskie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King swings for the body but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziskie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziskie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ziskie moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
Ziskie connects with a crisp jab.
King misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziskie can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ziskie's hands.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Ziskie tries to clinch up.
Ziskie throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Nice jab there from King.
Ziskie is rocked!
King throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Ziskie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ziskie avoids the head kick by King.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ziskie blocks it well.
Ziskie seems to have got his legs back now.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziskie circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziskie moves away from the strike by King.
Ziskie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King throws a shot from downtown. Ziskie moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ziskie moves out of range as King strikes.
Ziskie lands with a thumping leg kick.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ziskie scores with a three punch combo!
King lands a jab to the nose.
Ziskie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ziskie slips a jab from King.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ziskie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ziskie avoids the head kick by King.
Ziskie scores with a shot to the body.
Ziskie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ziskie slips a straight right by King.
King throws a hook but Ziskie avoids it easily.
Ziskie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziskie.
Nice uppercut lands for Ziskie. That snapped King's head back.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ziskie, as that shot connected.
Ziskie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ziskie ducks right into an uppercut from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziskie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie 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.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a head kick that misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ziskie dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a lazy right hand but Ziskie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
Ziskie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ziskie has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziskie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Ziskie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King moves forwards but Ziskie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
Ziskie thumps King with a low kick.
King throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
A head kick misses from King.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie connects with a nice looking jab.
Ziskie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ziskie has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Ziskie has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ziskie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King prevents a body shot from Ziskie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
Ziskie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
Ziskie prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ziskie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Ziskie can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King is trying to push Ziskie away but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ziskie.
Ziskie prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ziskie presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King takes a shot to the head.
Ziskie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King blocks a body shot from Ziskie.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziskie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ziskie tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziskie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
Ziskie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziskie circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws a hook but Ziskie blocks it.
It looked like Ziskie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King misses the shot to the body.
Ziskie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziskie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziskie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from King finds it's way through Ziskie's defenses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Ziskie's cut.
That's time! Ziskie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
King misses with the combination.
Ziskie tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.
Ziskie looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ziskie scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziskie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from King.
Ziskie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ziskie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Ziskie counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ziskie lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Ziskie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ziskie to score with a decent uppercut.
Ziskie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ziskie lands a body shot.
King misses with a wild combination.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Ziskie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziskie clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Ziskie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ziskie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ziskie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ziskie.
Ziskie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
A big right from King misses.
King misses with a low kick.
King takes one on the button.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ziskie misses with a low kick.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziskie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body punch but Ziskie moves out of range.
King misses with a looping right.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziskie.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziskie connects with the punch.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Ziskie pushes King away with a front kick.
Ziskie feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ziskie digs a good hook to King's body.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut.
Ziskie lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for King.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziskie.
Ziskie scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ziskie lands an overhand right.
King misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Ziskie misses the target.
Ziskie cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ziskie keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King walks into a jab.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ziskie moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Ziskie shrugs it off though.
Philip Ziskie is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Ziskie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ziskie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Ziskie. That snapped King's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Ziskie!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Ziskie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 879 p4p, 1473 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 129 p4p, 225 weight class). Oliver Hedman Karlsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Espensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Espensen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espensen dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
Espensen lands a glancing blow to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Espensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Espensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hedman Karlsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Espensen looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Espensen blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Espensen misses the target.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Espensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Espensen slips the punch.
Espensen moves into the clinch successfully.
Espensen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Espensen.
Nice elbow from Hedman Karlsson.
It looks like Thorvald Espensen has been cut.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hedman Karlsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hedman Karlsson looking to stall.
Espensen lands with a right to the head.
Espensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Espensen avoids it.
Espensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Espensen missing with knees to the body.
Espensen tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Espensen tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Espensen back against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Espensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Espensen controls the action.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espensen missing with knees to the body.
Espensen lands an elbow inside.
Espensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedman Karlsson controls his hands.
Hedman Karlsson blocks an elbow strike from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espensen avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Espensen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Espensen back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hedman Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Espensen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hedman Karlsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson presses Espensen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson blocking some punches.
Espensen misses with the head strike.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Espensen avoids the damage to the body.
Hedman Karlsson prevents a body shot from Espensen.
Espensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espensen tries to throw a body punch but Hedman Karlsson avoids it by throwing Espensen back against the cage.
Espensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson avoiding damage.
Espensen looking to throw knees to the head but Hedman Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Espensen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Espensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Espensen tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Espensen misses with some punches.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Espensen.
Espensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Espensen avoids it by throwing Hedman Karlsson back against the cage.
Espensen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hedman Karlssons head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Espensen is defending well for now.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hedman Karlsson on the inside.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Espensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hedman Karlsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Espensen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hedman Karlsson thinking.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a hook. Espensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Espensen darts in and clinches Hedman Karlsson up against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Espensen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Espensen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Espensen throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson moved away.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good body shot into Espensen's ribs.
