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SFL 128 | Medieval Combat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 1153 p4p, 2057 weight class) and Manalili Meesang (ranked 154 p4p, 257 weight class). Manalili Meesang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manalili Meesang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Gentil.
Gentil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meesang.
Gentil cracks Meesang with an open hand slap.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Meesang is out of range.
It seemed like Meesang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gentil lands a nice shot that snaps Meesang's head back.
Gentil dips to his left and cracks Meesang with an uppercut!
Meesang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gentil thows a leg kick but Meesang checks it
and Meesang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meesang works Gentil's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Meesang misses.
Gentil connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Meesang moved out of range nicely.
Paulo Gentil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Meesang misses its intended target.
Gentil scores with a decent looking hook.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meesang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesang lands a nice shot that snaps Gentil's head back.
Gentil misses with a body shot
and Meesang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gentil.
Gentil tests Meesang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Gentil.
Meesang misses with a few strikes there.
Gentil moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentil.
Meesang looking to stall.
Gentil lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meesang wants to stall.
Meesang breaks the clinch.
Gentil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meesang on the side of the head.
Gentil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meesang's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Meesang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gentil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meesang scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Gentil.
Meesang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gentil misses with a body shot.
Gentil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gentil throws an off balance right hand
and Meesang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meesang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gentil.
Gentil tries to close the distance and clinch but Meesang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gentil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meesang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meesang misses with an uppercut. Gentil saw that one coming.
Gentil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gentil. That's going to slow Meesang down.
Gentil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meesang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meesang.
Meesang follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gentil.
Gentil wants to clinch
and Meesang counters with a straight right hand.
Meesang keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Gentil.
Gentil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Meesang counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Gentil misses.
Meesang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meesang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
A low kick lands for Gentil.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gentil.
Gentil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meesang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Meesang misses the target.
A good leg kick by Gentil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Meesang throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
Gentil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meesang.
Gentil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meesang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Meesang scores with a nice head shot.
Gentil misses with a looping left.
Gentil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Meesang blocks a jab.
Gentil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meesang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meesang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meesang staying out of range there.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Meesang.
Meesang slips a jab from Gentil.
Meesang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Meesang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil dominated that round.
That's time! Gentil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gentil.
Gentil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meesang. That did some damage!
Gentil closes the distance and clinches.
Meesang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gentil's elbow.
Gentil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gentil tries to work over Meesang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gentil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meesang trying to control the position but instead, Gentil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meesang into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Meesang.
Gentil lands with a light punch inside.
Gentil misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meesang lands a right hand.
Meesang can't break the clinch.
Gentil tries to work over Meesang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gentil digs a right hand underneath Meesang's ribcage. Meesang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gentil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meesang prevents a body shot from Gentil.
Meesang leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Gentil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gentil gets through Meesang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gentil as Meesang tries to tie him up.
Gentil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentil.
Meesang is trying to push Gentil away but Gentil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Meesang fails to land.
A short right from Gentil on the inside.
Gentil throws a head punch that misses.
Meesang blocks a body shot from Gentil.
Gentil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gentil is working Meesang over against the cage.
Meesang has had enough of the clinch but Gentil keeps him there for the moment.
Gentil lands an uppercut.
Meesang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentil working aggressively here.
Gentil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meesang's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gentil as Meesang tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meesang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meesang looking to stall.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
Gentil lands with a light punch inside.
Meesang tries to stall but Gentil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meesang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gentils head.
A short right from Gentil on the inside.
Gentil is working Meesang over against the cage.
Gentil prevents a body shot from Meesang.
Gentil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meesang can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentil.
Gentil throws a head punch that misses.
Meesang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Meesang is out of range.
Meesang scores with a head kick. Gentil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gentil throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentil, as that shot connected.
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meesang manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meesang tries to move into range but Gentil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gentil throws a leg kick but Meesang checks it.
Gentil defending well as Meesang loads up on a big left hand.
Gentil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meesang! But no joy.
Meesang drops his hands momentarily and Gentil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Meesang misses.
Gentil slips a jab from Meesang.
Gentil lands a jab to Meesang's midsection.
Gentil checks a low kick from Meesang.
Gentil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Meesang misses its intended target.
Meesang throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil jabs Meesang right on the nose. Meesang blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left lands for Gentil.
Meesang 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 Gentil. That's going to slow Meesang down.
