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DMMA 59: Nansen vs Risin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Semba Rua (ranked 3352 p4p, 23677 weight class) and Harris Mint (ranked 406 p4p, 620 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semba Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harris Mint!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Mint is just out of range.
Mint throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Mint connects with a body shot that sends Rua's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Mint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mint connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mint. That's going to slow Rua down.
Mint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rua misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Mint.
Mint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rua's head backwards.
Rua throws a jab when Mint was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Mint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mint throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Mint lands with a good body shot.
Rua throws a series of punches but Mint avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Mint blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Mint misses.
Mint jabs at Rua's body.
Mint ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Mint digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mint displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Semba Rua has been cut.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Mint counters with a straight right hand.
Rua misses with a hook.
Mint misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Mint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mint to counter with a crisp jab.
Mint scores with a jab to the body.
Mint misses with a double jab.
Mint thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Rua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mint throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua with a jab.
Mint jabs at Rua's body.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Mint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua looks to throw the jab but Mint is out of range.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mint cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Mint counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a jab but it's blocked by Mint.
Mint is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rua had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mint.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mint has time to react.
Mint throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Mint has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mint lands a lovely overhand right.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mint slips under a jab from Rua.
Mint tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mint ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mint counters with a straight right hand.
Rua misses with a body punch
and Mint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Mint slips the punch.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheers as Mint lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
Mint misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mint thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Rua defending well as Mint loads up on a big left hand.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mint lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Mint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mint.
Mint scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mint throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Mint counters with a stiff right hand.
Mint throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Mint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and Mint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mint scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mint stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mint tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Mint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semba Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Harris Mint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mint throws a good cross that connects.
Rua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mint throws a big shot that misses.
Rua is looking to counter punch.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mint.
Mint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rua misses with a straight left.
Mint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Mint misses the shot to the body.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rua doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Mint's shoulder, as Mint tries to avoid the shot.
Mint stuns Rua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mint slips under a jab.
Mint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Mint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mint misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mint lands a nice shot that snaps Rua's head back.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mint to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Rua. Those never looked like landing.
Mint lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Mint thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Rua throws a lazy uppercut
and Mint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Mint.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mint connects with a nice looking jab.
Mint takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mint scores with a jab to the head.
Mint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
Harris Mint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mint scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Mint finds it's target.
Mint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mint slips a jab from Rua.
Mint scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Mint.
Rua blocks a jab.
Mint cracks Rua with a good jab.
Mint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Mint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mint lands a jab.
Rua shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mint eats them both and turns towards Rua to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Mint ducks down to avoid it.
Mint defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Mint slips the punch.
Mint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That kick from Mint tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws out a loose jab but Mint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mint lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rua misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua staying out of range there.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mint cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rua blocks a jab.
Rua throws a hook but Mint avoids it easily.
Mint moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mint connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Mint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Rua is rocked!
Mint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Mint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mint lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Mint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Semba Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rua throws a hook but Mint avoids it easily.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mint.
Mint connects with a body shot.
Mint lands a nice hook to Rua's body. Rua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua misses with a right hand
and Mint counters with a straight right hand.
Mint connects with a solid leg kick.
Mint moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Rua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua misses with a combination
and Mint counters with a straight right hand.
Mint misses with an uppercut.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Mint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mint. That snapped Rua's head back.
Mint connects with a jab.
Mint dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rua moves out of range as Mint strikes.
Mint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Mint lands a nice looking body shot.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Mint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rua missing with a left hand there. Mint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rua slips under a jab from Mint.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Rua misses.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rua misses the jab.
Mint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rua in his tracks.
Mint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mint.
Rua swings widly with a right hand
and Mint counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Mint to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint scores with a hook to the body. Rua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Mint.
Rua with a jab.
Mint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mint slips a straight right by Rua.
Mint ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Nice uppercut there from Mint.
Mint looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Rua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mint lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Mint feints with a jab and clips Rua right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Rua is sent crashing into the canvas and Mint leaps in for the kill! Rua tries to get to his feet but Mint is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Rua is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harris Mint!
Harris Mint spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 2898 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 356 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi lands with a good body shot.
