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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 5064 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Jay Porter (ranked 562 p4p, 490 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Porter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porter moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Porter's guard.
Porter has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Porter.
 It looks like Javier Martinez 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!
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Porter pulls guard effortlessly.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Porter is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Porter holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porter wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Porter trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Porter pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Porter wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez'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.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porter is looking for the big counter here.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Porter. Porter obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Porter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Porter's half guard.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Porter's temple.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Porter is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Porter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Porter.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porter is on top in guard.
Porter wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez controlling the position.
Martinez is working an open guard so Porter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is letting Martinez control him for a moment.
Porter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Porter in a clinch.
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws a strike but Porter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Porter controls the pace.
Porter preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Porter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Porter wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!
Martinez working Porter over with strikes here.
Porter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Porter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez cracks Porter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Porter is rocked!
Martinez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Porter is out cold! Martinez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 3001 p4p, 4076 weight class) and Kip York (ranked 284 p4p, 365 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kip York!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
York throws a body kick that misses
and Bogo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for York!
York throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bogo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling York to score with a decent uppercut.
York moves into the clinch.
York looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
York is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
York wants a takedown but no success here.
York unloads a knee to the mid-section.
York stalling in the clinch.
Bogo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. York is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
York pulls guard effortlessly.
Bogo stops York from standing up.
Bogo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! York is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bogo, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York throws a strike but Bogo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogo drops back looking for a leg! York is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and York manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into York's guard.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogo lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bogo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bogo trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
Bogo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! York is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! York has escaped and now he's on top!
York trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
York throws a strike but Bogo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogo works over York with some ground and pound from guard.
Bogo looking to pass the guard.
Bogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bogo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! York is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! York has escaped and now he's on top!
York content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bogo has locked up a guillotine! Bogo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? York is holding on here and Bogo must be using up a lot of energy. York has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bogo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Ramirez (ranked 2173 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Mike Moyles (ranked 275 p4p, 301 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Moyles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moyles misses with a body shot
and Ramirez counters with a single leg into guard. Moyles didn't expect that.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ramirez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Moyles for as long as he can get away with.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Moyles is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moyles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramirez is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramirez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Moyles defends it.
Moyles is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez is thwarting Moyles's attempts to control the position.
Moyles is concentrating on defense, preventing Ramirez from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moyles trying to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Moyles won't allow it.
Moyles is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Moyles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moyles misses with the combination.
Ramirez attempts a counter takedown but Moyles avoids it well and moves away.
Moyles misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez attempts a counter takedown but Moyles avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moyles. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moyles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Moyles tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moyles.
Moyles has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ramirez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moyles looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moyles sprawls and moves away.
Moyles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mike Moyles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramirez tries to counter with a takedown but Moyles is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moyles misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moyles!
Ramirez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moyles's legs.
Ramirez wants to control but Moyles is keeping him busy.
Moyles seems a little lost for a moment, as Ramirez dominates the positioning.
Moyles is looking to reverse the position.
Moyles wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
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!
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Moyles is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ramirez yanks on the arm and Moyles is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ramirez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jackson Ramirez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barnes (ranked 2622 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Bison Jury (ranked 331 p4p, 415 weight class). Jury has chosen DMX's Intro - It's Dark and Hell is Hot as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jury tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Jury wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Jury misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Jury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bison Jury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jury stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jury looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Jury is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Jury misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Jury is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Jury.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jury misses with a wild body shot.
As Jury looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Jury just gets out of the way.
Jury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Jury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Jury.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Jury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jury misses with a looping right.
Jury is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Jury avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jury pulls guard effortlessly.
Jury has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Barnes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jury.
Barnes working away.
Barnes tries to stand but Jury is controlling his head.
Jury is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnes decides to stand back up. Barnes steps back and let's Jury get back to his feet.
Jury just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Barnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jury just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jury misses.
Jury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Jury.
Jury digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Jury missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jury throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes throws a right hand that Jury ducks under and follows up with a left that Jury also avoids with ease.
Jury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jury tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes is looking to wear down Jury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Jury's defenses.
