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Sucker Punch Pro Series 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Weaver (ranked 23304 p4p, 2891 weight class) and Alex Driver (ranked 652 p4p, 371 weight class). Alex Driver 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Driver!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver moves into range and clinches up with Driver.
Weaver tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Weaver back against the cage.
Weaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Driver checks a low kick from Weaver.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver tries a quick counter leg kick but Weaver is wise to it.
Weaver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weaver.
 It looks like Alex Driver has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Driver blocks the low kick.
Driver throws a big counter head kick but Weaver avoids it with no problem.
Weaver is looking to slow Driver down with leg kicks.
Weaver throws a leg kick but Driver moved away.
Driver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Driver misses with a head kick.
Weaver with the inside leg kick.
Weaver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Driver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Weaver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Driver's sensitive parts.
Weaver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weaver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Driver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weaver throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver 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.
Weaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Driver throws a leg kick but Weaver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weaver scores with the left hand. Driver knows he should have avoided that one.
Weaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weaver cracks Driver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weaver.
A slow jab from Weaver misses its intended target.
Driver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Weaver looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Driver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Driver's coach down at Navy Street MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Driver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Driver throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Weaver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Driver! But no joy.
Weaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weaver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver tries to land a front kick but Driver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Weaver misses with a low kick as Driver jumps back.
Driver checks a low kick from Weaver.
Driver doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Weaver lands a lovely overhand right.
Driver checks a leg kick.
Weaver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weaver lands a jab to the nose.
Driver throws the kick towards the body but Weaver avoids it.
Driver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWeaver.
Weaver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Driver counters with a head kick that drops Weaver to the mat! Weaver scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Driver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Weaver misses.
Weaver's corner calls for a 1-2. Weaver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Weaver connects with a right hand. Driver shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weaver misses with a kick to the body.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
Driver misses with a body kick.
Weaver misses with a double jab.
Driver unleashes a big counter combination but Weaver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weaver is looking to clinch.
Driver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weaver tries to land a front kick but Driver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Driver misses with a kick to the body.
Driver looks to land a body kick but Weaver moved away.
Weaver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Driver takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver closes the distance and clinches.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
Driver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weaver is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Weaver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Driver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weaver cracks Driver with an open hand slap.
Weaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.
Weaver misses with a straight right.
A big left from Weaver misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weaver thows a body kick. Driver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Driver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weaver rushes Driver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Weaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Driver's cut.
That's time! Weaver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Driver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Weaver finds it's way through Driver's defenses.
Good work by Driver as he checks the leg kick.
Driver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weaver thuds a left hand into Driver's body.
Joseph Weaver is winning the standup battle so far.
Weaver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Driver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Weaver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weaver pushes Driver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weaver is stalling here.
Weaver stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Driver misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Weaver to work.
Driver swings wildly with an uppercut but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weaver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weaver tries to land a leg kick but Driver saw it coming and moves away.
Weaver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weaver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weaver loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
Driver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Weaver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver misses with a series of wild punches.
Weaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Driver.
Weaver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weaver is looking to land body kicks.
Driver checks a leg kick nicely.
That kick from Weaver tenderised Driver's leg. Driver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Driver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weaver throws a shot from downtown. Driver moves away and avoids it.
Driver blocks a head kick by Weaver.
Weaver avoids the head kick by Driver.
Weaver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joseph Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Driver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weaver checks it well.
Weaver takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Driver avoids the head kick by Weaver.
Weaver throws a leg kick but Driver checks it.
Weaver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Driver tries to keep at a distance but Weaver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weaver pushes Driver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Driver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weaver blocks it with crossed arms.
Weaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weaver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weaver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Weaver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Driver can do to turn this around?
Weaver slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weaver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Driver tries a knee to the head but Weaver blocks it.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Weaver throws out a powerful jab.
Driver connects with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weaver feints and then cracks Driver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Driver down.
Weaver closes the distance and clinches.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Weaver blocks an elbow strike.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Weaver to work.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Weaver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Driver'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Weaver throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver tries to land a front kick but Weaver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Weaver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Driver throws a sloppy head kick and Weaver moves out of range easily.
Driver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weaver.
Weaver connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Weaver.
Weaver motions for Driver to come forward. Weaver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driver feints a counter leg kick.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Weaver misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weaver.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weaver wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver gets a clinch.
Weaver stalling in the clinch but Driver improves position.
Driver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weaver works on Driver's body with a couple of short punches.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Driver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weaver tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weaver finds it's way round the side to connect with Driver's head.
Weaver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Weaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Driver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weaver avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Driver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weaver avoids it.
Driver tries to work over Weaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Weaver misses.
Driver unleashes a big counter combination but Weaver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Weaver throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weaver avoids the head kick by Driver.
Weaver looks to land a right hand but Driver moved out of range.
Driver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weaver. Weaver obviously looking to wear him down.
Weaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Weaver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driver lands a head kick. Weaver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alex Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weaver throws a chopping leg kick but Driver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Weaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Driver motions for Weaver to come forward. Driver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver is looking for a counter combo.