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Ulfgeirsson does no damage.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson moves away.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Ulfgeirsson saw that one coming.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfgeirsson slips a straight right by Obi.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi avoids the body shot from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulfgeirsson at a distance.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfgeirsson's shoulder, as Ulfgeirsson tries to avoid the shot.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfgeirsson is just out of range.
Ulfgeirsson slips under a jab.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ulfgeirsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfgeirsson's shoulder, as Ulfgeirsson tries to avoid the shot.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulfgeirsson slips under a jab from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Obi ducks under and follows up with a left that Obi also avoids with ease.
Ulfgeirsson defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Ulfgeirsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Ulfgeirsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Ulfgeirsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big counter combination but Obi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi clobbers Ulfgeirsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi scores with a jab to the body.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a stiff left hand from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Obi.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Ulfgeirsson is out of range.
Obi loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Obi.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ulfgeirsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Obi digs a good body shot into Ulfgeirsson's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a looping left.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild body shot.
Obi lands an overhand right.
Obi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulfgeirsson takes one to the side of the head.
Obi lands with an uppercut that bounces Ulfgeirsson off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has been cut.
Obi cracks a nice hook into Ulfgeirsson's ribs.
Obi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ulfgeirsson lands a right hook to the body.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ulfgeirsson throws out the jab.
Obi throws a body punch but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfgeirsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
Obi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ulfgeirsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Obi thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi misses with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a left hand but Obi moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulfgeirsson should have avoided that one.
Obi scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chike Obi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Halfdan Ulfgeirsson'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.
Ulfgeirsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson works over Obi's head and body with a nice combination.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.
Ulfgeirsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Ulfgeirsson misses.
Obi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Obi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Obi. Beautiful body shot.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulfgeirsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Ulfgeirsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ulfgeirsson misses.
Obi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obi slips a jab and a cross from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
A lazy left from Obi finds it's target.
Obi misses the jab.
Ulfgeirsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Obi with a hook.
Ulfgeirsson lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ulfgeirsson misses the jab.
Obi misses the shot to the body.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Obi misses.
Obi scores with a nice right hand.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfgeirsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Chike Obi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Obi catches Ulfgeirsson right on the button with a cross.
Ulfgeirsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson staying out of range there.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a left hand.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi throws a body punch but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obi scores with a hook to the body. Ulfgeirsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ulfgeirsson lands a right hook to the body.
Ulfgeirsson connects with a right hand. Obi shakes it off.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfgeirsson throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfgeirsson is just out of range.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Obi.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ulfgeirsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulfgeirsson. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a stiff left hand from Obi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson blocks it.
Ulfgeirsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ulfgeirsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to counter punch.
Obi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obi takes a swing at Ulfgeirsson's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chike Obi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Halfdan Ulfgeirsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Obi misses with a straight right.
Ulfgeirsson loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson clobbers Obi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi slips under a jab.
Ulfgeirsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obi misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a combination but Obi avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight right hand.
Obi misses with a hook.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi lands a nice shot that snaps Ulfgeirsson's head back.
Ulfgeirsson loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi misses with a shot to the body
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a left to the body.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Ulfgeirsson saw that one coming.
Ulfgeirsson looks to throw the jab but Obi is out of range.
Obi throws a jab when Ulfgeirsson was well out of range.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obi.
Obi misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight right hand.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi lands a jab to the nose.
Ulfgeirsson misses with an uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
A big left from Obi misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfgeirsson misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obi looks to land a left hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range nicely.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson moves away.
A jab from Obi does it's job there.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a combination but Obi avoids it well.
Obi slips a straight right by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ulfgeirsson in his tracks.
Obi misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obi thuds a left hand into Ulfgeirsson's body.
Ulfgeirsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obi lands with a hook. Ulfgeirsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Obi misses.
Ulfgeirsson lands a head shot.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi takes a swing at Ulfgeirsson's ribcage but misses.
Obi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfgeirsson.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a two punch combination.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi misses with a body punch
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulfgeirsson should have avoided that one.
Obi lands a nice shot that snaps Ulfgeirsson's head back.