A swing and a miss from Meesang.
That kick from Gentil tenderised Meesang's leg. Meesang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meesang throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gentil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meesang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gentil throws a good cross that connects.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Meesang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gentil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meesang is out of range.
Gentil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meesang.
Gentil rushes Meesang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gentil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meesang.
Meesang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gentil thumps Meesang with a low kick.
Meesang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Meesang both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Meesang.
Meesang throws a series of punches but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paulo Gentil is winning the standup battle so far.
Meesang throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
Meesang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gentil. Gentil obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil tries a low kick but Meesang avoids it.
Gentil connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meesang looks to throw the jab but Gentil is out of range.
Meesang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meesang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Meesang lands a lovely overhand right.
Meesang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Meesang is out of range.
Meesang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gentil throws a leg kick but Meesang checks it.
Gentil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meesang momentarily.
Meesang misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
Gentil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meesang. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gentil.
Nice uppercut there from Gentil.
Gentil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meesang's sensitive parts.
Meesang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Gentil - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meesang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meesang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gentil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Gentil.
Gentil lands with an uppercut that bounces Meesang off the cage and back into range.
Gentil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gentil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meesang.
Meesang with the inside leg kick.
Good work by Meesang as he checks the leg kick.
Meesang throws a head kick but Gentil moves out of range.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Meesang throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meesang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Gentil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gentil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meesang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meesang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gentil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meesang.
Gentil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meesang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentil.
Meesang tries a quick counter leg kick but Gentil is wise to it.
Meesang blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Meesang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gentil throws out a loose jab but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meesang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gentil misses with a hook
and Meesang counters with a three punch combo that has Gentil backing up. Gentil nods at Meesang to acknowledge the strikes.
Gentil lands with an uppercut that bounces Meesang off the cage and back into range.
Gentil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manalili Meesang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meesang with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Meesang misses
and Gentil counters with an inside leg kick.
Meesang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gentil closes the distance and pushes Meesang back into the cage.
Meesang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paulo Gentil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gentil lands a shot to the body.
Meesang lands a body shot.
Meesang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gentil scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Meesang as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meesang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gentil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meesang. That did some damage!
Meesang misses with a looping left.
Gentil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meesang checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Gentil misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meesang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gentil.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Gentil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gentil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Gentil!
A very excited looking Paulo Gentil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Atunes (ranked 392 p4p, 386 weight class) and David King (ranked 60 p4p, 57 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manchester United Chants George Best Song Spirit In The Sky. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like David King has been cut.
King avoids the body shot from Atunes.
King defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Atunes moves away from the strike by King.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes scores with a hook.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from King.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
King missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
King cracks Atunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atunes tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from King.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King lands a jab to the head.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King moves away from the strike by Atunes.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
It looked like Atunes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes lands with a good body shot.
Atunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Atunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King staying out of range there.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King misses the shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a wild combination.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Antonio Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Atunes's head back.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
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!
King misses with a wild combination.
King blocks the body kick.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King feints a jab promting Atunes to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Atunes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Atunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King slips under a jab from Atunes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
King looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
King throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atunes dodges the punch combination from King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
King scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes misses with a head kick.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King scores with a hook.
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
King blocks a jab.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
David King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
King ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from King misses.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
A counter left hand to the body from Atunes misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Atunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
A jab from King finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King's coach down at Bone Breakerz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
As Atunes backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Atunes manages to avoid it all.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
King slips under a jab.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Atunes staying out of range there.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atunes scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
King dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Atunes with a hook.
 King is rocked!
Atunes weaves into range and cracks King right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! King goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Atunes is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Atunes!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Atunes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
David King was interviewed post fight and said 'Goin' t'pub afterwards, have a few pints & move on to the next chapter. I couldn't be mithered with it all anyway, you know what I mean? Can't be arsed'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 389 p4p, 245 weight class) and Rob Kardashian (ranked 59 p4p, 37 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Kardashian has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards is looking to counter with head kicks.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Kardashian.
Kardashian missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
Kardashian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kardashian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edwards with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Kardashian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kardashian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edwards doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kardashian misses with a head kick.
Kardashian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kardashian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards misses the jab.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kardashian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Kardashian. Kardashian maintains the clinch.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards throws a body punch but Kardashian moves out of range.