Weaver throws a leg kick that misses.
Driver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Weaver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Driver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Driver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weaver clinches with his opponent.
Driver pushes off an throws an elbow but Weaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Driver misses with a body punch.
Weaver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Driver misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver misses with a punch to the body.
Weaver lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Weaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph Weaver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Driver pushes off an throws an elbow but Weaver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Driver is looking to control Weaver's arms but Weaver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Driver has his back to the cage.
Weaver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weaver lands with a light punch inside.
Weaver avoids a wild elbow strike from Driver.
Alex Driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driver throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Weaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weaver 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Weaver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Volkov (ranked 2784 p4p, 6184 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 353 p4p, 625 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ganevski tries to sprawl but Volkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Volkov drops an elbow to the side of Ganevski's head.
Ganevski is looking to escape.
Volkov is taking a breather. Ganevski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ganevski is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Volkov in particular looking to stall.
Ganevski looking for submissions off his back.
Volkov is taking a breather. Ganevski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganevski has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkov works his way into side control.
Ganevski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Volkov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Volkov happy to just control the position for now.
Ganevski tries to escape but Volkov is in control.
Volkov taking a breather here.
Volkov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ganevski looks calm but he's in trouble here. Volkov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ganevski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Volkov lets go of the hold and Ganevski can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ibrahim Volkov!
A victorious Ibrahim Volkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lee (ranked 3551 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Sergio Vargas (ranked 423 p4p, 448 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Born To Hula - Kyuss. A fine choice. Vargas has chosen a warrior's call as his entrance music. Mister Lee 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vargas.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vargas.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Sergio Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee works Vargas's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab from Vargas.
A slow jab from Vargas misses its intended target.
Lee lunges at Vargas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vargas's hand.
Vargas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Lee slips a jab from Vargas.
Lee slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vargas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vargas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Vargas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee trying to stall but Vargas improves his position.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Vargas cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mister Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vargas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Vargas's head.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Vargas breaks away and moves out of range.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vargas rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Vargas slips a jab from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vargas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Vargas.
Vargas needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Vargas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Vargas is looking to score with low kicks.
Vargas checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vargas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vargas lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee scores with a hook.
Jab from Lee.
Vargas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Vargas.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vargas lands a nice looking body kick.
Vargas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vargas misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee moves out of range as Vargas strikes.
Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but Vargas avoided it.
Vargas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vargas tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Vargas forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vargas misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vargas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Vargas moved out of range nicely.
Lee blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Vargas throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Lee misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Vargas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vargas misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas is looking for the big counter here.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vargas takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vargas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vargas throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
As Vargas backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas slips a straight right by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vargas works the jab nicely.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Vargas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vargas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a jab.
Vargas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Vargas's leg but Vargas calmly moves out of range.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Lee.
 Vargas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vargas right on the button. Vargas goes down! Lee follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lee gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Lee!
A victorious Mister Lee 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 Joe Junior (ranked 1850 p4p, 4132 weight class) and Atilla Dorn (ranked 238 p4p, 502 weight class). Joe Junior has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atilla Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn throws a hook but Junior blocks it.
Dorn lands with a shot to the body.
Dorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Junior has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorn lands with a good body shot.
Junior takes a swing at Dorn's ribcage but misses.
Dorn misses with a body shot
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Junior lands with a right hand.
Junior throws a series of punches but Dorn avoids them all with ease.
Junior avoids the body shot from Dorn.
Dorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorn can pounce on him.
Dorn misses with a leg kick
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dorn.
Junior scores with a jab to the head.
Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A clash of legs there as Dorn blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Dorn.
Dorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dorn lands with a kick to the temple. Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior lands a nice looking body shot.
Dorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Junior.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorn.
Dorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dorn misses with a right hand
and Junior counters with a left right combination that sends Dorn crashing to the mat - Junior wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Dorn out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Junior!
A very excited looking Joe Junior 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Longsun Zhao (ranked 4170 p4p, 3252 weight class) and Bill Sherman (ranked 503 p4p, 403 weight class). Sherman has chosen Big Willie Style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Longsun Zhao 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Longsun Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Zhao has knocked Sherman down with a huge combo! Zhao steps away and waves a wobbly Sherman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sherman is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Zhao knocks Sherman out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Longsun Zhao!
Bill Sherman was interviewed post fight and said 'Well, I said it last time.. I think it's time for Big willy to go back to the farm. Thanks for the good times everyone! *Does a back-flip, then blows a kiss to the crowd on his way out of the cage*'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Hill (ranked 2265 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Kingston Wall (ranked 245 p4p, 206 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingston Wall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Wall lands a body shot.
Wall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Wall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Hill's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Wall counters with a series of strikes. Hill will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Hill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kingston Wall has been cut.
Devin Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Wall.
Wall connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Wall lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Wall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Hill was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Wall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wall throws a shot to the body.