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulfgeirsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obi tests Ulfgeirsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obi lands a glancing blow to the side of Ulfgeirsson's head.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfgeirsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Obi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ulfgeirsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obi lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chike Obi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obi 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chike Obi!
A very excited looking Chike Obi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Petit (ranked 2497 p4p, 3331 weight class) and Joseph Futeran (ranked 250 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Futeran!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petit tries to score with a low kick but Futeran moves his leg out of the way.
Futeran darts in and clinches Petit up against the cage.
Petit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petit tries to throw a body punch but Futeran avoids it by throwing Petit back against the cage.
Petit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Futeran's efforts to push away.
Futeran has had enough of the clinch but Petit keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Petit.
Petit lands a shoulder strike.
Petit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petit crunches a lovely knee into Futeran's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran jumps guard.
Petit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Futeran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Futeran looking for a guillotine here but Petit defends easily.
Petit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Futeran keeping moving, preventing Petit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Futeran wants to hit a sweep here but Petit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Futeran there!
Petit controlling the position easily from mount.
Futeran manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Futeran is looking for a sweep. Petit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Futeran has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Petit escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Petit!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran is trying to improve his position.
Futeran keeps trying to improve his position.
A control attempt from Futeran but he's now mounted!
Futeran is looking to improve his position but Petit isn't that keen on the idea.
Futeran tries to hold on but Petit postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit prevents Futeran from getting the reversal.
Futeran is still trying to improve position.
Futeran tries to hold on but Petit postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futeran working to try and regain half guard.
Futeran tries to hold on but Petit postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Petit misses with a low kick.
Futeran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petit's head backwards.
Petit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Futeran is out of range.
Futeran moves away from the strike by Petit.
Futeran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petit with a body shot.
Futeran looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
Futeran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Petit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Futeran. Futeran obviously looking to wear him down.
Petit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Futeran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Futeran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petit.
Futeran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Futeran.
Futeran throws a body shot but no joy.
Futeran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petit misses the target.
Petit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Futeran.
Futeran is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petit.
Petit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Futeran doesn't seem bothered though.
Futeran throws a body shot but no joy.
Petit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Futeran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petit throws a hook to the side of Futeran's head but Futeran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Futeran blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Futeran.
Petit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Futeran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Petit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Futeran.
Futeran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Futeran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Futeran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petit throws a right hand that misses
and Futeran counters with a stiff right hand.
Futeran misses with a head kick.
Petit misses with a body shot.
Futeran throws a big counter head kick but Petit avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Petit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Futeran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petit scrambles back to his feet.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Futeran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petit.
Futeran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Futeran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petit.
Petit blocks a head kick by Futeran.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petit.
Futeran looks to score with a jab to the body but Petit is just out of range.
A slow jab from Petit misses its intended target.
Petit connects with a leg kick.
Good work by Futeran as he checks the leg kick.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Futeran moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with a leg kick.
Futeran tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petit throws a chopping leg kick but Futeran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Futeran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Futeran ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
Petit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Futeran swings for the body but Petit moves out of range.
Futeran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petit lands with a right hand.
Petit misses with a low kick.
Futeran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Futeran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Futeran ducks under a wild hook from Petit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Futeran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petit circles away.
Futeran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petit.
Futeran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jean Luc Petit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Futeran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Futeran lands a jab to Petit's midsection.
Futeran moves out of range of the strikes.
Petit connects with a looping right hand.
Futeran dodges the punch combination from Petit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futeran slips under a jab.
Futeran scores with a shot to the body.
Futeran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Futeran misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran lands a nice shot to the body.
Futeran throws a low kick but Petit avoids it.
Futeran misses with a hook
and Petit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petit throws an off balance right hand
and Futeran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jean Luc Petit is winning the standup battle so far.
Futeran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petit checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petit. Futeran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Futeran tries to counter with a clinch but Petit shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Futeran. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Petit.
Petit throws a jab when Futeran was well out of range.
Petit misses with an uppercut
and Futeran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Futeran.
A head punch on the inside from Petit fails to land.
Joseph Futeran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit misses with some punches.
Petit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petit with a knee to the head.
