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HFC 86 - KVDB vs Jahouli PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lili Von Shtupp (ranked 4980 p4p, 6377 weight class) and Rose MacAdoo (ranked 245 p4p, 276 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying MacAdoo's choice of entrance music: Austere by The Joy Formiddable. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lili Von Shtupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rose MacAdoo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAdoo looks to throw a body kick
and Von Shtupp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacAdoo thinking.
MacAdoo lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MacAdoo.
MacAdoo throws a jab when Von Shtupp was well out of range.
MacAdoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Shtupp blocks a leg kick.
Von Shtupp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Shtupp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAdoo manages to avoid it.
MacAdoo misses with an uppercut.
MacAdoo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Von Shtupp.
MacAdoo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Shtupp.
MacAdoo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAdoo takes a swing at Von Shtupp's ribcage but misses.
Von Shtupp lands with an uppercut that bounces MacAdoo off the cage and back into range.
Von Shtupp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Shtupp avoids the body shot from MacAdoo.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacAdoo.
Von Shtupp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 MacAdoo is rocked!
MacAdoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Shtupp throws out the jab.
MacAdoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Shtupp finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Shtupp throws a jab when MacAdoo was well out of range.
MacAdoo seems to have recovered his senses.
MacAdoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Shtupp manages to avoid it.
MacAdoo connects with a looping right hand.
Von Shtupp avoids the head kick by MacAdoo.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Shtupp misses the target.
MacAdoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Von Shtupp counters with a left to the body.
MacAdoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacAdoo with the inside leg kick.
A big left from MacAdoo misses.
A little feinted left hand from Von Shtupp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Von Shtupp lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacAdoo doesn't seem phased though.
MacAdoo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacAdoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - MacAdoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacAdoo walks into a stiff left hand from Von Shtupp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Shtupp pounces like a tiger and cracks MacAdoo with a vicious hook! MacAdoo is down but not out! Von Shtupp follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lili Von Shtupp!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Suarez (ranked 3513 p4p, 5216 weight class) and Madi Mattressback (ranked 193 p4p, 253 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Toxic by Britney Spears ft. Deftones. Mattressback has chosen Bad Girl as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amanda Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madi Mattressback!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattressback scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mattressback wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suarez keeps working.
Mattressback stalling.
Suarez's coaches at Finish the Fight have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mattressback is working for a submission of some sort.
Mattressback trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattressback looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mattressback is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Suarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mattressback.
Mattressback is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suarez is just riding it out for now. Mattressback eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suarez trying to control here.
Mattressback looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mattressback is looking for a kimura here.
Mattressback passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattressback has hold of Suarez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Suarez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mattressback cranks the arm and Suarez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Suarez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Madi Mattressback!
Madi Mattressback thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between OJ Da Killa (ranked 3366 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Frankie Griggs (ranked 433 p4p, 308 weight class). Griggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J- Momma Said Knock You Out. Frankie Griggs has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, OJ Da Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Griggs!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Killa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Killa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Westside Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Da Killa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Killa counters with a nice body shot.
Griggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Killa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griggs drops Da Killa with a beautiful combination! Da Killa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Griggs is looking for the KO!
 Da Killa is rocked!
 It looks like OJ Da Killa has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Da Killa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griggs misses with a combination
and Da Killa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Killa walks straight into a right hand from Griggs - that's dropped him! Griggs jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Da Killa from any more punishment! Da Killa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Griggs!
Frankie Griggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beach Boy (ranked 2126 p4p, 2228 weight class) and Marton Csemy (ranked 121 p4p, 128 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Csemy's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden: Fear of the dark. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beach Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marton Csemy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach Boy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beach Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Csemy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beach Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beach Boy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Csemy wants to sweep here but Beach Boy controlling him for the moment.
Csemy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beach Boy.
Beach Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beach Boy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Csemy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy preventing the sweep.
Csemy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beach Boy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Csemy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Csemy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beach Boy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Csemy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Csemy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Beach Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Csemy defends the submission attempt.
Csemy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Beach Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Csemy keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Csemy tries to get to full guard but Beach Boy has control of the leg.
Beach Boy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beach Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beach Boy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Csemy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beach Boy looks to land a strike but Csemy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Csemy has his hands on Beach Boy's head, controlling the position.
Csemy is trying to control the position but Beach Boy postures up.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Beach Boy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csemy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beach Boy is one step ahead there.
Csemy managing to control the position.
Csemy working a defensive guard but Beach Boy passes into half guard.
