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OFK 152 - Urden Vs Barnes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Fughead (ranked 23751 p4p, 3942 weight class) and Alphonzo Ball (ranked 687 p4p, 496 weight class). Ball has chosen Zo and Young Lando - Last Days as his entrance music. Alphonzo Ball has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Fughead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonzo Ball!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fughead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ball lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fughead's sensitive parts.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ball wants to counter with a clinch but Fughead pushes him away.
Fughead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ball's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ball duly obliges.
Ball looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ball swinging wildly here.
Ball with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Ball.
Fughead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ball lands a head kick!
 Fughead is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Fughead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick lands for Ball.
Ball scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ball lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fughead's sensitive parts.
Fughead lands with a good body shot.
Fughead looks to land a left hand but Ball moved out of range nicely.
Fughead looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ball lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fughead. Ball pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonzo Ball!
In his post fight interview, Alphonzo Ball started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Wade (ranked 24654 p4p, 24868 weight class) and Halt Warris (ranked 708 p4p, 679 weight class). Warris has chosen Alarm Clock as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Halt Warris enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bertrand Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Halt Warris!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warris tries for a kimura but Wade is defending well.
Warris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wade is avoiding damage well.
Warris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Warris wants to control but Wade is keeping him busy.
Wade is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Warris off and has taken his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warris wants to escape the position.
Wade biding his time, controlling Warris.
Wade is looking to control Warris but Warris is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Warris!
Wade lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wade.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wade's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wade working for the choke.
Wade working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Warris is doing well to defend. Wade seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Warris is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bertrand Wade!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shaw (ranked 3653 p4p, 6802 weight class) and Whoo Boo (ranked 84 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whoo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Boo.
Boo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Boo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shaw regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boo controls the pace.
Boo throws a big right hand that misses.
Boo controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo 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.
Boo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boo trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boo digs a good hook to Shaw's body.
Boo misses the jab.
Boo throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Boo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Boo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Boo from controlling successfully.
Boo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Boo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shaw's head.
Boo content to stall in guard here.
Shaw has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boo.
Boo misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boo.
Shaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boo lands with a short shot to the head.
Shaw lands an elbow inside that Boo shrugs off.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is pressed up against the cage. Boo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaw down to the mat. Shaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boo throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw thuds his shin into the meat of Boo's side.
We've been told by Shaw's head coaches at Cozad MMA Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alexander Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Boo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boo backs up against the cage.
Boo's corner calls for a 1-2. Boo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Alexander Shaw has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whoo Boo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boo tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw tries to clinch up but Boo circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Boo lands a left and a right that send Shaw crashing to the mat, dazed. Boo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shaw is rocked!
No joy there for Boo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Shaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whoo Boo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Shaw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shaw lands a two punch combo.
Shaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Boo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boo throws a combination that misses
and Boo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boo throws out the jab.
Shaw jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Shaw tenderised Boo's leg. Boo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Shaw does no damage.
Boo misses with a series of wild punches.
Boo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whoo Boo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Boo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaw.
No joy there for Boo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boo scrambles back to his feet.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Boo keeps it at a distance.
Boo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaw lands a head kick. Boo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Whoo Boo has been cut.
Shaw misses with the combination.
Boo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shaw makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boo misses with the combination.
Boo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boo tries to keep at a distance but Shaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo misses with the combination.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from Boo.
Boo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boo throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Boo looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Boo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boo clinches up against the cage.
Boo being controlled against the cage.
Shaw leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shaw is defending well.
Boo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boo tries to score a body lock takedown but Shaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alexander Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whoo Boo.
Shaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boo presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
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 Alexander Shaw will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Boo circles away.
Boo misses with the combination.
Boo pushes Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Boo lands with a right to the head.
Shaw trying to control the position but instead, Boo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shaw into the cage.
Boo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw lands a body punch.
Shaw slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo has Shaw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw lands an elbow that stopped Boo in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Shaw pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Boo! Shaw unloads with more strikes and Boo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Shaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Shaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 3978 p4p, 3972 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 475 p4p, 474 weight class). Tayaen Porfirigo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Porfirigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Porfirigo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendy throws a low kick, looking for Porfirigo's leg but Porfirigo calmly moves out of range.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy throws a combination that misses
and Porfirigo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porfirigo.
Porfirigo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been hearing reports that Mendy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mendy lands a two punch combo.
Porfirigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendy, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Mendy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Porfirigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy throws a strike but Porfirigo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Porfirigo wants to control from the top but Mendy keeps moving.
Porfirigo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Porfirigo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mendy wants to sweep here but Porfirigo controlling him for the moment.