Futeran managing to block the knees to the body from Petit.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petit lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Futeran.
Futeran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petit is trying to break free.
Futeran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petit sizes up Futeran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran misses the shot to the body.
Futeran just misses with a punch to the body.
Petit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Futeran wants to clinch up but Petit keeps it at a distance.
Petit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Futeran blocks a jab.
Futeran loads up on a big right hand but Petit slips the punch.
Jean Luc Petit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petit throws a shot from downtown. Futeran moves away and avoids it.
Petit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petit misses with a shot to the body
and Futeran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Futeran.
Petit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Futeran is out of range and Petit settles back down.
Petit misses with a wild body shot.
Futeran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Futeran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petit blocks a low kick nicely.
Futeran darts in and clinches Petit up against the cage.
Futeran is looking to break free of the clinch but Petit has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Futeran.
Futeran lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Jean Luc Petit.
Well Petit 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Luc Petit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Irish (ranked 2663 p4p, 1552 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 327 p4p, 219 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Irish moves away and avoids it.
Irish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos feints the counter takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carlos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Irish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irish as he avoids it easily.
Irish scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Carlos shoots in but no luck this time.
Irish misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Billy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Carlos misses with the combination.
Irish half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Irish looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Irish lands a jab to the head.
Carlos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carlos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irish sees it coming and defends easily.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carlos is trying to control the action in half guard but Irish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Irish actively working from the bottom here.
Irish tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Irish moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Irish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Carlos distracts Irish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Irish working for a triangle but Carlos defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Irish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irish is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carlos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irish's waist but Irish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlos off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Irish tries to counter with a takedown but Carlos is quick to defend against it.
Carlos throws the left hand but Irish avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Carlos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Irish.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irish scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlos should have avoided that one.
Irish throws a hook to the side of Carlos's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irish circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irish cracks Carlos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
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 Billy Irish will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irish misses with an uppercut
and Carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irish's guard.
Irish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlos manages to get himself to full guard.
Irish won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Irish sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carlos's guard.
Irish wants to control but Carlos is keeping him busy.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Irish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irish thows a huge punch but Carlos dodges it nicely.
Carlos is concentrating on defense, preventing Irish from advancing position.
Irish tries to pass to full mount but Carlos defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlos.
Irish preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Irish's guard.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Irish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Irish looking for a sweep. Not yet Irish, not yet.
Irish trying to control the position here.
Irish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carlos is aware though and is defending well.
Carlos stands and throws Irish's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Irish's head but Irish avoids it well.
Irish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlos.
Irish is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Irish wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Irish is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlos's back!
Carlos turns into Irish and is now in his guard.
Irish wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
Irish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
Irish is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Irish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Billy Irish is winning the standup battle so far.
Irish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Irish lands a nice shot that snaps Carlos's head back.
Irish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos cracks a nice hook into Irish's ribs.
Irish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carlos to the ground. Irish is now in Carlos's guard.
Irish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irish manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos is working Irish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlos with a nice head shot there.
Irish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Irish has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlos has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Irish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos is chipping away with strikes.
Irish can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlos cracks Irish with a big elbow.
Irish can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carlos staying calm.
Carlos lands some shots froms side control.
Carlos cracks Irish with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Irish manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Carlos.
Irish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irish wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Carlos controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Irish's brow.
Irish keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Irish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irish throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irish.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irish pinned against the cage. Irish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A victorious Juan Carlos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 2405 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Constantin Niculescu (ranked 312 p4p, 365 weight class). Gage Bennett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Constantin Niculescu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niculescu checks a leg kick.
Niculescu throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niculescu.
Bennett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Niculescu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Niculescu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bennett is on top in guard.
Bennett postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Niculescu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu looking for a guillotine here but Bennett defends easily.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Niculescu trying to control the position.
Niculescu looking for a sweep. Not yet Niculescu, not yet.
Niculescu keeps trying to improve his position.
Niculescu is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
Bennett is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Niculescu looking for a sweep. Not yet Niculescu, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bennett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Niculescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niculescu tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Nice shot by Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett tries to work over Niculescu's front leg with a kick but Niculescu checks it.
Niculescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niculescu.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Niculescu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Niculescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niculescu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu passes into half guard.
