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DMMA 51: Magrath vs Lehto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omari Apinagewanwa (ranked 22764 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 453 p4p, 392 weight class). Apinagewanwa's entrance music is Maurice A God - Lottery. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Omari Apinagewanwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanein punishes Apinagewanwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Apinagewanwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vartanein momentarily.
Vartanein throws a shot from downtown. Apinagewanwa moves away and avoids it.
Apinagewanwa lands a jab to the nose.
 Vartanein is rocked!
 It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
Apinagewanwa connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Vartanein covering up! Apinagewanwa comes in with a big uppercut and Vartanein goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Omari Apinagewanwa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Gray (ranked 2883 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Anton Matilla (ranked 357 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Matilla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray stuns Matilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Matilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Hector Gray has been cut.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Matilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matilla swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Matilla connects with a leg kick.
Matilla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Matilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Matilla misses the target.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray cracks Matilla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Gray lands.
Matilla cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Matilla counters with a left to the body.
Matilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Matilla counters with a thumping low kick.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Matilla.
Matilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matilla. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matilla defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Matilla misses with a straight right.
Gray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matilla just manages to avoid it.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Matilla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matilla checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Gray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matilla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matilla scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Matilla moves away and avoids it.
Matilla looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray scores with a hook.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Matilla counter with a right hand.
Matilla scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Matilla.
Matilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matilla counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matilla throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Matilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Matilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Matilla moved out of range.
Hector Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matilla looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Matilla ducks down to avoid it.
Gray misses with a hook
and Matilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matilla rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matilla breaks from the clinch.
Matilla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matilla moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matilla avoids the body shot from Gray.
Matilla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gray throws a low kick but Matilla avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Matilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Matilla thinks about the counter body kick.
Some wild striking there from Matilla.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Matilla.
Matilla tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Matilla lands a big head kick that sends Gray tumbling to the mat! Matilla takes a step backwards and waves Gray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray wants to slow Matilla down by chopping away at his legs.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Matilla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Matilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Gray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Matilla thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray scores with a sloppy right hand. Matilla should have avoided that one.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Matilla seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Matilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A little jabbing left from Matilla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matilla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray scores with the left hand. Matilla knows he should have avoided that one.
Matilla missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matilla, as that shot connected.
Matilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Matilla is just out of range.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a swing at Matilla's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gray.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matilla.
Matilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray is looking to counter punch.
Gray tries to land a leg kick but Matilla saw it coming and moves away.
Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Matilla.
Matilla throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matilla manages to avoid it.
Matilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Matilla manages to avoid it.
Matilla slips a straight right by Gray.
Matilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gray.
A low kick from Gray is predictable there
and Matilla counters with a nice right hand that sends Gray toppling to the canvas! Gray scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matilla finish him?!
Hector Gray's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matilla throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matilla avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Matilla is just out of range.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matilla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gray with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Matilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matilla misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Matilla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matilla drops Gray with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gray looks back up at him and smiles so Matilla waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Matilla counters with a big right hand! Oh Gray is in trouble here! Matilla follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Matilla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 2476 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 245 p4p, 254 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Leroy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatpatarphan throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Leroy misses the target.
Kiatpatarphan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Kiatpatarphan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a kick to the body
and Leroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leroy misses with a looping right.
Leroy blocks a jab.
Leroy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch
and Leroy counters with a left and a right that stings Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiatpatarphan under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leroy tries to clinch but Kiatpatarphan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kiatpatarphan misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Leroy misses the target.
Kiatpatarphan throws a leg kick
and Kiatpatarphan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has been cut.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a few strikes there.
Leroy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiatpatarphan moves away from the strike by Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan darts in and clinches Leroy up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan dodges an elbow strike from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leroy misses with some punches.
Kiatpatarphan works on Leroy 's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Leroy .
Leroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiatpatarphan won't allow it.
Kiatpatarphan tries to throw a body punch but Leroy avoids it by throwing Kiatpatarphan back against the cage.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiatpatarphan prevents Leroy from breaking the clinch.
Leroy misses with an elbow strike.
Leroy tries a body shot but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy is working Kiatpatarphan over against the cage.
Leroy blocks a body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leroy misses with the head strike.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the elbow strike from Leroy , against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leroy 's efforts to push away.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy is trying to force a seperation but Kiatpatarphan has the dominant position.
Leroy misses with a body punch.
Come on Kiatpatarphan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Kiatpatarphan avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Kiatpatarphan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy throws out a powerful jab.