Jury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Jury 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jury.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Jury tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Jury tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jury.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Jury's front leg but catches the back leg as Jury tries to avoid it.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Jury checks a low kick from Barnes.
Jury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jury.
Jury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Jury.
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 Bob Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jury misses the shot to the body.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Jury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Jury moved out of range nicely.
Jury throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Jury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Jury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Jury avoided it.
Jury clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jury jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Jury moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jury does no damage.
Jury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jury steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
Jury misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Bob Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jury throws a big shot that misses.
Jury throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Jury throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jury.
Good work by Jury as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Jury's front leg but catches the back leg as Jury tries to avoid it.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jury misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Jury's knee but Jury avoids it well.
Jury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Jury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jury throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Jury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jury misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes takes a swing at Jury's ribcage but misses.
Jury just misses with a punch to the body.
As Jury looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Jury just gets out of the way.
Jury misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Jury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Jury.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jury moves away.
Jury just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Jury manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Jury misses.
Jury takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jury.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Jury looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Jury's head but Jury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Jury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jury clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Jury saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Jury checks it
and Jury counters with a nice uppercut.
Jury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Jury.
Jury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jury checks a low kick from Barnes.
Jury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jury misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Jury manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Barnes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jury tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Jury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Jury misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes feints and then cracks Jury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jury down.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Jury.
Barnes scores with a one two! Jury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes slips under a jab from Jury.
As Jury looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Jury just gets out of the way.
Jury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jury scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Jury looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Jury moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Jury stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Jury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes digs a good hook to Jury's body.
Jury throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes throws a head kick that Jury semi-blocks.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jury needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes cracks Jury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jury wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Jury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jury misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Jury. Those never looked like landing.
Jury wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Jury moves into the clinch successfully.
Jury tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Jury throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes works Jury's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jury avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Jury misses with a body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes scores with a shot to the body.
Jury is looking to clinch.
Jury misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Jury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jury misses with a body shot.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jury.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Bison Jury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jury throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Barnes!
A relieved looking Bob Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bison Jury spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Werdum (ranked 1860 p4p, 2901 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 244 p4p, 364 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Werdum throws a counter high kick but Andersson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Andersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson closes the distance and clinches up with Werdum, looking for a takedown. Andersson pushes Werdum against the cage but Werdum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Werdum throws a counter high kick but Andersson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Werdum feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Andersson throws a combination that misses
and Werdum counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson clinches up against the cage.
Andersson working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Werdum.
Andersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Werdum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson blocks the body kick.
Andersson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Werdum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Werdum circles away.
Andersson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Werdum counters with a leg kick.
Werdum keeps the fight on the outside.
Andersson tries to clinch but Werdum moves away
and Werdum counters with a nice leg kick.
Werdum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Werdum counters with a thumping low kick.
Andersson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Werdum. Werdum obviously looking to wear him down.
Werdum lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson pushes Werdum up against the cage in a clinch.
Werdum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Werdum is avoiding it.
Werdum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Werdum, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Werdum as Andersson shoots in.
Anderson Werdum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Andersson.
Andersson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Werdum to the ground. Andersson is now in Werdum's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andersson throwing strikes from guard but Werdum blocks nicely.
Andersson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andersson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersson postures up in Werdum's guard and throws a big left but Werdum blocks it.
Andersson throws an elbow that misses. Werdum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andersson's guard. Nice move by Werdum!
Andersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Andersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Werdum manages to get himself to full guard.
Werdum has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Andersson has passed into side control.
Andersson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum is not content to let Andersson control the position.
Andersson throws a strike aimed at the side of Werdum's head but Werdum avoids it well.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andersson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Werdum takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Werdum is looking for a sweep.
Andersson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Werdum managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andersson.
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 Anderson Werdum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Werdum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersson gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Werdum.
 It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Andersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Werdum controls the action.
Andersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Werdum breaks the clinch.
Stefan Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Werdum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson shoots in and bounces Werdum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werdum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum trying to keep a closed guard but Andersson is proving a slippery customer.
Andersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersson forces his way into half guard.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Werdum is defending well.
Andersson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Werdum trying to control but Andersson postures up.
Andersson working Werdum over with strikes.
Werdum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersson.
Andersson thows a huge punch but Werdum dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Andersson with the ground and pound from mount.
Werdum is trying to escape the mount.
Andersson working the ground and pound effectively.
Andersson with the ground and pound from mount.
Andersson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Werdum is out cold! Andersson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Andersson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stefan Andersson made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1576 p4p, 2764 weight class) and Maxim Volkov (ranked 217 p4p, 345 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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa scores with a hook to the body. Volkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Misahawa misses with the combination.
Misahawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Misahawa.
Misahawa moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a hook but Misahawa avoids it easily.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Misahawa moves away and avoids it.
Volkov drives through with a takedown into Misahawa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa wants to stand up but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Misahawa is looking to stand up but Volkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Misahawa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Volkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Misahawa's head.
Misahawa is trying to keep Volkov in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Volkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Volkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Misahawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volkov stops Misahawa from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Volkov misses the jab.
Misahawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Misahawa sprawls well. Misahawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Misahawa tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov connects with a body shot.
Volkov fails with the takedown
and Misahawa moves into the clinch.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Volkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Misahawa gets an underhook and turns Volkov into the cage.
Misahawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Misahawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Misahawa misses.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Misahawa sprawls well. Misahawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenichi Misahawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Volkov.
Volkov darts in looking for a takedown but Misahawa gets double underhooks and turns Volkov into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Misahawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Kenichi Misahawa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Misahawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Misahawa moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Misahawa throws a right and a left that Volkov avoids nicely.
Misahawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Misahawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Misahawa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Misahawa fails to land.
Misahawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Volkov's face.
Our sources have told us that Misahawa has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Misahawa.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Volkov blocks it.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Misahawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is trying to break free.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maxim Volkov has been cut.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
Volkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Misahawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Misahawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Misahawa lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Misahawa.
Kenichi Misahawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Misahawa manages to break the clinch.
Volkov shoots in and drives through. Misahawa sprawls well.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Misahawa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Volkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misahawa pinned against the cage. Misahawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misahawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa staying out of range there.
Misahawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
Kenichi Misahawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Misahawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volkov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Misahawa.
Volkov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Misahawa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Volkov is in Misahawa's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Volkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Misahawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Volkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Volkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Misahawa keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Misahawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Volkov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Misahawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Misahawa tries to get out of the position.
Volkov lands a couple of elbows.
Misahawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Misahawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Misahawa controls Volkov momentarily but Volkov frees himself.
Misahawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Volkov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misahawa 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Misahawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Volkov's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Misahawa lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Misahawa. Those never looked like landing.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Misahawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenichi Misahawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov misses with a hook. Misahawa ducked under it nicely.
As Volkov tries to get set, Misahawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Volkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Misahawa defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Misahawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Misahawa circles away.
As Volkov tries to get set, Misahawa tries to push him back and clinch up but Volkov manages to avoid the attempt.
Misahawa throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Volkov feints the counter takedown.
Misahawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Misahawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kenichi Misahawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Misahawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Misahawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Misahawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misahawa lands with a left to the head.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Volkov blocks it.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misahawa lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misahawa.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov wants to break free but Misahawa has control.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
Misahawa stalling in the clinch but Volkov improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Misahawa.
A bit of stalling here from Volkov.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Volkov wants to break free but Misahawa has control.
Misahawa keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Volkov blocks a body shot from Misahawa.
Volkov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Misahawa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Volkov can turn it around.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Maxim Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenichi Misahawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Misahawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Misahawa, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Misahawa!
Kenichi Misahawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Rantanen (ranked 1041 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Bryan Gracie (ranked 149 p4p, 255 weight class). Gracie has chosen Limp Bizkit - Rollin' as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Rantanen lands a body punch.
Rantanen misses with some punches.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Rantanen is out of range.
Rantanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rantanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie moves forwards but Rantanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rantanen misses with a wild body shot.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Rantanen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Rantanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rantanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rantanen scores with a nice head shot.
Sami Rantanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rantanen.
Sami Rantanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Rantanen.
Rantanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Rantanen.
Rantanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rantanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Rantanen cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rantanen finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rantanen lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Rantanen finish him?
Rantanen drops Gracie with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rantanen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Rantanen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 805 p4p, 998 weight class) and Darragh Fiachna (ranked 109 p4p, 139 weight class). Koko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aotearoa. 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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiachna tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fiachna somewhat.
Koko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koko wants it to stay on the feet.
Fiachna shoots in for a takedown but Koko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tapu Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darragh Fiachna.
Koko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fiachna. Fiachna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Darragh Fiachna has been cut.
Koko staying out of range there.
A jab from Koko misses.
The fighters circling - Koko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiachna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiachna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koko is trying to defend but Fiachna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fiachna is trying for a kimura here. Koko looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fiachna wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darragh Fiachna!
After the big win, Darragh Fiachna made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Carnage Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Zimmerman (ranked 740 p4p, 932 weight class) and Billy Wilson (ranked 100 p4p, 132 weight class). Wilson has chosen Under the knife as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Moritz Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zimmerman as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Zimmerman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Zimmerman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zimmerman keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Zimmerman is keeping the position.
Zimmerman has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zimmerman is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Zimmerman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zimmerman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zimmerman's head.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Zimmerman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zimmerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Wilson controlling Zimmerman's posture.
Zimmerman connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Zimmerman is proving a slippery customer.
Zimmerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson trying to control the action but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Zimmerman regains half guard.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working Zimmerman over with strikes.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Zimmerman tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Zimmerman moves into full guard.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimmerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zimmerman keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zimmerman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Wilson stands and throws Zimmerman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zimmerman gets back to half guard.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Zimmerman is working away.
Zimmerman punching from the bottom.
Zimmerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Zimmerman looking to break Wilson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wilson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zimmerman will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wilson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zimmerman is staying active.
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 Moritz Zimmerman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zimmerman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zimmerman tries to sprawl but Wilson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Billy Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Zimmerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Wilson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zimmerman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wilson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Zimmerman.
Wilson is really stuck here.
Wilson trying to control the hands but Zimmerman breaks the grip.
Zimmerman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wilson rolls, trying to escape but Zimmerman keeps control of the position.
Zimmerman looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zimmerman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Zimmerman has the hooks in. Wilson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zimmerman tries to pass to full mount but Wilson defends it.
Zimmerman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson wants to control but Zimmerman is keeping busy.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Zimmerman wants to work for an arm triangle but Wilson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Wilson has recovered full guard.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zimmerman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Zimmerman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zimmerman is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson trying to control the action but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Wilson prevents Zimmerman from improving his position.
Zimmerman gets back to full guard.
Zimmerman has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but Zimmerman is working from the bottom.
Zimmerman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zimmerman is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimmerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimmerman is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zimmerman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zimmerman is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson is nestled in close to Zimmerman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zimmerman keeps working.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Zimmerman is defending well.
Zimmerman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zimmerman is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zimmerman can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Zimmerman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson winds up and cracks Zimmerman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson is taking a breather. Zimmerman 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.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but Zimmerman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson wants to control but Zimmerman is keeping him busy.
Zimmerman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Wilson breaks Zimmerman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zimmerman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson is working Zimmerman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zimmerman has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Zimmerman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zimmerman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
Zimmerman is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zimmerman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson is trying to control. Zimmerman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zimmerman actively working from the bottom here.
Zimmerman is not content to let Wilson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zimmerman is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zimmerman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Zimmerman looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harrison (ranked 128 p4p, 795 weight class) and Khabib Ferguson (ranked 5 p4p, 21 weight class). Sean Harrison 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khabib Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Khabib Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
Harrison digs a good body shot into Ferguson's ribs.
Ferguson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrison.
Harrison cracks Ferguson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ferguson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harrison finish him?
Ferguson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ferguson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Harrison!
Sean Harrison retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Sean Harrison 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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