Niculescu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bennett regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Niculescu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niculescu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niculescu scoring with some ground and pound.
Niculescu postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
Niculescu throwing strikes from guard but Bennett blocks nicely.
My spies in Alfred Top Team inform me that Niculescu has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bennett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Niculescu is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niculescu connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niculescu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Niculescu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bennett controls Niculescu momentarily but Niculescu frees himself.
Niculescu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Niculescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niculescu is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niculescu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Niculescu throws a big elbow that misses.
Niculescu stays in close to Bennett's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Niculescu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niculescu throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Niculescu misses with a body punch
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Niculescu scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niculescu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Niculescu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bennett's guard.
Niculescu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
Bennett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niculescu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Niculescu trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Niculescu looking to sit in guard and control but Bennett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bennett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bennett preventing the sweep.
Niculescu working for submissions but it's allowed Bennett to get to half guard.
Niculescu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niculescu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bennett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bennett's back!
Bennett is trapped and Niculescu is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu is looking to control Bennett but Bennett is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Niculescu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Niculescu trying to control.
Bennett covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Niculescu misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett avoids the strikes from Niculescu.
Constantin Niculescu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennett wants to escape the position.
Niculescu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Niculescu throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niculescu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Niculescu's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Well, with Niculescu on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bennett is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Niculescu missing with strikes.
Niculescu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Niculescu lands a shot to the head.
Niculescu misses with a punch to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Niculescu manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bennett is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Niculescu throwing sloppy strikes.
Niculescu scores with strikes from the back.
Niculescu lands a shot to the body.
Niculescu is controlling the position but Bennett somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Niculescu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Niculescu throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Niculescu working over Bennett with some ground and pound. Bennett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Niculescu looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Niculescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Niculescu misses with a double jab.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niculescu shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
Niculescu misses with a straight left.
Niculescu works the jab nicely.
Niculescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennett lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niculescu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niculescu cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps Niculescu's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niculescu lands a jab to the nose.
Niculescu misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Niculescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Niculescu misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennett.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niculescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niculescu.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Niculescu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Niculescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niculescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Niculescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niculescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Niculescu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Niculescu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bennett manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Niculescu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bennett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Niculescu trying to keep a closed guard but Bennett is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bennett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Niculescu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Niculescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bennett controls the pace.
Gage Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Constantin Niculescu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niculescu wants to sweep here but Bennett controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Niculescu pulls Bennett in close to prevent any damage.
Niculescu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Niculescu is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Constantin Niculescu.
Well Niculescu 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantin Niculescu!
A less than humble Constantin Niculescu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 1787 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 261 p4p, 263 weight class). Gen Tenryu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander throws a low kick but Tenryu avoids it.
Alexander sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Alexander missing with a left hand there. Tenryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenryu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Tenryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander cracks Tenryu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexander tests Tenryu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Tenryu moves into the clinch.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexander.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexander tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Nice body punch from Tenryu - that landed with a thud.
Tenryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexander.
Tenryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexander has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu slows down the pace here.
Alexander trying to stall but Tenryu improves his position.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu is working Alexander over against the cage.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tenryu scores with a shoulder strike.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tenryu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander controlling the action here for a moment.
Tenryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alexander seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tenryu can turn it around.
Tenryu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tenryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Tenryu has Alexander up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu has Alexander pushed against the cage.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Tenryu.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Alexander lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexander tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenryu.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander is trying to maintain a safe position but Tenryu gets an underhook and turns Alexander into the cage.
Tenryu pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tenryu clinches with his opponent.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tenryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu is working Alexander over against the cage.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenryu clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to control Tenryu's arms but Tenryu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
Alexander stalling in the clinch but Tenryu improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Alexander is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenryu's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Tenryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tenryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Tenryu as the two fighters clinch.
Tenryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tenryu.
Good body shot from Tenryu.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander breaks the clinch.
Tenryu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tenryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tenryu moves in looking to clinch but Alexander pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy left from Tenryu finds it's target.
Alexander throws a body punch but Tenryu moves out of range.