Kiatpatarphan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiatpatarphan throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leroy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiatpatarphan throws a lazy right hand but Leroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy . Kiatpatarphan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan 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.
It looked like Leroy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leroy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Kiatpatarphan misses its intended target.
Leroy misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiatpatarphan blocks an uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
Leroy throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Leroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiatpatarphan avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a short shot to the head.
Leroy tries to work over Kiatpatarphan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiatpatarphan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Leroy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Leroy does no damage.
Kiatpatarphan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leroy , pushing him back against the cage.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiatpatarphan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan missing with a left hand there. Leroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiatpatarphan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiatpatarphan throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leroy can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body shot.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a low kick.
Leroy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiatpatarphan. Kiatpatarphan obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a spinning back kick!
Leroy throws an overhand right that lands on Kiatpatarphan's shoulder, as Kiatpatarphan tries to avoid the shot.
Leroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Leroy finds it's target.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
A jab from Kiatpatarphan misses.
Leroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiatpatarphan is just out of range.
Leroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiatpatarphan can pounce on him.
Kiatpatarphan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kiatpatarphan throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
Leroy feints and then cracks Kiatpatarphan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiatpatarphan down.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the body shot from Leroy .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a jab.
Kiatpatarphan throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leroy 's hands.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Kiatpatarphan saw that one coming.
Leroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a hook. Leroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leroy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a straight right hand.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiatpatarphan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leroy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan avoided it.
Leroy throws a leg kick
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy closes the distance and pushes Kiatpatarphan back into the cage.
Kiatpatarphan swings wildly with an uppercut but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiatpatarphan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leroy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kiatpatarphan can turn it around.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.
Kiatpatarphan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leroy 's efforts to push away.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiatpatarphan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kiatpatarphan on the inside.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan throws a punch but it's blocked by Leroy .
Leroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatpatarphan lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatpatarphan fails to land.
Leroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiatpatarphan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kiatpatarphan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Leroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Kiatpatarphan to work.
Leroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiatpatarphan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiatpatarphan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiatpatarphan lands a left hand.
Kiatpatarphan'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.
Kiatpatarphan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aranchai Kiatpatarphan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kiatpatarphan misses with a straight left.
Leroy lands a nice hook to Kiatpatarphan's body. Kiatpatarphan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leroy connects with the punch.
Kiatpatarphan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiatpatarphan.
A quick step to the side and Leroy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiatpatarphan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiatpatarphan checks the leg kick.
Leroy works the jab nicely.
Kiatpatarphan throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy wants to land a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan is out of range.
Kiatpatarphan rushes Leroy and presses him up against the cage.
Leroy gets through Kiatpatarphan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy is trying to break free.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body punch.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiatpatarphan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leroy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiatpatarphan lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan wants to stall.
Leroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatpatarphan's elbow.
Kiatpatarphan gets through Leroy 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kiatpatarphan.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatpatarphan is looking to control Leroy 's arms but Leroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiatpatarphan has his back to the cage.
Leroy blocking some punches.
Leroy tries to throw a body punch but Kiatpatarphan avoids it by throwing Leroy back against the cage.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a light punch inside.
Kiatpatarphan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiatpatarphan lands a right hand.
Kiatpatarphan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiatpatarphan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leroy or not.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiatpatarphan blocks an elbow strike from Leroy .
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy lands a shoulder strike.
Kiatpatarphan tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan is leaning against Leroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leroy pushes Kiatpatarphan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiatpatarphan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leroy blocks an uppercut.
Leroy lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce Leroy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiatpatarphan looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Kiatpatarphan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan throws a low kick but Leroy avoids it.
Kiatpatarphan slips a straight right by Leroy .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leroy 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 Kiatpatarphan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiatpatarphan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiatpatarphan walks into a stiff left hand from Leroy .
Kiatpatarphan looks to clinch
and Leroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leroy .
Leroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiatpatarphan to score with a decent uppercut.
Leroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leroy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiatpatarphan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy .
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiatpatarphan manages to avoid it.
Leroy misses with a leg kick
letting Kiatpatarphan counter with a right hand.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body shot.
Leroy throws a leg kick but Kiatpatarphan moved away.
Kiatpatarphan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Kiatpatarphan saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiatpatarphan. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiatpatarphan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiatpatarphan.
Leroy throws a body shot but no joy.
Leroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan moves out of range of the strikes.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiatpatarphan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiatpatarphan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leroy .