Mendy is pulling down on Porfirigo's head. It's preventing any offense from Porfirigo, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porfirigo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mendy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mendy pulls Porfirigo in close to his closed guard and prevents Porfirigo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Porfirigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mendy. Those never looked like landing.
Mendy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Porfirigo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Porfirigo!
Porfirigo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mendy with a hook.
Porfirigo has closed the distance and engaged Mendy in a clinch.
Mendy lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendy works over Porfirigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Porfirigo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mendy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendy working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Mendy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mendy works over Porfirigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Mendy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendy.
Porfirigo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendy throws a combination that misses
and Porfirigo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Porfirigo.
Mendy has Porfirigo pulled in close to control his posture.
Porfirigo won't allow Mendy to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Porfirigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendy is on top in guard.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy tries to free his leg and advance position but Porfirigo is retaining full guard.
Porfirigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mendy works over Porfirigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mendy looking to pass the guard.
Mendy pushes down on Porfirigo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Porfirigo is trying to maintain the position but Mendy is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porfirigo can do to turn this around?
Mendy is nestled in close to Porfirigo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendy wants to take a breather but Porfirigo is having none of it.
Mendy is nestled in close to Porfirigo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Porfirigo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Mendy.
Mendy is nestled in close to Porfirigo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Porfirigo is rocked!
Porfirigo tries to roll over but Mendy keeps him under control.
Porfirigo is still in real trouble! Can Mendy finish him?
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Porfirigo is looking to control Mendy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Porfirigo avoid being mounted?
Porfirigo seems to have recovered his senses.
Well, if Mendy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mendy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Porfirigo wants to get back to his feet.
Mendy is taking a breather. Porfirigo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mendy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Porfirigo pushes Mendy off looking to stand but Mendy dives back in and keeps control.
Mendy works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porfirigo is being controlled here.
Mendy scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porfirigo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mendy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Porfirigo is trying to control the position but Mendy postures up.
Mendy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Mendy is stalling in the full guard.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Porfirigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy working some strikes from top position.
Mendy works over Porfirigo with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendy postures up.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Porfirigo working a defensive guard but Mendy passes into half guard.
Mendy lands strikes from half guard.
Mendy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo is staying active underneath Mendy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mendy drops an elbow to the side of Porfirigo's head.
Mendy is trying to work for a kimura but Porfirigo is defending well.
Mendy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendy lands a nice short elbow.
Mendy content to control rather than advance.
Mendy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porfirigo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy stalling away here and it's allowed Porfirigo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Porfirigo keeping full guard, as Mendy tries to pass.
Mendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendy is fighting to break Porfirigo's control of his arms but Porfirigo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mendy stands up over Porfirigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mendy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Porfirigo wants to stand up but Mendy is controlling him.
Porfirigo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Porfirigo keeping full guard, as Mendy tries to pass.
Porfirigo wants to hit a sweep here but Mendy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Porfirigo there!
Porfirigo is in a horrible position here. Mendy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mendy tries to control but Porfirigo wriggling away.
Porfirigo tries to reverse the position but Mendy maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendy looking to finish Porfirigo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
Pierre Ragout Mendy very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Tayaen Porfirigo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like the taste off my blod!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark O Madsen (ranked 3194 p4p, 3304 weight class) and Nelson Biederman (ranked 421 p4p, 432 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Madsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Biederman pinned against the cage. Biederman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biederman clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biederman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biederman.
Biederman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Madsen is looking to clinch but Biederman is avoiding it.
O Madsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biederman, pushing him back against the cage.
Biederman stops a takedown attempt from O Madsen.
Biederman misses with a knee strike.
Biederman lands a knee to the head.
Biederman is pressed up against the cage. O Madsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Biederman down to the mat. Biederman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark O Madsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Madsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Biederman pinned against the cage. Biederman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Madsen walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biederman tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Madsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Madsen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
O Madsen is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Biederman! But no joy.
Biederman lands with a straight right. O Madsen didn't see that one coming.
O Madsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biederman tries to counter with a clinch but O Madsen shakes him off and moves away.
O Madsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Biederman is fending him off so far but O Madsen persists. Nope, Biederman circles away and we're back to standing.
Biederman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Madsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Biederman lands with a nice body kick.
O Madsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Biederman looking for a sweep. Not yet Biederman, not yet.
O Madsen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Biederman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! O Madsen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Biederman pulls down on the head and he's put O Madsen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nelson Biederman!
Nelson Biederman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mazepin (ranked 1101 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Horace Cuba (ranked 154 p4p, 274 weight class). Mazepin comes to the cage accompanied by boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horace Cuba!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuba scores with a punch to the head.
Mazepin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cuba defends well and Mazepin ends up having to push Cuba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mazepin prevents a body shot from Cuba.