Kardashian ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian lands an uppercut.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Kardashian's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Edwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kardashian.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a hook to the body
and Kardashian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards connects with a right hand. Kardashian shakes it off.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kardashian.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Kardashian off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kardashian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kardashian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
A little feinted left hand from Edwards on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kardashian tries to move into range but Edwards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kardashian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Kardashian jumps back.
Edwards throws an off balance right hand
and Kardashian counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Kardashian misses its intended target.
It looked like Edwards was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kardashian.
Jab by Edwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards throws a head kick but Kardashian moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Kardashian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy body kick from Edwards
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Kardashian counters with a thumping low kick.
Kardashian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards swings for the body but Kardashian moves out of range.
Kardashian throws a counter combo.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Kardashian checks it.
Kardashian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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 Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Kardashian has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kardashian lands a right hand.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kardashian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Edwards is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short right from Kardashian.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kardashian's elbow.
Kardashian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rob Kardashian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Kardashian controls the action.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Edwards.
Kardashian gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards blocking some punches.
Kardashian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Kardashian's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards misses with a hook
and Kardashian counters with a stiff right hand.
Edwards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kardashian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Kardashian ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kardashian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Edwards 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kardashian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
Kardashian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kardashian blocks a jab.
Kardashian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kardashian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kardashian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kardashian clobbers Edwards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kardashian scores with a shot to the body.
Edwards with a hook.
Kardashian slips a straight right by Edwards.
Kardashian throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut.
Edwards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edwards throws a jab when Kardashian was well out of range.
Kardashian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kardashian manages to avoid it.
Kardashian tries to counter with a clinch but Edwards shakes him off and moves away.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Kardashian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Rob Kardashian's cut even more.
Kardashian avoids a kick to the body.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Kardashian moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
Kardashian throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kardashian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edwards.
Kardashian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kardashian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kardashian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Kardashian feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Edwards sprawling to the canvas! Edwards rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kardashian finish him?!
 Edwards is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian.
Edwards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kardashian just manages to avoid it.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Kardashian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards seems to have got his legs back now.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Kardashian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donk. Kardashian catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Kardashian misses.
Edwards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
enabling Kardashian to counter with a crisp jab.
Kardashian misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kardashian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kardashian cracks Edwards with a hook to the temple - Edwards is on wobbly legs here! Kardashian swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Edwards falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kardashian wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rob Kardashian!
Rob Kardashian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 732 p4p, 697 weight class) and Dubaku Womba (ranked 101 p4p, 97 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Womba's choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womba throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark attempts a counter takedown but Womba avoids it well and moves away.
Womba pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark wants to take the fight to the mat but Womba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
Womba has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stark regains guard immediately.
Womba won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Womba tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Womba is one step ahead there.
Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Womba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Womba controls the pace.
Womba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Womba defends well.
Womba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Womba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womba defends it easily.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Womba connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully.
Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Womba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Womba lands strikes from half guard.
Stark is defending against the submission attempts here by Womba.
Womba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stark sees it coming and defends easily.
Stark looking for subs from the bottom but Womba mounts him!
Womba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stark is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stark gets back to half guard.
Stark moves into full guard.
Womba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Womba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Womba defends it easily.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Womba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Womba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stark's half guard.
Womba seems to be looking for submissions.
Womba blocks the strikes from Stark.
Womba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Womba is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Womba pulls his head out easily.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Womba pulls his head out easily.
Womba trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Womba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Stark is defending well.
Womba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Womba seems to be looking for submissions.
Womba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dubaku Womba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Womba is looking for a kimura here.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Womba sits in half guard.
Stark is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Womba is tapping! Great win for Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McGuire (ranked 532 p4p, 182 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 75 p4p, 29 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Ivan Samsonov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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255
23 - 9 - 0 |
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
enabling Samsonov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samsonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samsonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Samsonov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Samsonov jumps back.
Samsonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Samsonov misses the body punch
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for McGuire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samsonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Samsonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with the body kick
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
McGuire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samsonov.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samsonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samsonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ivan Samsonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samsonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samsonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samsonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Samsonov avoided it.
McGuire lands the left hand.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
McGuire defending well as Samsonov loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire clinches up with Samsonov and pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov working aggressively here.
McGuire has clasped his hands together around Samsonov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Samsonov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McGuire.
McGuire lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Samsonov down.