Leroy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leroy sizes up Kiatpatarphan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leroy misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aranchai Kiatpatarphan.
I think Kiatpatarphan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
A very excited looking Aranchai Kiatpatarphan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Von Hardenberg (ranked 1965 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 268 p4p, 332 weight class). Misha Hasselhoff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wolf Von Hardenberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Von Hardenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misha Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hasselhoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Von Hardenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Hasselhoff.
A jab from Hasselhoff misses.
Von Hardenberg is looking for a counter combo.
Von Hardenberg takes one to the chin there.
Von Hardenberg moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff scores with a jab.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Hardenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hasselhoff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hasselhoff punishes Von Hardenberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Hasselhoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hardenberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hasselhoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hasselhoff misses with a wild body shot.
Von Hardenberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff thumps Von Hardenberg with a low kick.
Von Hardenberg seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Hardenberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Hardenberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hasselhoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Hardenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Misha Hasselhoff has been cut.
Hasselhoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Hardenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Von Hardenberg throws a leg kick
and Hasselhoff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Hardenberg slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasselhoff scores with a hook.
Von Hardenberg slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hardenberg misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff misses with a straight right.
Hasselhoff scores with a nice head shot.
Hasselhoff misses with a straight right.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Hardenberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hasselhoff motions for Von Hardenberg to come forward. Hasselhoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hasselhoff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Hardenberg. Von Hardenberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Hardenberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasselhoff can pounce on him.
Hasselhoff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hardenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasselhoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasselhoff throws an overhand right that lands on Von Hardenberg's shoulder, as Von Hardenberg tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot.
Von Hardenberg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hasselhoff is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Von Hardenberg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Von Hardenberg misses.
Von Hardenberg moves out of range as Hasselhoff strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Hardenberg misses the target.
Hasselhoff with the inside leg kick.
Von Hardenberg lands a really nice looking cross but Hasselhoff seems unphased.
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses
and Von Hardenberg counters with a straight right hand.
Hasselhoff looks to land a right hand but Von Hardenberg moved out of range.
Hasselhoff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Hardenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasselhoff 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.
Nice shot lands for Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Misha Hasselhoff's cut even more.
Donk. Hasselhoff catches Von Hardenberg right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hardenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Hardenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Hardenberg throws out a leg kick but Hasselhoff moves out of range and Von Hardenberg only half commits.
Von Hardenberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Hardenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Von Hardenberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hasselhoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Hardenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hasselhoff connects with a body shot that sends Von Hardenberg's belly button to the back.
Hasselhoff throws a hook but Von Hardenberg avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff throws a chopping leg kick but Von Hardenberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Hardenberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hasselhoff missing with a left hand there. Von Hardenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselhoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff connects with a jab.
Von Hardenberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Hardenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Hasselhoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hasselhoff lands a right hook to the body.
Von Hardenberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Hasselhoff.
Good standup being displayed there by Hasselhoff as he connects with a hook.
Hasselhoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Hardenberg moves away.
Von Hardenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg misses the jab.
Von Hardenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Hasselhoff connects with a right hand. Von Hardenberg shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff throws a body kick that misses.
Von Hardenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hasselhoff connects with a body shot that sends Von Hardenberg's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Von Hardenberg might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hasselhoff misses with a hook
and Von Hardenberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Von Hardenberg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hardenberg lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Hardenberg.
A head kick misses from Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Von Hardenberg misses.
Von Hardenberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Hardenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg staying out of range there.
Von Hardenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Hardenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hasselhoff misses with a wild body shot.
Hasselhoff misses with a left hand
and Von Hardenberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hasselhoff ducks right into an uppercut from Von Hardenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasselhoff scores with a punch to the head.
Hasselhoff throws a shot to the body.
Hasselhoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselhoff lands a jab.
Hasselhoff throws a shot to the body.
Hasselhoff throws an off balance right hand
and Von Hardenberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hasselhoff sizes up Von Hardenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Von Hardenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hasselhoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Hardenberg.
A nice side step and Hasselhoff releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Hardenberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hasselhoff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Hardenberg can pounce on him.
Von Hardenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hasselhoff is out of range and Von Hardenberg settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Hasselhoff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Hardenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Hardenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Misha Hasselhoff's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hasselhoff throws out a loose jab but Von Hardenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misha Hasselhoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Hardenberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hasselhoff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Hardenberg has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Von Hardenberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hardenberg throws a leg kick which misses Hasselhoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Hasselhoff tries to avoid it.
Hasselhoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Hasselhoff lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Hardenberg's head.