Beach Boy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beach Boy winds up and cracks Csemy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Csemy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Csemy is looking to control Beach Boy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Csemy avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that Beach Boy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Beach Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Csemy tries to roll over but Beach Boy keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Csemy trying to hold on to Beach Boy's head to control him but Beach Boy postures up.
Csemy moves into full guard.
Csemy pulls Beach Boy in to control the position.
Csemy controls Beach Boy momentarily but Beach Boy frees himself.
Beach Boy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beach Boy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beach Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Csemy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Csemy pulls Beach Boy in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Beach Boy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Csemy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beach Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Beach Boy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Csemy. Beach Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach Boy tries to counter by clinching up but Csemy breaks away and moves out of range.
Beach Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Csemy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Csemy scoring well with a low kick there.
Beach Boy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Csemy swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy tries to clinch up but Csemy circles away and keeps his distance.
Csemy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beach Boy takes one to the chin there.
Csemy misses with a hook.
Beach Boy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beach Boy avoids the head kick by Csemy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach Boy walks into a left hand.
Beach Boy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Csemy to the mat! Csemy manages to get full guard.
Csemy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Csemy holds on and takes a little breather.
Beach Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Csemy working a defensive guard here.
Csemy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beach Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beach Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Csemy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Csemy looking for a sweep. Not yet Csemy, not yet.
Csemy is trying to control the position but Beach Boy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy postures up in Csemy's guard and throws a big left but Csemy blocks it.
Beach Boy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beach Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beach Boy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beach Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Csemy can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beach Boy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Csemy looking for a sweep. Not yet Csemy, not yet.
Beach Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beach Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Csemy's head.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Csemy keeping moving, preventing Beach Boy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy cracks Csemy with a solid left hand.
Csemy wants to sweep here but Beach Boy controlling him for the moment.
Beach Boy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beach Boy pushing down on Csemy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beach Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Csemy tries to roll over but Beach Boy keeps him under control.
Csemy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Beach Boy jumps into side control!
Beach Boy lands a few punches from side control.
Csemy is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson Beach Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Csemy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Beach Boy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Beach Boy.
Beach Boy tries to control but Csemy wriggling away.
Beach Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Csemy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Beach Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Csemy is not content to let Beach Boy control the position.
Csemy trying to control here.
Beach Boy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Csemy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Beach Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Beach Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Csemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach Boy moves away.
Csemy misses with a hook to the body
and Beach Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach Boy slips under a jab from Csemy.
Beach Boy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Csemy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Beach Boy.
Beach Boy throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Csemy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Csemy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beach Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Csemy looking for a sweep. Not yet Csemy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Csemy controls Beach Boy momentarily but Beach Boy frees himself.
Csemy is adopting a defensive guard.
Beach Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Csemy's head.
Csemy controlling the position.
Csemy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beach Boy keeping moving, preventing Csemy from controlling successfully.
Csemy slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beach Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Csemy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Csemy is looking to take a break and control but Beach Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beach Boy tries to get to full guard but Csemy has control of the leg.
Csemy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Csemy controlling the pace.
Csemy trying to control from half guard but Beach Boy is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy moves into full guard.
Beach Boy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Csemy defends it easily.
Beach Boy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Csemy has passed into half guard!
Csemy wants to take a breather but Beach Boy is having none of it.
Beach Boy is looking to improve his position.
Anderson Beach Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Csemy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Csemy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beach Boy gets full guard.
Csemy wants to control from the top but Beach Boy keeps moving.
Csemy throwing strikes from guard but Beach Boy blocks nicely.
Csemy wants to control from the top but Beach Boy keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beach Boy is looking to sweep but instead, Csemy has passed into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marton Csemy.
I think Beach Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Beach Boy!
Anderson Beach Boy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 2514 p4p, 1657 weight class) and Shamus Murphy (ranked 363 p4p, 257 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from King lands but Murphy takes it in his stride.
Murphy thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
King throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like African King has been cut.
King lands a high kick!
Nice body kick from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
African King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from King.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy misses the jab.
King is looking to counter punch.
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!
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
King looking for subs off his back but Murphy has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
King tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
King is working hard here to advance position.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
King is looking for a sweep. Murphy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like Murphy is going to stand back up.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from King.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses the jab.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
King throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Shamus Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murphy avoids it really well and circles away.
King is looking to clinch.
King closes the distance but Murphy moves to the side
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
King with a poor takedown
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
King fails with the takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for African King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends King swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! King face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shamus Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloisia Alvar (ranked 1764 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Nick Rodriguez (ranked 242 p4p, 305 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvar slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvar.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Alvar seems unphased.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Alvar loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Alvar lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Alvar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvar as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvar misses with a hook.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Alvar's ribs.
Alvar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Alvar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvar manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvar.