You can see the frustration on Samsonov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samsonov is trying to work for a sweep but McGuire has mounted him!
McGuire thowing shots but they're missing.
McGuire throws some wild stikes that Samsonov manages to avoid easily.
Samsonov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Samsonov can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by McGuire there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samsonov is working to get back to half guard.
McGuire thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McGuire in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGuire misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Samsonov wants to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
McGuire throws some wild stikes that Samsonov manages to avoid easily.
McGuire is working for a guillotine from mount but Samsonov frees his head quite easily.
Samsonov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samsonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Samsonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Samsonov throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire lands a high kick to the side of Samsonov's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! McGuire dives into guard, looking to finish.
Samsonov is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Samsonov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire postures up.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samsonov keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire is working Samsonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGuire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGuire drops back, looking for a kneebar! Samsonov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Samsonov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Samsonov!
Samsonov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samsonov gets to mount! McGuire was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McGuire wants to control but Samsonov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to control Samsonov's body but Samsonov pushes him off. McGuire squirms to his side and now Samsonov has his back!
Samsonov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
McGuire is in bad spot here.
Samsonov has good solid back control here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Samsonov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samsonov can do to turn this around?
Samsonov wants to control the position but McGuire frees himself and scrambles - Samsonov manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a sweep.
McGuire is letting Samsonov control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samsonov trying to control the position but McGuire is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McGuire dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGuire jabs Samsonov right on the nose. Samsonov blinks but takes it well.
Kevin McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Samsonov misses the target.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Samsonov.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a right hand that sends Samsonov tumbling to the canvas! Can McGuire finish him? He dives into Samsonov's guard looking to do just that!
McGuire wants to control from the top but Samsonov keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Samsonov holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire throws a strike but Samsonov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire is adopting a defensive guard.
McGuire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samsonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samsonov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McGuire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two 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.
McGuire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samsonov looking to pass the guard.
Samsonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGuire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samsonov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samsonov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from McGuire misses.
McGuire lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samsonov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
Samsonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samsonov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samsonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samsonov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire gets through Samsonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samsonov wants to break free but McGuire has control.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivan Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGuire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin McGuire!
After winning the bout, Kevin McGuire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ivan Samsonov spoke after the fight, saying 'Путин убьет Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð·Ð° Ñто поражение'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oulu Laine (ranked 156 p4p, 644 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 27 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akinwande smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akinwande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Akinwande takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Akinwande misses.
Akinwande lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinwande clinches with his opponent.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Akinwande has the dominant position.
Akinwande lands an elbow that stopped Laine in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Akinwande lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande pushes Laine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laine.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine blocks an elbow strike from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine working hard to break the clinch.
Akinwande pushes Laine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akinwande lands an elbow inside.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akinwande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laine's defenses.
Laine tries to circle away but Akinwande has him pinned against the cage.
We've been informed that Akinwande 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.
Laine is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinwande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akinwande misses with a punch to the body.
Laine is trying to break the clinch but Akinwande is controlling him.
Akinwande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Laine.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinwande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
Laine throws a big counter combination but Akinwande scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the body.
Akinwande digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Akinwande connects with a leg kick.
Laine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akinwande dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akinwande misses with a straight right.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akinwande.
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akinwande finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Akinwande lands an overhand right.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akinwande misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akinwande throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akinwande connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akinwande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akinwande tries a low kick but Laine avoids it.
It looked like Laine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande works Laine's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is looking for a counter combo.
Akinwande scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Laine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinwande digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Akinwande works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Akinwande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akinwande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akinwande stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akinwande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Akinwande.
Akinwande with a nice calf kick.
Laine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinwande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine slips under a jab from Akinwande.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine jabs Akinwande right on the nose. Akinwande blinks but takes it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akinwande lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Laine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande has closed the distance and engaged Laine in a clinch.
Laine blocks an elbow strike.
Akinwande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine tries to break the clinch but Akinwande is controlling the position.
Laine lands an uppercut.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine blocks a body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Henry Akinwande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Akinwande lands an elbow inside.
Akinwande blocking some punches.
Akinwande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande misses with the head strike.
Akinwande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akinwande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
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!
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
Laine cracks Akinwande with a nice body shot.