Von Hardenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Hardenberg is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Von Hardenberg misses.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Von Hardenberg moves out of range.
Hasselhoff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Hardenberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hasselhoff's knee momentarily.
Von Hardenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Hardenberg misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Hasselhoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
That's time! 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.
Von Hardenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Hardenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hasselhoff throws out the jab.
Hasselhoff lands with a shot to the body.
Hasselhoff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Hardenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg is looking to counter punch.
Von Hardenberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hasselhoff jabs at Von Hardenberg's body.
Von Hardenberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hasselhoff misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hardenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Hasselhoff misses the body punch
and Von Hardenberg counters with a good low kick that Hasselhoff was not able to check.
Hasselhoff defending well as Von Hardenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Von Hardenberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hasselhoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Hardenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hasselhoff lands a jab to Von Hardenberg's midsection.
Hasselhoff throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Von Hardenberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hasselhoff cracks Von Hardenberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasselhoff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Hardenberg's head.
Hasselhoff throws a shot from downtown. Von Hardenberg moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Hardenberg misses the target.
Von Hardenberg feints and then cracks Hasselhoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hasselhoff down.
Von Hardenberg throws a body punch but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Jab by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Hardenberg manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Von Hardenberg.
Von Hardenberg fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hasselhoff just manages to avoid it.
Von Hardenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff connects with a body shot.
Von Hardenberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hasselhoff is out of range and Von Hardenberg settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hasselhoff! But no joy.
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!
Hasselhoff throws an off balance right hand
enabling Von Hardenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Hasselhoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hasselhoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Hardenberg counters with a straight right hand.
Misha Hasselhoff's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hasselhoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Hardenberg moves away from the strike by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hasselhoff misses.
Hasselhoff moves out of range as Von Hardenberg strikes.
Von Hardenberg checks a low kick from Hasselhoff.
Von Hardenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasselhoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasselhoff appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a body punch but Von Hardenberg moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Hardenberg misses the target.
Hasselhoff looks for the body kick but Von Hardenberg saw that one coming.
Von Hardenberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Hardenberg swings for the body but Hasselhoff moves out of range.
Wolf Von Hardenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hasselhoff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Von Hardenberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hasselhoff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Hardenberg misses with a leg kick.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Hardenberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Hasselhoff misses with a body shot
and Von Hardenberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hasselhoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hasselhoff as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Hardenberg.
Hasselhoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasselhoff misses with an uppercut.
Hasselhoff takes a swing at Von Hardenberg's ribcage but misses.
Von Hardenberg throwing a counter right hand but Hasselhoff manages to avoid it.
Von Hardenberg missing with a left hand there. Hasselhoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Hardenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Hardenberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hasselhoff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Von Hardenberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hasselhoff sizes up Von Hardenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Von Hardenberg does no damage.
Misha Hasselhoff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasselhoff scores with a jab. Von Hardenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Hasselhoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hasselhoff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Hasselhoff!
After winning the bout, Misha Hasselhoff 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 2419 p4p, 2666 weight class) and Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 307 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Mac Airt!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mac Airt slips a jab and a cross from White.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac Airt. That's going to slow White down.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands a slapping body shot.
Mac Airt connects with the punch.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Mac Airt checks a leg kick nicely.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White misses with a double jab.
Mac Airt lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt connects with a leg kick.
Mac Airt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac Airt.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mac Airt backs up against the cage.
Mac Airt tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
Mac Airt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White throws a series of strikes that have Mac Airt backpedaling.
Mac Airt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac Airt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt lands a head kick!
Mac Airt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mac Airt scores with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Mac Airt, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mac Airt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Mac Airt feints a counter leg kick.
Mac Airt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White cracks Mac Airt with a right hand to the side of the head.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mac Airt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Mac Airt.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White takes one to the chin there.
White swinging wildly here.
White misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Mac Airt.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac Airt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
White throws a counter high kick but Mac Airt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
White is looking for a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac Airt throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mac Airt backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac Airt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Mac Airt tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac Airt with a hook.
Mac Airt tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt 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.
Mac Airt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Mac Airt throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Mac Airt digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mac Airt tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Mac Airt back against the cage.
White lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac Airt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White misses with the combination.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mac Airt at a distance.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Mac Airt seems unphased.
Mac Airt slips a jab and a cross from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Nice shot by Mac Airt.
A swing and a miss from Mac Airt.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mac Airt pulls guard successfully.
