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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 1928 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 288 p4p, 208 weight class). Black Mamba looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass looks to throw the jab but Mamba is out of range.
Glass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Mamba is looking to slow Glass down with leg kicks.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Glass tries to clinch but Mamba moves out of range.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Mamba slips the punch.
Glass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glass clinches up with Mamba and pushes him back against the cage.
Glass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glass cracks Mamba with a nice body shot.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Mamba controls his hands.
Mamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Mamba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamba looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Glass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mamba.
 It looks like Black Mamba has been cut.
Mamba connects with a solid leg kick.
Glass misses the jab.
Glass throws a combination that misses
and Mamba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Mamba cracks Glass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mamba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Mamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Mamba as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Glass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Mamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass moves in looking to clinch but Mamba pushes him off.
Mamba misses with a looping left.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glass moves out of range of the leg kick from Mamba.
Mamba throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Mamba lands a slapping body shot.
Glass misses with a wild combination.
Mamba misses with a wild combination.
Glass appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mamba throws a one two combo.
Mamba staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Glass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mamba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamba.
Mamba throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Mamba throws a body kick that misses.
Mamba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamba is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Mamba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Glass wants to clinch up but Mamba keeps it at a distance.
Glass throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mamba counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Mamba lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mamba - that will leave a mark!
Glass takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Mamba checks a low kick from Glass.
A little jabbing left from Mamba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass motions for Mamba to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mamba walks into a stiff left hand from Glass.
Glass swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a straight right.
Glass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mamba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Mamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass swings widly with a right hand
and Mamba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glass circles away quickly and effectively.
Glass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mamba lands a jab to the nose.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mamba cracks Glass with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Glass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glass.
Glass throws a leg kick
and Mamba counters with a straight right hand.
Glass throws a sloppy body shot
and Mamba counters with a good low kick that Glass was not able to check.
Mamba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Glass moves out of range as Mamba strikes.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Mamba lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba moves forwards but Glass connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass throws out a leg kick but Mamba moves out of range and Glass only half commits.
Mamba throws a leg kick but Glass checks it.
Glass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mamba, pushing him back against the cage.
Mamba breaks from the clinch.
Glass dips to his left and cracks Mamba with an uppercut!
Glass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamba was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Mamba throws a nice looking combination but Glass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mamba thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamba misses with a series of wild punches.
Glass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Mamba counters with a good low kick that Glass was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Black Mamba will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mamba throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
Mamba throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass tries to clinch but Mamba moves out of range.
Glass connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mamba. Mamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glass scores with a nice right hand.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Mamba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
Glass drives through and clinches with Mamba against the cage.
Glass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mamba or not.
Mamba breaks the clinch.
Glass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mamba to score with a decent uppercut.
Mamba moves out of range of the strikes.
Mamba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glass tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glass lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mamba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mamba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Mamba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mamba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Glass tenderised Mamba's leg. Mamba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glass misses with the combination.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glass lands a really nice looking cross but Mamba seems unphased.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass defending well as Mamba loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Glass tenderised Mamba's leg. Mamba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamba finds it's way round the side to connect with Glass's head.
Glass pushes Mamba up against the cage in a clinch.
Mamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mamba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass misses with a low kick.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Glass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba misses with an uppercut.
Mamba blocks a leg kick.
Mamba scores with a sloppy right hand. Glass should have avoided that one.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Mamba's front leg but catches the back leg as Mamba tries to avoid it.
Glass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mamba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba stalks Glass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glass's face. Glass staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Glass.
A good leg kick by Glass.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it.
Mamba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Glass.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black Mamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Glass ducks right into an uppercut from Mamba.
Glass throws a leg kick
and Mamba counters with a straight right hand.
Mamba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glass counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mamba is breathing heavily.
Mamba throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Mamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Mamba as he connects with a hook.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Mamba moved out of range.
Mamba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass slips under a jab from Mamba.
Good leg kick by Glass.
Mamba lands a jab.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass avoids the head kick by Mamba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba blocks a jab.
Mamba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Glass with a body shot.
Glass jabs Mamba right on the nose. Mamba blinks but takes it well.
Mamba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Mamba.
Mamba ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Mamba.
Mamba misses with a straight right.
Glass with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Mamba.
Glass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Black Mamba's cut even more.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glass misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass scoring well with a low kick there.
Mamba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mamba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Glass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mamba checks a low kick from Glass.
A jab lands there for Mamba.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Mamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mamba cracks a nice hook into Glass's ribs.
Donk. Glass catches Mamba right on the button with a cross.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Mamba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glass lands a jab to the head.
Mamba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glass throws a head punch that misses.
Glass is working Mamba over against the cage.
Glass lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mamba.
Glass pushes Mamba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Glass.
Mamba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamba's elbow.
Mamba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Mamba throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass throws a low kick but Mamba moves out of range easily.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mamba's head.