Hedman Karlsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Espensen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Espensen avoids it easily.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
Espensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hedman Karlsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hedman Karlsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Espensen is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorvald Espensen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a straight right. Espensen didn't see that one coming.
Espensen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hedman Karlsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Espensen jabs at Hedman Karlsson's body.
Espensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Espensen moves in looking to clinch but Hedman Karlsson pushes him off.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Espensen slips the punch.
Espensen tried to counter with a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson avoided it.
Espensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Espensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
Espensen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hedman Karlsson at a distance.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
As Hedman Karlsson tries to get set, Espensen tries to push him back and clinch up but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Espensen moves out of range as Hedman Karlsson strikes.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body kick from Espensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen slips a straight right by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Hedman Karlsson. Beautiful body shot.
Espensen misses with a body kick.
Espensen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hedman Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Espensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Espensen ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Espensen is looking to wear down Hedman Karlsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hedman Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Espensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Espensen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Espensen thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Espensen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a left hand.
Espensen swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Jab by Hedman Karlsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espensen misses the jab.
Espensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Espensen avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Espensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson thuds a left hand into Espensen's body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
Espensen lands with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Espensen throws a solid leg kick but Hedman Karlsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Espensen.
Espensen throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen misses with a leg kick.
Espensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Hedman Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Espensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hedman Karlsson. That did some damage!
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Espensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Espensen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espensen takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson wants to land a leg kick but Espensen is out of range.
Espensen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen tries to counter by clinching up but Hedman Karlsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Espensen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Espensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Espensen throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a low kick.
Espensen checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Espensen tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Espensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson lands a slapping body shot.
Espensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Hedman Karlsson. Beautiful body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Espensen.
Espensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Espensen digs a good body shot into Hedman Karlsson's ribs.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab to Espensen's midsection.
Espensen slips under a jab.
Espensen tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson is having none of it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of punches but Espensen avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Espensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Espensen misses its target.
Espensen blocks a jab.
Espensen ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
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!
Hedman Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen jabs at Hedman Karlsson's body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Espensen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Espensen lands with a nice body kick.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good hook to Espensen's body.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Espensen is just out of range.
Espensen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Espensen lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Espensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Espensen with a body shot.
Espensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Hedman Karlsson takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espensen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the body kick from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Espensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Espensen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range and Espensen settles back down.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Espensen throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Hedman Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Espensen.
Espensen needs to keep his hands up - Hedman Karlsson had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Espensen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Espensen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hedman Karlsson tries to score with a low kick but Espensen moves his leg out of the way.
Espensen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Espensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hedman Karlsson circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hedman Karlsson. That's going to slow Espensen down.
Espensen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen tries to clinch but Hedman Karlsson is having none of it.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
As Hedman Karlsson backs away, Espensen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Espensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Espensen. That's going to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espensen manages to avoid it.
Espensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hedman Karlsson is able to avoid easily.
Espensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Espensen misses with a low kick as Hedman Karlsson jumps back.
Espensen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Espensen tries a body shot but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Espensen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to control Espensen's arms but Espensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hedman Karlsson has his back to the cage.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a body shot from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Espensen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Espensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson avoiding damage as Espensen throws knees to the body.
Espensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hedman Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Espensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Thorvald Espensen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Espensen ducks under a wild hook from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen tried to counter with a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson avoided it.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espensen misses with a two punch combination.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Espensen. Espensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hedman Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Espensen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Espensen's body.
Espensen scores with a jab to the body.
Espensen throws the left hand but Hedman Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Espensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Espensen wants to land a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Espensen misses with an uppercut. Hedman Karlsson saw that one coming.
Espensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espensen. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espensen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Espensen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Espensen misses with a leg kick.
Espensen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hedman Karlsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Espensen scrambles back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Espensen saw that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Espensen tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Hedman Karlsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Espensen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Espensen.
Espensen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hedman Karlsson on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Espensen misses its intended target.
Espensen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good body shot into Espensen's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Espensen.
Espensen misses the jab.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Espensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hedman Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Espensen avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Espensen throws a body kick.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Espensen moved out of range nicely.
Hedman Karlsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen connects with a body shot that sends Hedman Karlsson's belly button to the back.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Espensen strikes.
Espensen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Espensen misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
As Hedman Karlsson backs away, Espensen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Espensen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Espensen thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hedman Karlsson.
A leg kick checked by Hedman Karlsson.
A little jabbing left from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Espensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body punch but Espensen moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Espensen's shoulder, as Espensen tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Hedman Karlsson lands.
Espensen slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Espensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Espensen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hedman Karlsson - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Espensen swings for the body but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Espensen avoids it easily.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Hedman Karlsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Espensen's ribs.
Good shot there by Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Espensen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Espensen scores with a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espensen moves away.