Mac Airt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mac Airt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mac Airt is tightening it up a little... White has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! White reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! White taps out! Nice BJJ there by Mac Airt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cormac Mac Airt!
Cormac Mac Airt 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Conover (ranked 2552 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 325 p4p, 409 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peace's choice of entrance music: Somebody Gonna Get It. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Warren Peace enters the cage!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Conover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Peace misses its intended target.
Conover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conover lands a nice hook to Peace's body. Peace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conover throws a hook to the side of Peace's head but Peace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peace was well out of range. Poor timing from Conover.
Conover throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Warren Peace has been cut.
Conover moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Charlie Conover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Conover misses
and Peace counters with a straight right hand.
Conover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peace as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peace! But no joy.
Conover misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conover looks to land a left hand but Peace moved out of range nicely.
Conover lands the left hand.
Conover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peace.
Peace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conover.
Warren Peace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conover.
Conover grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Peace takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Conover cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Conover!
Our winner, Charlie Conover, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 2208 p4p, 2162 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 285 p4p, 279 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos slips a jab from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Ulfgeirsson's body. Ulfgeirsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos dips to his left and cracks Ulfgeirsson with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Ulfgeirsson, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Ulfgeirsson against the cage but Ulfgeirsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfgeirsson misses its target.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Ulfgeirsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ulfgeirsson gets caught flat footed, as Carlos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfgeirsson has wrist control.
Ulfgeirsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ulfgeirsson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ulfgeirsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carlos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ulfgeirsson cracks Carlos with a solid left hand.
Ulfgeirsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes but missing.
Carlos looking for a guillotine here but Ulfgeirsson defends easily.
Carlos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ulfgeirsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson blocks it.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos moves in looking to clinch but Ulfgeirsson pushes him off.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab. Carlos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ulfgeirsson avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big counter combination but Carlos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ulfgeirsson digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulfgeirsson takes one to the side of the head.
Carlos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos controls the position from side control.
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 Halfdan Ulfgeirsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a hook to the body. Carlos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carlos shoots in and bounces Ulfgeirsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ulfgeirsson is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson seems keen to control Carlos's posture.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos forces his way into half guard.
Ulfgeirsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlos is working away from the top position though.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to control but Carlos passes into side control!
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Ulfgeirsson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carlos just content to control the position.
Ulfgeirsson dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ulfgeirsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos in side control, throwing shots but Ulfgeirsson defends.
Ulfgeirsson being controlled for a moment.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Carlos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ulfgeirsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ulfgeirsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Ulfgeirsson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carlos looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carlos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ulfgeirsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carlos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ulfgeirsson tries to hold on but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulfgeirsson is looking to escape.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ulfgeirsson wants to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulfgeirsson can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ulfgeirsson defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ulfgeirsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson misses the shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a left hand
and Ulfgeirsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Ulfgeirsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ulfgeirsson is keeping the position for now.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfgeirsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carlos stands up over Ulfgeirsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ulfgeirsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlos has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ulfgeirsson to escape.
Ulfgeirsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carlos landing strikes.
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulfgeirsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos takes a little break here. Ulfgeirsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos tries for a kimura but Ulfgeirsson is defending well.
Ulfgeirsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carlos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 982 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Carlos Narvaez (ranked 109 p4p, 129 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Narvaez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ñetas for Life - Anvesh Mallick. Sean O Malley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Narvaez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez is looking to chop away at O Malley's legs.
O Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narvaez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley slips a jab from Narvaez.
Narvaez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narvaez 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 O Malley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Malley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Narvaez throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
Narvaez lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley misses with a hook
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narvaez counters with a head kick. That will keep O Malley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Narvaez with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
O Malley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Narvaez thumps O Malley with a low kick.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
Narvaez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narvaez staying out of range there.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Narvaez thows a leg kick but O Malley checks it
and O Malley counters with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Malley is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Narvaez swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narvaez defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
Narvaez throws a series of strikes that have O Malley backpedaling.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Narvaez with a hook.
Narvaez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Narvaez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narvaez cracks O Malley with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narvaez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by O Malley.
Narvaez wants to slow O Malley down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Narvaez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narvaez thumps O Malley with a low kick.
Narvaez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Narvaez moved out of range nicely.
O Malley misses the jab.
Narvaez throws a right hand that O Malley ducks under and follows up with a left that O Malley also avoids with ease.
Narvaez throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Narvaez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narvaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narvaez is looking to score with low kicks.
Narvaez cracks O Malley with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
O Malley fails to land with a series of punches.