Alvar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Alvar's body.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Alvar.
Rodriguez with the counter takedown but Alvar avoids it easily.
Alvar just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Alvar right on the button with a cross.
Alvar throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Alvar leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aloisia Alvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rodriguez.
Alvar takes one on the button.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvar manages to avoid it.
Alvar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Alvar throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvar is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Alvar circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvar throws a body shot but no joy.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvar rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvar.
Alvar throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvar.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Alvar.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvar tries to sprawl but Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez content to control rather than advance.
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Alvar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alvar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvar actively working from the bottom here.
Alvar wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Rodriguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvar is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvar trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alvar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Alvar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Alvar. Those never looked like landing.
Alvar missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Alvar.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvar darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alvar fails to land.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alvar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aloisia Alvar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rodriguez.
Alvar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvar defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez walks into a stiff left hand from Alvar.
Alvar misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvar is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Rodriguez prevents Alvar from improving his position.
Alvar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alvar looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvar, not yet.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Alvar keeps moving.
Alvar looking to control.
Rodriguez stands and throws Alvar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alvar prevents Rodriguez from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control but Alvar is keeping him busy.
Alvar is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alvar's legs.
Alvar is looking for a sweep.
Alvar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez is thwarting Alvar's attempts to control the position.
Alvar is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Alvar is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeps trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez wants to control but Alvar is keeping him busy.
Alvar wants to improve his position but Rodriguez is controlling well.
Alvar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodriguez is working away from the top position though.
Rodriguez passes to side control.
Rodriguez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvar is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvar, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Rodriguez crashes against the mat.
Rodriguez working away.
Alvar stops Rodriguez from passing to mount.
Alvar is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvar is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvar tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriguez works to advance to full mount. Alvar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Rodriguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Alvar's ribs.
Alvar throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvar.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Alvar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvar connects with the punch.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Alvar's ribcage but misses.
Alvar looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvar takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Alvar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvar.
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Alvar avoids it with no problem.
Alvar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvar throws out the jab.
Alvar walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Alvar.
Nice jab there from Alvar.
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvar defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Alvar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvar wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Alvar.
Rodriguez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvar keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvar is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alvar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alvar is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alvar can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodriguez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez trying to control the pace.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Alvar defends it.
Alvar tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Alvar dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alvar wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez wants to take a breather but Alvar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar is pressing down on Rodriguez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Alvar keeps moving.
Alvar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Alvar is keeping the position.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Alvar blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aloisia Alvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvar takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alvar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Rodriguez.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2380 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 312 p4p, 303 weight class). Alex Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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218
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a hook.
Bessant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bessant.
Bessant walks into a left hand.
Bessant defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Bessant.
Bessant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bessant.
Bessant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Silva catches Bessant right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva with a jab.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bessant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Bessant counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bessant 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.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Bessant is looking to reverse the position.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bessant's legs.
Bessant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Bessant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bessant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bessant is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bessant is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bessant with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
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!
Silva is looking for a kimura but Bessant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Bessant is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bessant tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Bessant trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Bessant is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bessant is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Bessant is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bessant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva winds up and cracks Bessant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Bessant trying to control here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Bessant is defending the position.
Bessant keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bessant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bessant trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is keen to just control but Bessant is a slippery customer.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bessant is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bessant walks into a left hand.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bessant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bessant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bessant defends it well.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bessant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bessant doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bessant saw that one coming.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Bessant ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Bessant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bessant's head.
Bessant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a jab to Bessant's midsection.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bessant's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bessant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Bessant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessant cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Bessant's guard.
Bessant wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Bessant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bessant wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Bessant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bessant counters with a nice body shot.
John Bessant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Bessant misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bessant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Bessant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Bessant counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Bessant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bessant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bessant takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bessant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Bessant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Bessant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws the left hand but Bessant avoids the punch easily.
Bessant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bessant avoids it really well and circles away.
Bessant is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bessant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bessant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
John Bessant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like John Bessant has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a body punch but Bessant moves out of range.
Bessant went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a hook
and Bessant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bessant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bessant throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva jabs at Bessant's body.
Silva slips a jab from Bessant.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bessant misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a hook. Bessant ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Bessant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bessant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bessant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 John Bessant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Bessant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva takes a swing at Bessant's ribcage but misses.
Bessant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Bessant. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bessant in his tracks.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bessant is looking to counter punch.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Bessant counters with a leg kick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bessant tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bessant to the ground. Bessant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bessant counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Silva out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Bessant is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Bessant!
John Bessant was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 1278 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Kaino Ukkonen (ranked 168 p4p, 166 weight class). Moxley's entrance music is Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. A fine choice. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaino Ukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moxley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moxley wants to control from the top but Ukkonen keeps moving.