Akinwande cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akinwande lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinwande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akinwande misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Akinwande.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine takes an elbow to the temple.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Akinwande has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine blocks an elbow strike.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akinwande misses with the head strike.
Akinwande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Akinwande.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akinwande wants to clinch.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Akinwande lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Akinwande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akinwande has managed to clinch.
Akinwande lands a body shot.
Akinwande misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
Akinwande lands an elbow just above Laine 's eye.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akinwande scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Akinwande does it's job there.
Oulu Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akinwande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akinwande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akinwande thumps Laine with a low kick.
Akinwande throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Akinwande misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
Akinwande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akinwande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
Laine slips under a jab from Akinwande.
A counter left hand to the body from Laine misses its target.
Laine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Akinwande.
It looks like Oulu Laine has been cut.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Akinwande blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Laine.
Akinwande lands an elbow inside that Laine shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Akinwande blocking some punches.
Laine blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Laine.
Akinwande takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akinwande struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Akinwande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Henry Akinwande is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Akinwande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akinwande's elbow.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine blocks the elbow strike.
Akinwande lands a hook that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Akinwande prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry Akinwande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Akinwande lands a lovely overhand right.
Akinwande throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akinwande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Akinwande connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick lands for Akinwande.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akinwande with the inside leg kick.
Akinwande throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.
Akinwande lands a nice uppercut.
Akinwande is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Laine.
Laine misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akinwande.
Akinwande prevents a body shot from Laine.
Akinwande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
Laine blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akinwande.
Akinwande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akinwande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
An out of breath Henry Akinwande thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kay Bone (ranked 383 p4p, 137 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 53 p4p, 25 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kay Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slam misses with a hook
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Slam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Slam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
We've been informed that Slam 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.
A swing and a miss from Bone.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slam.
Bone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bone bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Slam comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bone falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bone was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Slam!
Ben Slam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 193 p4p, 418 weight class) and Jeronimo Puno (ranked 31 p4p, 59 weight class). Puno has chosen RAGS 2 RICHES as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeronimo Puno was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
Puno moves out of range as Mumu throws a body kick.
Mumu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puno looks to clinch
letting Mumu counter with a right hand.
Puno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Puno is predictable there
and Mumu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Jeronimo Puno's cut even more.
Mumu darts in trying to clinch
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Mumu lands a hook that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Mumu takes a shot to the head.
Puno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mumu or not.
Puno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu cracks Puno with a nice body shot.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mumu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punos head.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Puno.
A nice left hand lands by Mumu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Puno.
A short body shot lands from Mumu as the two fighters clinch.
Puno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mumu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puno can turn it around.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu fails to land.
Mumu blocks an uppercut.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu's elbow.
Mumu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mumu has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Mumu lands a body shot.
Mumu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu takes a shot to the head.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Mumu avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Mumu pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno lands with a short shot to the head.
Mumu blocks an uppercut.
Puno tries to work over Mumu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mumu lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Mumu.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Puno fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mumu fails to land.
Puno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The cut above Jeronimo Puno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
Mumu manages to break the clinch.
Mumu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mumu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno is trying to pull guard but Mumu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Puno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Mumu blocking some punches.
Mumu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Puno is working Mumu over against the cage.
Mumu is breathing heavily.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Puno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Good body shot from Puno.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Puno as the two fighters clinch.
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 Alborz Mumu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeronimo Puno'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.
Puno feints and then cracks Mumu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mumu down.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alborz Mumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puno, pushing him back against the cage.
Mumu can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Puno prevents a body shot from Mumu.
Mumu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Puno working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mumu misses with a body punch.
Puno presses Mumu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu.
Mumu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Jeronimo Puno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puno working aggressively here.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puno tries a body shot but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumu.
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Mumu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mumu.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Mumu prevents a body shot from Puno.
Mumu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu blocks a body shot from Puno.
Puno tries to work over Mumu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mumu prevents a body shot from Puno.
Mumu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
Mumu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Puno.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puno lands a hook that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu misses with an elbow over the top.
Puno is leaning against Mumu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno jumps guard but Mumu stands there with Puno around his waist. Puno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mumu has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mumu.
Mumu struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mumu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Puno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno lands a right hand.
Mumu has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Puno prevents a body shot from Mumu.
Mumu misses with a punch on the inside.