Cuba is struggling to control the position.
Cuba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cuba just leaning against Mazepin, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuba lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cuba.
Cuba receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Horace Cuba.
Cuba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazepin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cuba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mazepin, pushing him back against the cage.
Cuba lands an elbow inside that Mazepin shrugs off.
Cuba scores with a shoulder strike.
Fedor Mazepin's cut is getting worse.
Mazepin is trying to pull guard but Cuba has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Mazepin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuba has a couple of punches blocked by Mazepin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cuba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuba stalling.
Cuba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mazepin backwards.
Jeez, Fedor Mazepin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cuba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuba misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazepin blocks the elbow strike.
Mazepin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cuba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cuba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cuba lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mazepin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cuba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mazepin's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horace Cuba!
A victorious Horace Cuba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 832 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 121 p4p, 159 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnes slips a jab from Chan.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Chan 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.
Chan wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Chan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Chan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Chan throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes.
Chan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan swinging wildly here.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Chan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Barnes.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Chan feints a counter leg kick.
Chan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Chan does it's job there.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Chan misses the jab.
Chan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Chan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chan.
Don Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Chan as he checks the leg kick.
Chan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chan scores with a jab to the body.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Chan.
A lazy left from Chan finds it's target.
Barnes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chan tries to avoid it but Barnes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chan to the ground. Chan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Chan scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chan sprawls and moves away.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chan scores with a nice head shot.
Chan misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Barnes defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Chan 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.
A head kick by Chan misses
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Chan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnes circles away.
Barnes lunges at Chan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chan's hand.
Chan lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Chan misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Chan throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Chan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chan blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Don Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barnes is looking to wear down Chan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes cracks Chan with an open hand slap.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Chan scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Charlie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chan. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Chan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chan is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Barnes.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan thuds his right hand into Barnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Chan is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chan tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Barnes shoots in looking for a takedown but Chan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chan tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Chan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Chan is quick to defend against it.
Chan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie Chan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chan works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Chan tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Chan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes slips a straight right by Chan.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Chan is quick to defend against it.
Chan misses with a hook.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Chan misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chan takes a step back to recover.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chan throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chan!
Chan is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes grinds an elbow into Chan's temple.
Chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard.
Chan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barnes trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
Chan bucks up and tries to throw Barnes off but instead Barnes has got his back!
Can Chan hold on?! Barnes is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes is punishing Chan with strikes - can he finish him?!
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
Chan is covering up but some of the strikes from Barnes are getting through and doing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps control of the position as Chan tries to break free.
Chan trying to get back to his feet but Barnes is in full control for now.
Barnes lands shots from the back.
Barnes lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Don Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan staying busy and making it hard for Barnes to control.
Chan is trying to stand back up.
Chan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barnes has the hooks in. Chan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barnes trying to control momentarily.
Chan is really stuck here.
Charlie Chan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barnes is not going to allow Chan to sit and survive in this position.
Chan is keeping busy.
Chan trying to get back to his feet but Barnes is in full control for now.
Barnes keeps control of the position as Chan tries to break free.
Barnes looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chan 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chan!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Chan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Foley (ranked 1063 p4p, 585 weight class) and Andrew Barnes (ranked 144 p4p, 96 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foley misses the jab.
Barnes throws a big counter head kick but Foley avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Foley misses.
Foley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foley scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Both fighters circling a little - Foley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Foley throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Foley fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Foley misses with the body kick
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Foley throws a head kick that half lands.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Foley.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foley misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Foley.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Foley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foley throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that half lands.
Foley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foley misses with the combination.
Foley throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes throws a fast counter high kick but Foley manages to duck under it in time.
Foley misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with a body kick that stops Foley in his tracks momentarily.
Foley misses with an uppercut.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Foley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foley scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Foley misses with a body shot.
Foley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foley throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Foley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foley looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Foley misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foley. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foley swinging wildly here.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Foley rather than just go for the knockout.
Foley jabs at Barnes's body.
Foley misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Foley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Foley.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Foley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Foley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Foley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foley misses with a kick to the body.
Zak Foley is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Foley with the inside leg kick.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Foley with an uppercut!
A big left from Foley misses.
Foley lands a high kick!
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Foley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Foley misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick lands for Foley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Foley is predictable there
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foley looks to throw a body kick
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Foley lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Foley lands with a nice body kick.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zak Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foley misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foley throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Foley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Foley's leg. Foley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Foley throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foley lands an overhand right.
Foley misses with a two punch combination.