Ukkonen controls Moxley momentarily but Moxley frees himself.
Ukkonen keeping moving, preventing Moxley from controlling successfully.
Moxley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ukkonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Moxley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ukkonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ukkonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Ukkonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Moxley has wrist control.
Moxley looking for a guillotine here but Ukkonen defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Ukkonen from controlling successfully.
Ukkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moxley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ukkonen defends it easily.
Ukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ukkonen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moxley isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ukkonen stacks Moxley on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ukkonen!
Ukkonen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Moxley!
Ukkonen with shots to the head and body - Moxley looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Ukkonen.
Moxley's coaches at High Kicks have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ukkonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moxley hang on?
Moxley taking shots to the head.
Ukkonen scoring with strikes but Moxley is staying in there.
Moxley is trying desperately to improve position.
Ukkonen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ukkonen wants to control the pace but Moxley is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is trying to escape the mount.
Ukkonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moxley hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moxley is looking to escape.
Moxley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moxley is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moxley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ukkonen uses his free foot to push down on Moxley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Moxley.
Ukkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ukkonen trying to control but Moxley is having none of it.
Moxley regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moxley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ukkonen advances to half guard.
Ukkonen prevents Moxley from improving his position.
Moxley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ukkonen is working away from the top position though.
Ukkonen moves nicely into side control.
Moxley gets back to half guard.
Ukkonen winds up and cracks Moxley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ukkonen is keen to just control but Moxley is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley wants to improve his position but Ukkonen is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Ukkonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ukkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Ukkonen with the counter takedown but Moxley avoids it easily.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ukkonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Moxley is looking for a triangle but Ukkonen pushes his legs off easily.
Moxley working for a triangle but Ukkonen defends it easily.
Ukkonen postures up and lands a big shot to Moxley's brow.
Ukkonen distracts Moxley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ukkonen landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ukkonen wants to control from the top but Moxley keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moxley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moxley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moxley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukkonen.
Moxley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ukkonen defends it easily.
Ukkonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moxley has his foot on Ukkonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ukkonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ukkonen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moxley's head.
Ukkonen working some strikes from top position.
Moxley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ukkonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ukkonen cracks Moxley with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is looking for a triangle but Ukkonen pushes his legs off easily.
Ukkonen trying to control but Moxley is working from the bottom.
Ukkonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Ukkonen with a nice head shot there.
Moxley looking to control.
Ukkonen working some strikes from top position.
Moxley keeping moving, preventing Ukkonen from controlling successfully.
Moxley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ukkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Moxley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moxley is trying to control the position but Ukkonen postures up.
Ukkonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moxley's head.
Moxley wants to control the position but Ukkonen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Moxley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ukkonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moxley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ukkonen has managed to get both his arms back between Moxley's legs - danger averted.
Moxley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ukkonen stands up over Moxley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ukkonen passes into half guard.
Ukkonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ukkonen wants to pass the guard but Moxley is defending well.
Moxley actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moxley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ukkonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ukkonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ukkonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moxley sees it coming and defends easily.
Ukkonen is thwarting Moxley's attempts to control the position.
Ukkonen stalling.
Ukkonen tries to pass to full mount but Moxley defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moxley is refusing to be controlled, as Ukkonen sits in half guard.
Moxley is looking for a sweep. Ukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Ukkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ukkonen scores with a takedown into Moxley's guard.
Moxley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ukkonen is aware though and is defending well.
Ukkonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ukkonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moxley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaino Ukkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moxley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moxley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley controls Ukkonen momentarily but Ukkonen frees himself.
Ukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Moxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moxley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ukkonen wants to control from the top but Moxley keeps moving.
Ukkonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Moxley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moxley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moxley looking to control.
Ukkonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moxley is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ukkonen frees his head nicely. Oh but Moxley has switched to an armbar! Ukkonen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Georges Moxley!
Georges Moxley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 2025 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Ecce Homo (ranked 117 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ecce Homo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl lands with an overhand left.
Homo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Homo throws a head kick that misses.
Homo throws a head kick but Rahl moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rahl misses the target.
Rahl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Homo's head backwards.
Homo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rahl.
Rahl looks to land a left hand but Homo moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Homo! But no joy.
Homo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rahl catches Homo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Homo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Homo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rahl throws a right hand that misses
and Homo counters by clinching up.
Rahl changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Homo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rahl sizes up Homo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl cracks Homo with an open hand slap.
Homo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahl manages to avoid it.
Homo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Homo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Homo misses with the combination.