Tenryu wants to counter the offense by Alexander and move into the clinch position.
Tenryu has closed the distance and engaged Alexander in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tenryu 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.
Tenryu scores with a hook to the body.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander stalling against the cage.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexander gets through Tenryu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu has Alexander pressed against the cage, preventing Alexander from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Tenryu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexander tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Tenryu has Alexander pushed against the cage.
Tenryu trying to control the position but instead, Alexander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tenryu into the cage.
Alexander looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Tenryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Alexander lands with a light punch inside.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenryu.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Tenryu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexander is keeping busy.
Alexander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath Tenryu's ribcage. Tenryu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
A nice side step and Tenryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tenryu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tenryu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tenryu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tenryu avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Tenryu throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander misses with a shot to the body
and Tenryu counters with a straight right hand.
Tenryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander throwing a counter right hand but Tenryu manages to avoid it.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenryu.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Tenryu.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenryu. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alexander looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.
Tenryu misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Tenryu.
Alexander appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
Tenryu moves forwards but Alexander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tenryu tries to clinch up.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander is looking to slow Tenryu down with leg kicks.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenryu manages to avoid it.
Tenryu blocks a low kick nicely.
Tenryu takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Alexander cracks a nice hook into Tenryu's ribs.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alexander.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tenryu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Tenryu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexander rather than just go for the knockout.
Tenryu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tenryu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tenryu defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Tenryu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tenryu checks a leg kick.
Tenryu tries to clinch up.
Tenryu throws a looping overhand right but Alexander ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Tenryu's shoulder, as Tenryu tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander sets himself, and Tenryu steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Tenryu defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Alexander misses its target.
Alexander misses with a hook. Tenryu ducked under it nicely.
Tenryu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alexander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tenryu swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu takes one to the chin there.
Tenryu scores with a body shot.
Tenryu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexander off the cage and back into range.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexander throws a body punch but Tenryu moves out of range.
Alexander lands a jab to the head.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenryu.
Alexander with a hook.
Tenryu takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
A body shot lands from Tenryu.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tenryu controlling the action here for a moment.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu jabs Alexander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tenryu tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander punishes Tenryu's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alexander finds it's way round the side to connect with Tenryu's head.
Tenryu checks a low kick from Alexander.
Tenryu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tenryu just manages to avoid it.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Tenryu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Tenryu moves away and avoids it.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Tenryu.
Alexander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tenryu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexander. Alexander obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Tenryu checks it.
Alexander lands with a cross.
Tenryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexander lands an overhand right.
A low kick lands for Alexander.
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Tenryu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexander stalling.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Alexander.
Tenryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gen Tenryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenryu throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Tenryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander with a hook.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alexander.
A big right from Alexander misses.
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alexander misses with a wild body shot.
Tenryu clinches up against the cage.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
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 Marcus Alexander.
I think Alexander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Alexander!
A very excited looking Marcus Alexander 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 1341 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 150 p4p, 167 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Assndrop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Assndrop.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Assndrop as he checks the leg kick.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assndrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Assndrop checks it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Assndrop up against the cage.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Assndrop.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assndrop lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Assndrop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Assndrop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop works the jab nicely.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assndrop if he has to take too many more of those.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Benedetti throws a jab when Assndrop was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Assndrop as he connects with a hook.
Assndrop swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Assndrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Assndrop moves his leg out of the way.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assndrop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Assndrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the body
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Assndrop tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assndrop scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop with a nice calf kick.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benedetti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti slips a jab from Assndrop.
Benedetti wants to clinch up but Assndrop keeps it at a distance.
Benedetti wants to slow Assndrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Assndrop checks it.
Assndrop lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Assndrop's defenses.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Assndrop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Assndrop.
Benedetti catches Assndrop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Assndrop works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Assndrop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assndrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assndrop can pounce on him.
Assndrop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assndrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Assndrop checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Assndrop lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Nice shot lands for Assndrop.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Assndrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assndrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assndrop slips a jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benedetti tries to clinch up but Assndrop circles away and keeps his distance.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Assndrop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assndrop tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Assndrop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Assndrop slaps the foot to one side.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Assndrop digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Assndrop jumps back.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop keeps the fight on the outside.