Mamba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mamba misses with a looping right.
Jab from Mamba.
Glass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Mamba is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a hook. Mamba ducked under it nicely.
Glass misses with a combination
and Mamba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mamba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Mamba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Glass.
Some wild striking there from Mamba.
Glass lands with a good body shot.
Glass is looking to chop away at Mamba's legs.
Jab from Glass.
Mamba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Glass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mamba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba lands with an uppercut that bounces Glass off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Glass.
Glass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mamba.
A nice leg kick from Glass, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glass is looking to slow Mamba down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Mamba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Mamba misses with an uppercut. Glass saw that one coming.
Mamba slips under a jab.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Mamba is looking for the big counter here.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mamba.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Mamba counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamba takes one to the side of the head.
You can see that Mamba has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Glass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glass scores with a sloppy right hand. Mamba should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a nice right hand.
Mamba lands with a straight right. Glass didn't see that one coming.
Glass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamba checks a leg kick.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.
Mamba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Mamba swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Mamba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glass.
Mamba misses with a two punch combination.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glass thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Mamba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamba moves away.
Glass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Desmond Glass waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Black Mamba stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grizzley Adams (ranked 2038 p4p, 2208 weight class) and Roy Ike (ranked 65 p4p, 75 weight class). Roy Ike has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grizzley Adams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grizzley Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Ike!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Roy Ike has been cut.
Adams 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.
Adams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ike with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ike looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
Ike looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ike is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is keen to just control but Ike is a slippery customer.
Ike is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Adams working over Ike with some ground and pound. Ike looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams drops an elbow to the side of Ike's head.
Adams trying to control from half guard but Ike is working away.
Ground and pound from Adams.
That has opened up Roy Ike's cut even more.
Ike wants to get back to his feet.
Ike desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ike wants to get back to full guard but Adams has passed into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Adams scoring with punches from side control.
Roy Ike's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roy Ike's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grizzley Adams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 1504 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 206 p4p, 297 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 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries to bum rush Benn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Benn Jr blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Benn Jr backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it well.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Cooke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Benn Jr moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr scores with a hook.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benn Jr avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Cooke misses the jab.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Cooke throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
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!
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Benn Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Nigel Benn Jr.
Well Benn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 2243 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 324 p4p, 249 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Punchsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Punchsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punchsky misses with a hook.
Gracie shoots and misses
enabling Punchsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Punchsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Punchsky's guard.
Punchsky uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Punchsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Punchsky.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Punchsky circles away easily
and Punchsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Punchsky!
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Punchsky is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Punchsky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Punchsky tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Punchsky pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Punchsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Punchsky wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Punchsky is trying to buck Gracie off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Punchsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Punchsky is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Punchsky, which made it look bad.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Punchsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Punchsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Punchsky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Punchsky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Punchsky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Punchsky continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Punchsky.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Punchsky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Punchsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Punchsky lands with a nice body punch.
Punchsky lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Punchsky scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Punchsky both land. Nice combination.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punchsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punchsky is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Punchsky scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Punchsky.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Punchsky circles away easily
and Punchsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Punchsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
 Gracie is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Punchsky counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Punchsky follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky 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 Chu Ho Soon (ranked 1739 p4p, 1992 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 105 p4p, 120 weight class). Ho Soon comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. 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 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Ho Soon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams clobbers Ho Soon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Ho Soon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Ho Soon moved out of range nicely.
Williams slips a jab from Ho Soon.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Soon is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ho Soon walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a combination that misses
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ho Soon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho Soon pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon wants to control the position but Williams says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it.
Ho Soon is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is looking to advance position but Ho Soon won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ho Soon tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon is looking to get to half guard.
Ho Soon wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams working for a submission but Ho Soon is keeping him at bay.
Ho Soon really wants to buck Williams off and get back to his feet.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ho Soon regains half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Ho Soon defends it.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a head shot.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ho Soon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ho Soon gets back to half guard.
Williams is pressing down on Ho Soon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ho Soon is holding on for now.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams working over Ho Soon with some ground and pound. Ho Soon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Soon as he connects with a hook.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Ho Soon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Ho Soon takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Ho Soon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
Ho Soon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with the combination.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Ho Soon finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ho Soon won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams swings around for an armbar but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
Ho Soon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ho Soon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ho Soon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ho Soon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Ho Soon from controlling successfully.
Ho Soon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams working for a triangle but Ho Soon defends it easily.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho Soon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ho Soon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ho Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho Soon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.
Ho Soon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Ho Soon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Ho Soon throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
A left and a right from Ho Soon both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Ho Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Ho Soon throws a good cross that connects.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Ho Soon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spencer Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ho Soon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Ho Soon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho Soon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ho Soon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho Soon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Ho Soon trying to control from half guard but Williams is working away.
Williams wants to improve his position but Ho Soon is controlling well.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ho Soon with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has an active guard here but Ho Soon has managed to pass into half guard.