Puno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mumu or not.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Puno gets through Mumu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puno gets through Mumu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
Mumu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puno.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno is leaning against Mumu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno digs a right hand into Mumu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu's gas tank.
Puno digs a right hand into Mumu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mumu's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Puno.
Puno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
Puno presses Mumu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Puno - that landed with a thud.
Puno scores with a shoulder strike.
Puno unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mumu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Puno is unloading with more strikes now! Mumu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeronimo Puno!
Jeronimo Puno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 27 p4p, 77 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 4 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins moves out of range of the body kick from Murhapuro.
Decent striking displayed by Murhapuro there.
Hopkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Murhapuro was not able to check.
Murhapuro cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhapuro thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Murhapuro misses with a hook
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins throws a quick counter head kick but Murhapuro was just out of range.
Murhapuro shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopkins.
A solid body kick from Hopkins.
Nice body kick there by Murhapuro.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhapuro scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhapuro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Murhapuro's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhapuro tries to avoid it.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Giuseppe Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins walks into a straight right hand from Murhapuro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murhapuro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhapuro fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopkins is looking to counter punch.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhapuro misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hopkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhapuro misses the jab.
Murhapuro connects with a leg kick.
Murhapuro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murhapuro scores with a punch to the head.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhapuro throws out the jab.
Murhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopkins walks into a stiff left hand from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick
and Hopkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murhapuro really felt that one!
Murhapuro throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Murhapuro cracks Hopkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhapuro throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauke Murhapuro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hopkins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Murhapuro - just one landing.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhapuro feints the counter takedown.
Crunch! Murhapuro slams his shin into Hopkins's torso.
Murhapuro looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Murhapuro tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Murhapuro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hopkins throwing a counter right hand but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhapuro to score with a decent uppercut.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhapuro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhapuro lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins seems unphased.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
Murhapuro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murhapuro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhapuro.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhapuro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
Murhapuro scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Pauke Murhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhapuro lands with a hook. Hopkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Murhapuro saw that one coming.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro connects with a single shot there.
Murhapuro throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hopkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhapuro lunges at Hopkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopkins's hand.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Murhapuro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhapuro.
Murhapuro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopkins misses with a head kick.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhapuro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with the left hand. Hopkins knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murhapuro.
Murhapuro is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhapuro in his tracks.
Murhapuro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhapuro clinches with his opponent.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pauke Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murhapuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins misses the target.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Murhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Murhapuro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhapuro.
A lazy left from Murhapuro finds it's target.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins gets caught flat footed, as Murhapuro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Murhapuro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hopkins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Murhapuro has Hopkins in his guard.
Murhapuro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hopkins is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhapuro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murhapuro is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins wants to get up but he can't break Murhapuro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murhapuro working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murhapuro working for a triangle but Hopkins defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murhapuro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hopkins is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Murhapuro.
Hopkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Murhapuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhapuro misses with the body kick
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhapuro fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro fails with the takedown.
Murhapuro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Murhapuro counters with a good, hard body kick but Hopkins shrugs it off.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Murhapuro.
Decent striking displayed by Murhapuro there.
Murhapuro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murhapuro throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with a sloppy right hand. Hopkins should have avoided that one.
Murhapuro swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a body kick that stops Murhapuro in his tracks momentarily.
Murhapuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhapuro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murhapuro will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins wants to slow Murhapuro down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhapuro thows a leg kick but Hopkins checks it
and Hopkins counters with a nice body kick.
Hopkins throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Murhapuro colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hopkins as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Murhapuro is left battered and dazed whilst Hopkins and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor The Barbarian (ranked 11 p4p, 44 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 3 p4p, 8 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor The Barbarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Viking crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Barbarian - the referee stops the clock and Viking gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Barbarian. Viking manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Barbarian scores with a hook.
It looks like Techno Viking has been cut.
Viking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Barbarian.
Viking throws a big counter head kick but The Barbarian avoids it with no problem.
The Barbarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viking moves away.
Viking misses with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a crisp right hand that drops Viking! The Barbarian lets Viking back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Barbarian tries a head kick but it misses.
The Barbarian lands a big uppercut and Viking crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Viking looks OK. The Barbarian waves Viking back to his feet!
Viking is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! The Barbarian connects with the perfect overhand right and Viking falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for The Barbarian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian retains his heavyweight title!
Conor The Barbarian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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