Assndrop swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Assndrop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Assndrop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assndrop moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Assndrop slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assndrop takes a step back to recover.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assndrop's hands.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assndrop lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Benedetti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assndrop circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assndrop lands with a nice body punch.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assndrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti clinches up with Assndrop and pushes him back against the cage.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Assndrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assndrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Assndrop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Assndrop moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Assndrop avoids it.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assndrop thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maurits Assndrop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Assndrop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assndrop connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assndrop dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Assndrop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assndrop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
Our winner, Maurits Assndrop, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zhdanov (ranked 1019 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Charlie Conover (ranked 136 p4p, 256 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 New York, Roman Zhdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Conover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Conover.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Conover misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Zhdanov misses its target.
Zhdanov slips a straight right by Conover.
Conover misses with a looping left.
Conover lands the left hand.
Zhdanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conover throws a body punch but Zhdanov moves out of range.
Zhdanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conover misses with a wild combination.
Conover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conover fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conover misses with a straight right.
Charlie Conover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhdanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conover takes a shot to the head.
Zhdanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhdanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Zhdanov lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Charlie Conover has been cut.
Conover tries to stall but Zhdanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhdanov lands a damaging elbow.
Zhdanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Zhdanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been informed that Conover has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Conover is working Zhdanov over against the cage.
Conover trying to control the position but instead, Zhdanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conover into the cage.
Zhdanov stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhdanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhdanov lands with a light punch inside.
Zhdanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhdanov lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov pushes Conover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zhdanov.
Conover wants to break free but Zhdanov has control.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
Zhdanov lands an elbow inside that Conover shrugs off.
Zhdanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhdanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov is leaning against Conover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conover looks winded!
A short left from Zhdanov.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhdanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhdanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhdanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conover takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Zhdanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands an elbow inside that Conover shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Zhdanov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zhdanov.
A body shot lands from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zhdanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Zhdanov to work.
Zhdanov lands an uppercut.
Conover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhdanov lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Charlie Conover's cut even more.
Zhdanov tries to work over Conover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhdanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhdanov stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a shot to the body.
Zhdanov stalling the fight.
Zhdanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zhdanov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Conover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhdanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhdanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conover takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhdanov lands a left hand.
Zhdanov lands an elbow just above Conover 's eye.
Zhdanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Zhdanov drives through and clinches with Conover against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conover.
Zhdanov blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zhdanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zhdanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zhdanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conover throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov scores with a shot to the side of Conover's head.
Zhdanov presses Conover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhdanov.
Conover is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zhdanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhdanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhdanov.
Zhdanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Charlie Conover's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Zhdanov.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a big knee to the head and Conover goes down! Zhdanov pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zhdanov!
A very excited looking Roman Zhdanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 1109 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Daniel Sanninen (ranked 163 p4p, 192 weight class). Mukunzi's entrance music is All We Got - Chance The Rapper. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanninen counters by moving into the clinch.
Mukunzi is pushing Sanninen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanninen.
Mukunzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanninen backwards.
Sanninen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
The referee calls for Mukunzi to work.
Mukunzi stalling the fight.
Mukunzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanninen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Sanninen wants to counter the offense by Mukunzi and move into the clinch position.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Sanninen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mukunzi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanninen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws out a loose jab but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanninen.
Sanninen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mukunzi scores with the left hand. Sanninen knows he should have avoided that one.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanninen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Sanninen throws a body kick that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanninen. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Sanninen lands with a nice body punch.
Sanninen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Sanninen.
Mukunzi throws a good cross that connects.
Sanninen staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanninen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanninen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanninen takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanninen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanninen thuds a left hand into Mukunzi's body.
Mukunzi scores with a three punch combo!
Mukunzi takes one to the chin there.
Sanninen cracks Mukunzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Sanninen wants to counter the offense by Mukunzi and move into the clinch position.
Sanninen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Sanninen.
Sanninen 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.
A big right from Sanninen misses.
Sanninen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanninen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanninen throws a hook but Mukunzi avoids it easily.
Sanninen slips a jab and a cross from Mukunzi.