Foley throws a lazy body kick
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foley to score with a decent uppercut.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Foley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foley throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Foley lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
Foley is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Foley with a nice calf kick.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foley is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Barnes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy body kick from Foley
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
Foley misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Foley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Foley's shoulder, as Foley tries to avoid the shot.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foley's knee momentarily.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Foley moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Foley throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foley has got the better of the exchanges.
Foley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Foley scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Foley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Foley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Foley.
Danga de danga de dang - Foley scores with a four punch combination!
Foley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Foley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barnes back to the cage. Foley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Foley misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes breaks from the clinch.
Foley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Foley.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foley throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Foley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foley jabs at Barnes's body.
Foley misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Foley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Foley lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Foley. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Foley saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Barnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Foley misses with a head kick.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crunch! Foley slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Foley missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Foley misses with a double jab
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off.
Andrew Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foley throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Foley - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Foley. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foley checks a leg kick.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Foley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Foley's body. Foley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Foley.
Barnes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Foley.
Foley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foley punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Foley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foley.
Foley moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Foley misses
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Foley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Barnes.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foley with a body shot.
Foley lands a jab to the head.
Foley avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Foley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foley tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Foley!
A victorious Zak Foley 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 468 p4p, 463 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 74 p4p, 72 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tripp tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tripp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Harwath lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tripp doesn't seem phased though.
CJ Tripp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harwath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harwath staying out of range there.
Tripp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tripp tries to work over Harwath's front leg with a kick but Harwath checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp misses with a kick to the body.
Tripp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Harwath misses its intended target.
Harwath has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tripp is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tripp throws a sloppy head kick and Harwath moves out of range easily.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tripp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harwath wants to counter the offense by Tripp and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tripp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tripp misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Harwath blocks the leg kick.
Harwath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tripp throws a leg kick but Harwath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tripp throws a front kick aimed at Harwath's knee but Harwath avoids it well.
Harwath tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harwath throws a hook to the side of Tripp's head but Tripp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tripp wants to land a leg kick but Harwath is out of range.
Harwath gets a clinch.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp misses with some punches.
Tripp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath jabs at Tripp's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp throws a lazy body kick
and Harwath moves into the clinch.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tripp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harwath scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harwath blocks an uppercut.
Tripp has a couple of punches blocked by Harwath.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Tripp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tripp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harwath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tripp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Harwath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harwath.
Tripp blocks an uppercut.
Tripp manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tripp tries to land a leg kick but Harwath saw it coming and moves away.
Tripp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tripp tried to counter with a leg kick but Harwath avoided it.
Harwath slips under a jab from Tripp.
Tripp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harwath's head.
Harwath walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tripp.
Tripp misses with a low kick.
Tripp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tripp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tripp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harwath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripp.
Harwath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tripp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left and a right from Tripp both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Tripp.
Tripp misses with a hook. Harwath ducked under it nicely.
Tripp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harwath takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harwath moves out of range of the body kick from Tripp.
Danga de danga de dang - Harwath scores with a four punch combination!
Harwath jabs at Tripp's body.
Tripp misses with a leg kick.
Tripp misses with a body shot.
Tripp sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Tripp avoids it this time.
Harwath avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp'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.
Tripp just misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath misses with a double jab.
Harwath connects with a single shot there.
Tripp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harwath manages to avoid it.
Harwath wants to counter the offense by Tripp and move into the clinch position.
Harwath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harwath just misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tripp defending well as Harwath loads up on a big left hand.
Tripp scores with a decent looking hook.
Harwath misses with a left hand
letting Tripp counter with a right hand.
Tripp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harwath moves away.
Harwath wants to counter the offense by Tripp and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danga de danga de dang - Tripp scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath moves out of range of the strikes.
Harwath digs a good body shot into Tripp's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp misses the jab.
Tripp sets himself, and Harwath steps forward looking for the clinch! Tripp avoids it this time.
Tripp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harwath's head backwards.
Tripp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tripp scores with a one two! Harwath had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harwath throws a right hand that misses
and Tripp counters with a leg kick.
CJ Tripp is winning the standup battle so far.
Harwath takes a swing at Tripp's ribcage but misses.
Tripp misses the shot to the body.
Harwath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tripp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tripp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harwath was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Harwath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripp.
Tripp tries to keep at a distance but Harwath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tripp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harwath's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a body punch.
Harwath lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Tripp - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Harwath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harwath cracks Tripp with a nice body shot.
Tripp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Tripp tries to break free but Harwath pushes him back against the cage.
Tripp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Harwath catches Tripp right on the button with a cross.
Harwath clinches.
Tripp blocks an uppercut.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harwath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Harwath struggles to land a body shot inside as Tripp controls his hands.