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
As O Malley backs off Narvaez throws a huge counter combo but O Malley manages to avoid it all.
Narvaez throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narvaez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Narvaez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Malley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Malley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narvaez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Narvaez misses the shot to the body.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Narvaez cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Narvaez throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Narvaez.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narvaez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and O Malley 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.
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick from Narvaez.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez takes one to the chin there.
Narvaez misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
O Malley slips under a jab from Narvaez.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut
and O Malley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley slips under a jab from Narvaez.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Narvaez punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Narvaez's head back.
Narvaez throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
O Malley jabs Narvaez right on the nose. Narvaez blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
Narvaez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Malley's corner calls for a 1-2. O Malley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narvaez connects with a body shot.
Narvaez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Narvaez throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Malley.
Narvaez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez walks into a left hand.
Narvaez slips a straight right by O Malley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narvaez, as that shot connected.
Narvaez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
O Malley throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Narvaez ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Narvaez lands a slapping body shot.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
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!
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Narvaez slips under a jab.
O Malley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Narvaez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Narvaez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez connects with a crisp jab.
Narvaez slips under a jab from O Malley.
Narvaez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Narvaez is out of range.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Malley is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narvaez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narvaez lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Narvaez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narvaez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley 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.
Narvaez connects with a single shot there.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narvaez throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Narvaez misses the target.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez jabs O Malley right on the nose. O Malley blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Narvaez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Narvaez's head but Narvaez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Narvaez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
That kick from Narvaez tenderised O Malley's leg. O Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narvaez scores with a nice right hand.
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Narvaez jabs O Malley right on the nose. O Malley blinks but takes it well.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Good leg kick by Narvaez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
Narvaez blocks a jab.
Narvaez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O Malley cracks Narvaez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Narvaez tries to bum rush O Malley with a series of wild strikes but O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Narvaez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narvaez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Malleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Narvaez misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for O Malley.
O Malley lands the left hand.
Narvaez is rocked!
Narvaez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narvaez is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
Narvaez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Malley.
Narvaez seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Narvaez.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez misses with a shot to the body
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a jab to O Malley's midsection.
O Malley needs to keep his hands up - Narvaez had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Malley, as that shot connected.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narvaez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Narvaez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Narvaez checks a low kick from O Malley.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
O Malley walks into a stiff left hand from Narvaez.
Narvaez connects with the punch.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Narvaez lands with a hook. O Malley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a nice leg kick.
Narvaez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narvaez 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.
Narvaez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Malley back to the cage. Narvaez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Narvaez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Narvaez!
Carlos Narvaez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rectal Thermometer (ranked 561 p4p, 886 weight class) and Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 81 p4p, 130 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rectal Thermometer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermometer moves into the clinch.
Rocksaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rocksaw blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Rocksaw lands with a right to the head.
Rocksaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thermometer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center in the buildup to the fight.
Thermometer is looking to clinch but Rocksaw is avoiding it.
Thermometer throws the left hand but Rocksaw avoids the punch easily.
Rocksaw misses the shot to the body.
Thermometer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocksaw in his tracks.
Rocksaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thermometer tries to clinch but Rocksaw is having none of it.
Thermometer swings for the body but Rocksaw moves out of range.
Rectal Thermometer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocksaw throws out a counter right but Thermometer avoids it with no problem.
Rocksaw throws out a loose jab but Thermometer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermometer misses with a straight right.
Thermometer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocksaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Thermometer.
Thermometer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thermometer misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thermometer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocksaw doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Rocksaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rocksaw - that will leave a mark!
Thermometer misses with a body shot.
Rocksaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rocksaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thermometer cracks a nice hook into Rocksaw's ribs.
Rocksaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Thermometer.
Rocksaw connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocksaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thermometer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocksaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocksaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer lands with a good body shot.
Thermometer closes the distance and pushes Rocksaw back into the cage.
Rocksaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocksaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thermometer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thermometer cracks Rocksaw with a good jab.
Rocksaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocksaw misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rocksaw.
Thermometer is looking to clinch.
Rocksaw defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
Thermometer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thermometer missing with a left hand there. Rocksaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocksaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocksaw throws out a counter right but Thermometer avoids it with no problem.
Thermometer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer rushes Rocksaw and presses him up against the cage.
Rocksaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thermometer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocksaw backwards.
Rocksaw misses with some punches.