Rahl fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rahl breaks the clinch.
Rahl blocks a head kick by Homo.
Rahl fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Homo sprawls well initially but Rahl persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Homo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homo wants to control but Rahl is keeping busy.
Homo wants to improve his position but Rahl is controlling well.
Rahl is nestled in close to Homo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rahl working over Homo with some ground and pound. Homo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Homo makes his way to full guard, as Rahl worked for a kimura.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rahl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rahl with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homo trying to keep a closed guard but Rahl is proving a slippery customer.
Rahl lands a couple of elbows.
Rahl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Homo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Homo looking to sit in guard and control but Rahl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rahl trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Homo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl pushes down on Homo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Homo is defending against the submission attempts here by Rahl.
Homo tries to get to full guard but Rahl has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rahl there.
Rahl is keen to just control but Homo is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Homo does no damage.
Homo scores with a kick to the body.
Homo clinches up against the cage.
Rahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Homo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Rahl misses the target.
Homo blocks a jab.
Homo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ecce Homo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahl's corner calls for a 1-2. Rahl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Homo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Homo.
Homo misses the shot to the body.
Rahl takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rahl shoots in and gets a takedown into Homo's guard.
Rahl advances to half guard.
Darken Rahl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Homo manages to get to full guard.
Rahl postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rahl throws a big elbow that misses.
Rahl preventing the sweep.
Rahl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rahl is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rahl connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl postures up in Homo's guard and throws a big left but Homo blocks it.
Homo keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Homo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahl manages to get himself to full guard.
Rahl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Homo defends well.
Homo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl wants to control but Homo postures up.
Homo in side control, throwing shots but Rahl defends.
Homo taking a break here but Rahl is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Homo.
Homo trying to control the action but Rahl is working from the bottom.
Rahl regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rahl working for a triangle but Homo defends it easily.
Homo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Homo stopping the sweep attempt from Rahl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homo forces his way into half guard.
Homo wants to pass to mount but Rahl is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ecce Homo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rahl is trying hard to land a takedown here. Homo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rahl throws an off balance right hand
and Homo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rahl has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Homo ducks under a wild hook from Rahl.
Homo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Homo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Homo.
An attempted straight right counter from Rahl misses the target.
Homo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahl.
Rahl takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Homo misses with the combination.
Rahl misses with a hook. Homo ducked under it nicely.
Homo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl cracks Homo with a good jab.
Rahl is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Homo. No joy for Rahl on that attempt.
A cross from Rahl lands.
Rahl misses with a hook. Homo ducked under it nicely.
Rahl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Homo. Homo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rahl misses with a hook. Homo ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Homo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rahl lands a nice shot that snaps Homo's head back.
Rahl moves out of range as Homo strikes.
Rahl tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Homo defends well and Rahl ends up having to push Homo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
I was talking to Rahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darken Rahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rahl wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homo stalling the fight.
Homo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rahl.
Homo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahl avoids the damage to the body.
Homo gets underhooks to prevent Rahl's takedown attempt.
Homo is stalling here.
Homo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl tries to break free but Homo pushes him back against the cage.
Homo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Homo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rahl has clasped his hands together around Homo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Homo tries to escape but Rahl is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homo is looking to reverse the position.
Rahl is putting a hurting on Homo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rahl is looking to take a break and control but Homo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rahl content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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 Darken Rahl.
I think Rahl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darken Rahl!
Darken Rahl really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 61 p4p, 166 weight class) and Maxim Jahouli (ranked 12 p4p, 32 weight class). Jahouli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darker Than Blue. Maxim Jahouli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Jahouli!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahouli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Den Born throws a combination that misses
enabling Jahouli to counter with a crisp jab.
Jahouli misses with a body kick.
Jahouli dodges the punch combination from Van Den Born.
Jahouli lands with a shot to the body.
Jahouli 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.
Jahouli tries to clinch up but Van Den Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Den Born ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot
and Jahouli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Jahouli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born misses with a left hand
and Jahouli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jahouli's corner calls for a 1-2. Jahouli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jahouli misses with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Van Den Born has knocked Jahouli down with a huge combo! Van Den Born steps away and waves a wobbly Jahouli back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Maxim Jahouli has been cut.
Van Den Born throws a hook but Jahouli avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Born lands a left and a right that send Jahouli crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Den Born thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jahouli is rocked!
Van Den Born avoids the head kick by Jahouli.
A quick step to the side and Van Den Born tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jahouli is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Den Born finish him?
Jahouli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Den Born counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Jahouli has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born retains his light heavyweight title!
Ko Van Den Born decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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