Ho Soon is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Ho Soon wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ho Soon thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Ho Soon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho Soon defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.
Ho Soon throwing strikes but missing.
Williams has his foot on Ho Soon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ho Soon works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Ho Soon pushes his legs off easily.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ho Soon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ho Soon passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho Soon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Soon 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
A victorious Chu Ho Soon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Try New (ranked 1967 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Arthit Kittisak (ranked 62 p4p, 84 weight class). Arthit Kittisak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Try New's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Try New!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthit Kittisak!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
New closes the distance and clinches.
Kittisak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kittisak wants to break the clinch but can't.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New lands a damaging elbow.
Kittisak is trying to break the clinch but New has him pressed against the cage.
Kittisak wants to get back to striking at distance but New won't allow it.
New throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kittisak's brow.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
Kittisak tries a body shot but New blocks it.
Kittisak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
New closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from New.
It looks like Arthit Kittisak has been cut.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
New throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
New lands an elbow just above Kittisak 's eye.
New throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
New throws an elbow that misses.
New creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kittisak's defenses.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Kittisak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
New lands a nice elbow.
New throws an elbow that misses.
New pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
New lands an elbow inside that Kittisak shrugs off.
Kittisak dodges an elbow strike from New.
Kittisak blocks an elbow strike from New.
Kittisak blocks an elbow strike.
New lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Arthit Kittisak's cut even more.
Kittisak blocks the elbow strike.
New throws an elbow that misses.
Kittisak blocks an elbow strike from New.
New creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kittisak's defenses.
New lands a nice elbow.
New lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
New lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
New lands a nice elbow.
Kittisak avoids a wild elbow strike from New.
New lands an elbow that stopped Kittisak in his tracks for a moment.
 Kittisak is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, New just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kittisak's brow.
Kittisak is still on wobbly legs! Can New finish him?
New pushes off an throws an elbow but Kittisak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
New throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kittisak dodges an elbow strike from New.
New lands a vicious elbow to the side of Kittisak's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! New tries to finish him with strikes but Kittisak still seems able to defend himself so New steps back and lets Kittisak get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
New takes the fight into the clinch.
Kittisak is pressed against the cage. New pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kittisak! Two more big strikes from New and Kittisak crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Try New!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almoez Ali (ranked 3010 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Justin Bennett (ranked 367 p4p, 356 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Le Manu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bennett's choice of entrance music: The Heresy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Almoez Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Bennett flicks out a counter leg kick but Ali steps away.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Almoez Ali has been cut.
Ali tries to clinch up
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett goes for a double leg but Ali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ali continues to drive forward.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali wants to clinch
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Ali misses
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali wants to clinch
and Bennett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennett finds Ali's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ali flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bennett lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ali will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Bennett!
A relieved looking Justin Bennett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 971 p4p, 1421 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 142 p4p, 196 weight class). Panayotov has chosen Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Panayotov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panayotov. Ribbit shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Ribbit misses
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ribbit throws a lazy uppercut
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Panayotov lands with a cross.
Panayotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribbit manages to avoid it.
Panayotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribbit digs a good body shot into Panayotov's ribs.
Panayotov throws an overhand right that lands on Ribbit's shoulder, as Ribbit tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Ribbit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbit throws a solid leg kick but Panayotov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribbit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ribbit cracks Panayotov with a hook to the temple - Panayotov is on wobbly legs here! Ribbit swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Panayotov falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ribbit wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frog Ribbit!
After winning the bout, Frog Ribbit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Dragic (ranked 1605 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Wesley Janssen (ranked 220 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen has managed to clinch.
Janssen has hold of one of Dragic's legs. Dragic is fighting the takedown attempt but Janssen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Janssen postures up in Dragic's guard and throws a big left but Dragic blocks it.
Janssen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janssen throwing strikes from guard but Dragic blocks nicely.
Janssen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Janssen is sitting in close to Dragic's body. Dragic has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Janssen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Janssen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dragic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Goran Dragic!
An out of breath Goran Dragic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 1225 p4p, 977 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 168 p4p, 130 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Whatever. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Kruger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop slips a straight right by Kruger.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruger misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Kruger misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
A jab from Kruger finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruger blocks the leg kick.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kruger.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Kruger down.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Kruger's head back.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Bishop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bishop scrambles back to his feet.
Kruger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Keith Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Kruger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kruger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bishop with a body shot.
Dustin Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Bishop lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Kruger with an uppercut!
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kruger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Kruger blocks a low kick nicely.
Kruger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Kruger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kruger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop cracks Kruger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a looping right hand.
Keith Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bishop thumps Kruger with a low kick.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bishop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruger fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Bishop thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Kruger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jeez, Keith Bishop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Kruger throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Bishop was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Kruger moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a jab right on the kisser.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Dustin Kruger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Keith Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Be Back Fans'.
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