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Thermometer.
A shot in the inside from Rocksaw.
Thermometer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thermometer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocksaw's efforts to push away.
Rocksaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocksaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thermometer - that landed with a thud.
Thermometer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermometer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thermometer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocksaw is trying to break the clinch but Thermometer has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
Rocksaw scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rocksaw.
Thermometer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocksaw misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocksaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thermometer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocksaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thermometer scores with a punch to the head.
Thermometer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocksaw.
Thermometer drives through and clinches with Rocksaw against the cage.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Rocksaw avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermometer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocksaw backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Thermometer fails to land.
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
Rocksaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rectal Thermometer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocksaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a hook
letting Rocksaw counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rectal Thermometer has been cut.
Nice body punch from Rocksaw.
Thermometer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocksaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocksaw ducks under a wild hook from Thermometer.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Rocksaw misses.
Rocksaw looks to land a body kick but Thermometer moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermometer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thermometer tries to clinch up.
Rocksaw 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.
Rocksaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermometer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thermometer, as that shot connected.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Rocksaw throws a leg kick but Thermometer checks it.
Thermometer scores with a nice head shot.
Thermometer looks to throw the jab but Rocksaw is out of range.
Thermometer tries to clinch up.
Thermometer's corner calls for a 1-2. Thermometer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thermometer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thermometer tries to clinch but Rocksaw is having none of it.
Thermometer wants to clinch
and Rocksaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Thermometer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocksaw.
Thermometer rushes Rocksaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thermometer.
Thermometer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rocksaws head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thermometer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermometer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
Rocksaw prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Rocksaw avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksaw.
Thermometer has a couple of punches blocked by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksaw.
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
Thermometer lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rocksaw.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocksaw has a couple of punches blocked by Thermometer.
Rectal Thermometer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thermometer blocks an uppercut.
Rocksaw blocks an uppercut.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Rocksaw controls the action.
Rocksaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thermometer backwards.
Rocksaw lands a shoulder strike.
Thermometer working aggressively here.
Rocksaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Thermometer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thermometer has Rocksaw pressed against the cage, preventing Rocksaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Rocksaw avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Thermometer blocks a body shot from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocksaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thermometer misses with a hook
and Rocksaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thermometer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocksaw throws out the jab.
Rocksaw looks to land a right hand but Thermometer moved out of range.
Rocksaw misses with a kick to the body.
Thermometer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thermometer throws a looping overhand right but Rocksaw ducks down to avoid it.
Rocksaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rocksaw defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocksaw! But no joy.
Rocksaw moves forwards but Thermometer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocksaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thermometer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
Thermometer wants to clinch but Rocksaw slips to the side
and Rocksaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer's corner calls for a 1-2. Thermometer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rocksaw. Those never looked like landing.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocksaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thermometer wants to clinch.
Rocksaw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thermometer looks to throw the jab but Rocksaw is out of range.
Rocksaw moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Rocksaw misses.
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 Rectal Thermometer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Rocksaw.
A shot to the liver by Thermometer. Beautiful body shot.
Thermometer tries to clinch but Rocksaw is having none of it.
Thermometer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses.
Rocksaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rocksaw slips a jab from Thermometer.
A big right from Rocksaw misses.
Thermometer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
Rocksaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermometer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rocksaw looks to land a body kick but Thermometer moved away.
Thermometer throws out a loose jab but Rocksaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocksaw replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Thermometer blocks it well.
Rocksaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermometer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thermometer swings widly with a right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rocksaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thermometer.
Rocksaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thermometer looks to land a right hand but Rocksaw moved out of range.
Rectal Thermometer is winning the standup battle so far.
Thermometer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocksaw ducks under a wild hook from Thermometer.
A telegraphed right hand from Thermometer misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thermometer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thermometer pushes Rocksaw up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramone Rocksaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rectal Thermometer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Thermometer blocks the low kick.
A big right from Thermometer misses.
Rocksaw slips under a jab from Thermometer.
As Thermometer backs off Rocksaw throws a huge counter combo but Thermometer manages to avoid it all.
Rocksaw defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
Thermometer cracks Rocksaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thermometer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thermometer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rocksaw tries to keep at a distance but Thermometer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rocksaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocksaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocksaw tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Rocksaw is trying to break free.
Thermometer throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw just leaning against Thermometer, taking a breather.
Rocksaw breaks from the clinch.
Rocksaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thermometer moves in looking to clinch but Rocksaw pushes him off.
Thermometer darts in trying to clinch
letting Rocksaw counter with a right hand.
Rocksaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thermometer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocksaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocksaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thermometer lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thermometer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocksaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thermometer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rocksaw scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rocksaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Thermometer is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocksaw! But no joy.
Rocksaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thermometer misses the shot to the body.
Rocksaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocksaw.
Thermometer lands with a good body shot.
Rocksaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut. Rocksaw saw that one coming.
Rocksaw lands a nice shot that snaps Thermometer's head back.
Thermometer with a jab.
Thermometer tries to clinch there but Rocksaw circles away.
Thermometer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Rectal Thermometer.
Well Thermometer 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rectal Thermometer!
Rectal Thermometer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 174 p4p, 922 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 28 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto scores with a spinning back kick!
Lehto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magrath counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lehto thows a body kick. Magrath tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lehto clinches with his opponent.
Magrath pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehto tries to clinch there but Magrath circles away.
Lehto tries to land a body kick
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Magrath moved away.
Nice defenses there by Lehto.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Magrath saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Magrath blocks the low kick.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magrath scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magrath misses with a low kick as Lehto jumps back.
Lehto misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magrath swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lehto.
Tatu Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magrath has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magrath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lehto shoots in but Magrath avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magrath checks a leg kick.
Magrath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lehto.
Lehto misses with a leg kick.
Lehto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lehto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath.
Magrath motions for Lehto to come forward. Magrath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Lehto
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lehto or perhaps it was just good defense by Magrath, which made it look bad.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses
and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lehto's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lehto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magrath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lehto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magrath misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Lehto.
Lehto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick from Magrath, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto tries to clinch up but Magrath circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Lehto's leg. Lehto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body.
And Magrath counters with a quick kick to the body but Lehto blocks it.
Magrath lands a big right hand that sends Lehto crashing to the mat! Magrath stays standing though and waves Lehto back to his feet!
Lehto is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a front kick aimed at Magrath's knee but Magrath avoids it well.
Lehto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Magrath sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Magrath misses its target.
Magrath blocks a head kick by Lehto.
Magrath throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath wants to slow Lehto down by chopping away at his legs.
Lehto throws a wild body kick that Magrath sees coming a mile off.
Magrath rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body.
Magrath was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Magrath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lehto flicks out a counter leg kick but Magrath steps away.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Magrath moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Lehto connects with a leg kick.
Lehto throws out a leg kick but Magrath moves out of range and Lehto only half commits.
Lehto thumps Magrath with a low kick.
Lehto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magrath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lehto throws a push kick but Magrath slaps the foot to one side.
Magrath moves out of range as Lehto throws a body kick.
Magrath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehto can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magrath takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lehto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Magrath counters with a left to the body.
Jaxon Magrath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Lehto.
Lehto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magrath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lehto moves into range and clinches up with Magrath.
Magrath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magrath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magrath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magrath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lehto tries to counter with a clinch but Magrath shakes him off and moves away.
Lehto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magrath will feel that in the morning.
Magrath scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehto throws a leg kick
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Magrath.
Lehto lands a head kick. Magrath smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lehto.
Lehto misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lehto.
Lehto throws a leg kick but Magrath sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lehto fails with a takedown attempt.
Lehto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehto manages to avoid it.
Jaxon Magrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magrath misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Magrath.
Lehto looks to land a body kick but Magrath moved away.
Lehto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Magrath misses the target.
Lehto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lehto throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Magrath misses its target.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto throws a low kick but Magrath avoids it.
Lehto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehto. That's going to slow Magrath down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magrath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Magrath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magrath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lehto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lehto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magrath takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto is looking to clinch.
Magrath throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Lehto is predictable there
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Magrath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magrath paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lehto scores with a leg kick.
Lehto blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto looks to throw a body kick
and Magrath counters with a nice body shot.
Lehto looks for the body kick but Magrath saw that one coming.
Magrath throws out a loose jab but Lehto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath throws a low kick but Lehto moves out of range easily.
Magrath takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magrath 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.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Lehto is still on wobbly legs! Can Magrath finish him?
Lehto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magrath counters with a huge left! Lehto is in big trouble! He's backing up but Magrath isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lehto from any more damage. A dominating finish by Magrath!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Jaxon Magrath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tatu Lehto stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vandamnit! '.
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