Wall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill throws a leg kick but Wall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Wall's head but Wall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Wall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Wall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Devin Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kingston Wall.
Hill tried to score with a low kick but Wall checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Wall misses.
Wall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a series of punches but Wall moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is looking to clinch.
Wall closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Wall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Wall jumps guard but Hill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wall tries for a takedown but Hill manages to get underhooks.
Hill trying to stall but Wall improves his position.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Hill.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wall.
Hill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wall looking to stall.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wall tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Wall back against the cage.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill missing with knees to the body.
Wall blocks an elbow strike from Hill.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wall - that landed with a thud.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wall's defenses.
Wall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wall taking a breather.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wall.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Kingston Wall's cut even more.
Hill lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Kingston Wall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wall wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wall.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devin Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kingston Wall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill gets a clinch.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Wall avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Wall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hill lands an elbow just above Wall 's eye.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingston Wall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kingston Wall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Devin Hill!
During a confident post fight interview, Devin Hill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Kuznetsov (ranked 2014 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Bjorn Akerfeldt (ranked 262 p4p, 215 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Akerfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akerfeldt.
Akerfeldt wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuznetsov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Bjorn Akerfeldt has been cut.
Akerfeldt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akerfeldt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akerfeldt has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetsov in a clinch.
Akerfeldt tries to pull guard but Kuznetsov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Akerfeldt jumps guard and drags Kuznetsov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Akerfeldt has his foot on Kuznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuznetsov controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akerfeldt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akerfeldt pushes a forearm under Kuznetsov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kuznetsov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjorn Akerfeldt!
During a confident post fight interview, Bjorn Akerfeldt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 1715 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Ross Rhea (ranked 223 p4p, 265 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Rhea!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhea throws a hook but Thai blocks it.
Thai feinted with a counter takedown.
Thai checks a low kick from Rhea.
Rhea throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Rhea tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhea misses with a series of wild punches.
Thai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rhea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai defending well as Rhea loads up on a big left hand.
Rhea throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a takedown into side control.
Thai tries for a kimura but Rhea is defending well.
Rhea is trying to control Thai's posture but Thai avoids it.
Thai swings around for an armbar but Rhea sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thai's guard.
Rhea content to stall in guard here.
Thai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Thai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhea trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thai is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rhea throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thai's body to avoid the submission. Thai has instead reached around Rhea's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thai arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wille Thai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 1625 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Andy Hughes (ranked 211 p4p, 169 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hughes !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes .
Smith throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes ! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hughes 's head.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Hughes takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hughes 's legs.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes .
Hughes avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Hughes 's head back.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes misses with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes .
Smith misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Smith tries a low kick but Hughes avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to land a front kick but Hughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Hughes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sean Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a kick to the body
and Hughes counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Hughes 's defenses.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hughes 's legs.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sean Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hughes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith lands a jab to Hughes 's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Hughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses with a hook.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes .
Smith throws a one two combo.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Hughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Hughes 's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Smith motions for Hughes to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith works over Hughes 's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes ! But no joy.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith lunges at Hughes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hughes 's hand.
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Smith is looking to wear down Hughes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes .
Hughes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hughes cracks Smith with a good jab.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith slips a straight right by Hughes .
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes .
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Hughes avoids it well and moves away.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Hughes checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hughes .
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes .
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Nice jab there from Hughes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes .
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab to Hughes 's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes .
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hughes .
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes .
Hughes checks a low kick from Smith.
Hughes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Hughes misses the jab.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andy Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Sean Smith.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
After winning the bout, Sean Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Parker (ranked 516 p4p, 1032 weight class) and John Fury (ranked 82 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Fury releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Fury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like John Fury has been cut.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Fury lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker works the jab nicely.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parker lands a big head kick that sends Fury tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Fury back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fury is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker gets a clinch.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker drops Fury onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fury is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up John Fury's cut even more.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Parker being controlled against the cage.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Fury avoids the body shot from Parker.
Fury now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker misses with a body shot
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Fury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury misses the jab.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Parker misses.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fury with a nice cross.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Parker walks into a left hand.
Fury misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Fury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parker counters with a nice right hand that sends Fury toppling to the canvas! Fury scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Parker finish him?!
The cut above John Fury's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Parker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury slips a jab from Parker.
John Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury works Parker's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Fury.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
A head kick by Parker misses
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Fury throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Fury's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker slips a straight right by Fury.
Parker is looking for a counter combo.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Fury throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fury blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Jacob Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Fury misses.
A little feinted left hand from Parker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Parker counters by clinching up.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Parker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fury.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fury is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parker is keeping busy.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fury prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Fury lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker misses with some punches.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Fury misses with some punches.
A short left from Parker.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Parker blocking some punches.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
John Fury's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Fury.
Parker 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.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacob Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Fury'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.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fury! Parker lets Fury back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Parker steps in with a hook that catches Fury right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Parker follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fury looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Parker!
Jacob Parker retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacob Parker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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