Sanninen misses with an uppercut
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanninen.
Sanninen throws a body punch but Mukunzi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanninen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanninen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sanninen jabs at Mukunzi's body.
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!
Sanninen throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Mukunzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mukunzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanninen walks into a straight right hand from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanninen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mukunzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mukunzi lands a body shot.
Sanninen thuds a left hand into Mukunzi's body.
Mukunzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanninen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mukunzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Sanninen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanninen tries to counter with a clinch but Mukunzi shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Sanninen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanninen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mukunzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mukunzi throws out a powerful jab.
 Sanninen is rocked!
Sanninen throws out a loose jab but Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanninen is still on wobbly legs! Can Mukunzi finish him?
Sanninen throws a hook to the side of Mukunzi's head but Mukunzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Sanninen misses.
Sanninen seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniel Sanninen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp right that sends Sanninen to the canvas! Mukunzi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salomon Mukunzi!
A relieved looking Salomon Mukunzi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Daniel Sanninen was interviewed post fight and said 'Opponent fought well. Congratulations. Back to the training. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Nansen (ranked 834 p4p, 824 weight class) and Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 122 p4p, 119 weight class). Nansen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Benny Jamz - Torden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen misses with a wild body shot.
Risin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nansen slips under a jab.
Nansen throws the left hand but Risin avoids the punch easily.
Risin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nansen is out of range and Risin settles back down.
Nansen throws a poor cross that misses
and Risin counters with a straight right hand.
Risin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Risin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Risin.
Risin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Risin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Risin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nansen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Risin to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nansen connects with a nice looking jab.
Risin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nansen.
Nansen closes the distance and clinches up with Risin, looking for a takedown. Nansen pushes Risin against the cage but Risin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nansen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Risin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nansen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nansen.
Nansen is looking for a takedown.
Risin breaks from the clinch.
Nansen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Risin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nansen.
A big right from Risin misses.
Nansen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Risin.
Nansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Risin's waist but Risin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nansen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorvald Nansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nansen. Risin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Risin throws a sloppy body shot
and Nansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Risin throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
Risin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Risin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Mr Mojo Risin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Risin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Nansen coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Risin blocks a head kick by Nansen.
Nansen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Risin avoids the body shot from Nansen.
Risin tries to land a leg kick but Nansen saw it coming and moves away.
Nansen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Risin back to the cage. Nansen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Risin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nansen is looking to counter punch.
Risin staying out of range there.
Risin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Risin throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Nansen defending well as Risin loads up on a big left hand.
Nansen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nansen has a couple of punches blocked by Risin.
Nansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Risin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nansen walks into a straight right hand from Risin.
Risin throws a lazy uppercut
and Nansen counters with a good low kick that Risin was not able to check.
A low kick from Risin is predictable there
and Nansen counters with a nice leg kick.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Risin.
Risin swats away the attempt to clinch by Nansen.
Nansen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nansen throws a head kick that misses.
Nansen misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Risin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Risin manages to avoid it.
Risin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nansen.
A jab from Risin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Nansen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Nansen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Risin connects with a right hand. Nansen shakes it off.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Risin throws out the jab.
Risin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nansen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nansen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Risin can pounce on him.
Nansen throws a leg kick
and Risin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Risin loads up on a big right hand but Nansen slips the punch.
Nansen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Risin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nansen.
Nansen throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Nansen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nansen slips a straight right by Risin.
Risin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Nansen.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Risin throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mojo Risin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nansen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nansen moves away from the strike by Risin.
Nansen tries to clinch there but Risin circles away.
Nansen looks for a takedown but Risin sprawls well.
Risin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nansen.
Risin throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looks like Nansen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Risin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nansen.
Risin misses with a lunging right hand
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Risin.
Nansen throws a poor cross that misses
and Risin counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risin connects with the punch.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Risin.
Nansen connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Nansen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Nansen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risin sends Nansen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Risin is motioning to the referee to let Nansen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nansen is rocked!
BOOM! Risin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nansen. Nansen tries to recover but Risin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nansen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Mojo Risin!
Mr Mojo Risin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Thorvald Nansen had this to say: 'Hinga dinga durgen'.
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