Harwath lands a body shot.
Tripp misses with the head strike.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a right hand.
Harwath misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Tripp.
A left hand lands to the body for Tripp.
Tripp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harwath is stalling here.
A short left from Harwath.
Tripp lands a shot to the body.
Harwath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripp gets through Harwath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tripp swings wildly with an uppercut but Harwath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tripp.
Harwath misses with some punches.
Tripp blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp swings wildly with an uppercut but Harwath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tripp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harwath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tripp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harwath swings wildly with an uppercut but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tripp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harwaths head.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tripp blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tripp fails to land.
Tripp blocks a body shot from Harwath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tripp is trying to force a seperation but Harwath has the dominant position.
Tripp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripp blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harwath.
Harwath gets through Tripp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harwath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tripp's efforts to push away.
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 CJ Tripp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tripp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harwath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harwath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tripp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harwath steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tripp.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripp.
Harwath checks a low kick from Tripp.
Tripp scores with a spinning back kick!
Donk. Harwath catches Tripp right on the button with a cross.
Tripp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harwath scores with a hook to the body. Tripp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tripp moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Tripp.
Harwath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harwath scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Tripp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harwath doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Harwath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tripp!
Harwath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.
Tripp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harwath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tripp's head.
Tripp throws a body shot but no joy.
Harwath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tripp throws a body shot but no joy.
Harwath lands a nice shot to the body.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harwath was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
A big left from Harwath misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harwath has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Tripp.
Tripp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
Harwath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tripp struggles to land a body shot inside as Harwath controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tripp.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tripp backwards.
Harwath lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Harwath.
Harwath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harwath lands with a short shot to the head.
Harwath tries to throw a body punch but Tripp avoids it by throwing Harwath back against the cage.
Harwath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tripp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tripp moves out of range as Harwath strikes.
Harwath scores with a jab to the head.
Tripp scores with a push kick.
Harwath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harwath blocks a low kick nicely.
Harwath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tripp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harwath slips a straight right by Tripp.
Tripp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harwath has time to react.
Harwath misses with a looping right.
Tripp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp tries a low kick but Harwath avoids it.
Harwath takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Tripp misses the target.
Harwath wants to counter with a clinch but Tripp pushes him away.
Tripp misses with a looping left.
Harwath moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harwath scores with a body shot.
Harwath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harwath tries to work over Tripp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harwath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tripp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harwath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harwath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harwath has Tripp pressed against the cage, preventing Tripp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scot Harwath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harwath 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Harwath!
A very excited looking Scot Harwath 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 73 p4p, 641 weight class) and Derrick Barnes (ranked 12 p4p, 104 weight class). Do Urden comes to the cage accompanied by Lost in the Underdark. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barnes 's choice of entrance music: We Want The Funk. The key to victory for Drizzt Do Urden has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden checks a low kick from Barnes .
A quick step to the side and Do Urden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Do Urden's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Barnes catches Do Urden right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Do Urden misses with a straight right.
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
We've been informed that Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Urden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes .
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Do Urden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do Urden moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Do Urden.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden lands the left hand.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Do Urden avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries a low kick but Do Urden avoids it.
Barnes misses with a hook. Do Urden ducked under it nicely.
Do Urden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes .
Do Urden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes .
Do Urden throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do Urden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnes s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Do Urden catches Barnes right on the button with a cross.
Do Urden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Do Urden scrambles back to his feet.
Do Urden lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do Urden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Do Urden pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes , as that shot connected.
Do Urden lands a jab.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do Urden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Do Urden counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Do Urden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do Urden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Do Urden's head but Do Urden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Do Urden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Do Urden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden misses the jab.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes jabs at Do Urden's body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes tests Do Urden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Do Urden misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Do Urden. Those never looked like landing.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Do Urden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Do Urden defends it well.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Do Urden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Do Urden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Barnes .
Do Urden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do Urden swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes clinches.
Do Urden misses with some punches.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Do Urden lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but Do Urden has him pressed against the cage.
Do Urden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do Urden throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Do Urden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Do Urden checks a low kick from Barnes .
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Barnes 's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Do Urden.
Do Urden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes cracks Do Urden with a good jab.
Do Urden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes .
Barnes throws a combination. Do Urden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Do Urden clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Do Urden counters with a stiff right hand.
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Do Urden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Barnes is rocked!
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do Urden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Barnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Do Urden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Do Urden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drizzt Do Urden is winning the standup battle so far.
Do Urden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Do Urden shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Barnes is backing up but Do Urden catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Barnes covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Do Urden Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden retains his welterweight title!
Drizzt Do Urden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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