Hedman Karlsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Espensen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thorvald Espensen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Espensen takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Espensen.
Espensen manages to break the clinch.
Espensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Espensen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Espensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
Espensen misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Espensen was well out of range.
Espensen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Espensen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hedman Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Espensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Espensen throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Espensen.
Espensen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Espensen looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings for the body but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Espensen lands a glancing blow to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
Espensen tries a low kick but Hedman Karlsson avoids it.
Espensen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Espensen throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Espensen throws a sloppy head kick and Hedman Karlsson moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Espensen.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Espensen's shoulder, as Espensen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espensen.
Espensen takes one to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Espensen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espensen slips under a jab from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Espensen moves away and avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Espensen.
A countering left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Espensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hedman Karlsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Espensen momentarily.
Espensen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Espensen's body.
Hedman Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Espensen's ribcage but misses.
Espensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espensen misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Espensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Espensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson gets tackled into the cage by Espensen. Espensen maintains the clinch.
Espensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Espensen fails to land.
Espensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Espensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Espensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hedman Karlsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Espensen has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
A right hand to the body from Espensen.
Espensen misses with the head strike.
Hedman Karlsson tries to pull guard but Espensen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hedman Karlsson drops back down to his feet.
Espensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Espensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Espensen has a couple of punches blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Thorvald Espensen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hedman Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with a short 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!
Espensen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson digs a right hand into Espensen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Espensen's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Espensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Espensen is defending well for now.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Espensen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Espensen backwards.
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 Thorvald Espensen.
I think Espensen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Oliver Hedman Karlsson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Shabanov (ranked 1267 p4p, 993 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 173 p4p, 135 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shabanov will feel that in the morning.
Kahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shabanov moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Shabanov scores with a jab.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
A low kick from Kahn misses
and Shabanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shabanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kahn.
Shabanov lands a front kick.
Shabanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shabanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shabanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Shabanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shabanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shabanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kahn throws a lazy body kick
enabling Shabanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kahn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shabanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabanov manages to avoid it.
Shabanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shabanov checks a low kick from Kahn.
Shabanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shabanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn throws an off balance right hand
and Shabanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shabanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shabanov cracks Kahn with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kahn tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Shabanov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kahn is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
Fedor Shabanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 611 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Dulles Bush (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dulles Bush!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Neckbreaker. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neckbreaker gets tackled into the cage by Bush. Bush maintains the clinch.
Bush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neckbreaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neckbreaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neckbreaker throws a shot from downtown. Bush moves away and avoids it.
Neckbreaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bush moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bush! But no joy.
Dulles Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neckbreaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bush can pounce on him.
Neckbreaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neckbreaker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bush is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neckbreaker tries to score a body lock takedown but Bush shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bush throws a head punch that misses.
Neckbreaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neckbreaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bush misses with some punches.
Bush working aggressively here.
Neckbreaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neckbreaker wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slammy Neckbreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush scores with a shoulder strike.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but Neckbreaker avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
Bush scores with a shot to the side of Neckbreaker's head.
Neckbreaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neckbreaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Neckbreaker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neckbreaker tries to score a body lock takedown but Bush shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neckbreaker takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bush fails to land.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush tries to throw a body punch but Neckbreaker avoids it by throwing Bush back against the cage.
Bush gets through Neckbreaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Neckbreaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dulles Bush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neckbreaker tries for a takedown but Bush circles away easily
letting Bush counter with a right hand.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neckbreaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush misses with a leg kick
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Neckbreaker swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Neckbreaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bush.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Neckbreaker throws an off balance right hand
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush has Neckbreaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Bush presses Neckbreaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping right.
Bush tries to score with a low kick but Neckbreaker moves his leg out of the way.
Bush throws a series of punches but Neckbreaker avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Neckbreaker misses the target.
Neckbreaker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neckbreaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neckbreaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush misses with a hook. Neckbreaker ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Neckbreaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neckbreaker connects with a looping right hand.
Bush takes the fight into the clinch.
Neckbreaker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bush prevents it.
Bush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dulles Bush 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.
Bush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bush there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Bush.
Bush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bush motions for Neckbreaker to come forward. Bush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Bush, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Neckbreaker is just out of range.
Dulles Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neckbreaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bush defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neckbreaker misses with a looping left.
Neckbreaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
An attempted straight right counter from Neckbreaker misses the target.
Neckbreaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bush throws a leg kick
and Neckbreaker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bush's guard.
Bush scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Neckbreaker cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neckbreaker lands a nice shot that snaps Bush's head back.
Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neckbreaker blocks an uppercut.
Neckbreaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neckbreaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Bush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bush misses with some punches.
Bush takes a shot to the head.
Bush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
Neckbreaker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bush regains guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neckbreaker is controlling him.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Neckbreaker from controlling successfully.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but Neckbreaker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neckbreaker throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush wants to stand but Neckbreaker is controlling the position.
Neckbreaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neckbreaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bush wants to clinch but Neckbreaker slips to the side
letting Neckbreaker counter with a right hand.
Bush delivers a nice body kick.
Neckbreaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Neckbreaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Neckbreaker missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bush slips a jab from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bush's head backwards.
Good shot there by Neckbreaker.
A jab from Neckbreaker misses.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neckbreaker is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush cracks Neckbreaker with a good jab.
Bush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neckbreaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush misses with a left hand
and Neckbreaker counters with a straight right hand.
Bush is rocked!
Bush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bush is still on wobbly legs! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neckbreaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush seems to have recovered his senses.
Neckbreaker checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bush.
Slammy Neckbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neckbreaker tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush misses with a head kick.
Bush tries a low kick but Neckbreaker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slammy Neckbreaker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bush connects with a leg kick.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bush moves out of range as Neckbreaker strikes.
Neckbreaker throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neckbreaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
It seemed like Bush was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bush lands a head shot.
Bush is looking to chop away at Neckbreaker's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bush. That's going to slow Neckbreaker down.
Neckbreaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neckbreaker misses with a straight left.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush throws a nice head kick!
Neckbreaker cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Dulles Bush has been cut.
Neckbreaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker throws a big shot that misses.
Bush misses with a straight right.
Bush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Neckbreaker circles away.
Bush moves out of range as Neckbreaker strikes.
Neckbreaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neckbreaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Neckbreaker saw that one coming.
Neckbreaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush with the inside leg kick.
Bush misses with a hook. Neckbreaker ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bush.
Neckbreaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neckbreaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
Bush misses with a straight right.
Neckbreaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bush throws a predictable looking body shot
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Neckbreaker loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bush catches Neckbreaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Bush.
Neckbreaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bush counters with a good low kick that Neckbreaker was not able to check.
Neckbreaker throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Neckbreaker checks a low kick from Bush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bush. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush throws a leg kick but Neckbreaker checks it.
Neckbreaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Neckbreaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bush counters with a nice uppercut.
Neckbreaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bush momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to clinch but Neckbreaker is having none of it.
Bush throws a low kick but Neckbreaker avoids it.
A head kick from Bush lands but Neckbreaker takes it in his stride.
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!
Neckbreaker digs a good hook to Bush's body.
Bush tries to land a body kick
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bush thinking.
Bush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush throws a solid leg kick but Neckbreaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bush.
Neckbreaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neckbreaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Neckbreaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Neckbreaker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neckbreaker.
Bush misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Neckbreaker misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dulles Bush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dulles Bush!
Dulles Bush seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 676 p4p, 743 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 87 p4p, 94 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto lands a really nice looking cross but Leagatius seems unphased.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leagatius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leagatius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leagatius thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius needs to keep his hands up - Fujimoto had a free shot at his head there.
Leagatius is holding his hands too far apart here. Fujimoto throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Leagatius is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A very excited looking Gyukosho Fujimoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yhorm Giant (ranked 739 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 93 p4p, 137 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Starker's choice of entrance music: Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Yhorm Giant had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Yhorm Giant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yhorm Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker moves into the clinch successfully.
Giant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Starker swings wildly with an uppercut but Giant uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Giant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starker has him pressed against the cage.
Giant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Starker moves into the clinch.
Giant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starker misses with a few strikes there.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starker darts in and clinches Giant up against the cage.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
Starker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starker looks to clinch
and Giant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giant counters with a head kick.
Starker misses with a two punch combination.
Giant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Starker's knee momentarily.
Giant misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giant.
Starker tries to clinch up but Giant circles away and keeps his distance.
Starker thows a leg kick but Giant checks it
and Giant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Giant connects with a body shot.
Starker wants to clinch but Giant slips to the side
and Starker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Giant with a nice calf kick.
Starker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Giant.
Starker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starker fails to land with a series of punches.
Starker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starker tries to clinch but Giant moves out of range.
Giant is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker wants to clinch up but Giant keeps it at a distance.
Starker wants to clinch
and Giant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Giant.
Giant gets tackled into the cage by Starker. Starker maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Starker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Giant.
Starker throws a leg kick
and Giant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giant lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Giant connects with an inside leg kick.
Giant is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Starker misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Giant misses the target.
Giant gets tackled into the cage by Starker. Starker maintains the clinch.
Giant is trying to push Starker away but Starker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giant manages to break the clinch.
Starker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starker tries to clinch up.
Starker clinches up against the cage.
Giant tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giant lands a big uppercut and Starker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Starker looks OK. Giant waves Starker back to his feet!
Starker is rocked!
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!
Giant lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Starker head around and knocks him out cold! Giant hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yhorm Giant!
A very excited looking Yhorm Giant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Paul Starker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'.
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