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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Le Franc (ranked 2481 p4p, 3367 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 352 p4p, 452 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuti's choice of entrance music: Expensive Shit. Guy Le Franc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fela Kuti's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Kuti throws a hook but Le Franc avoids it easily.
Le Franc thumps Kuti with a low kick.
Le Franc ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Franc manages to avoid it.
Le Franc takes a swing at Kuti's ribcage but misses.
Kuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Kuti.
Kuti sizes up Le Franc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
Kuti misses with a jab to the body
and Le Franc counters with a straight right hand.
Kuti misses the body punch
and Le Franc counters with a big right hand! Oh Kuti is in trouble here! Le Franc follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Le Franc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Von Hardenberg (ranked 2182 p4p, 4929 weight class) and Carl Foster (ranked 289 p4p, 589 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Von Hardenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Foster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Foster misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Hardenberg misses the target.
Von Hardenberg moves out of range as Foster strikes.
Foster connects with a body shot that sends Von Hardenberg's belly button to the back.
A shot to the body from Foster misses
and Von Hardenberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Carl Foster has been cut.
Foster misses with a straight right.
Von Hardenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Foster.
A nice side step and Foster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Hardenberg misses with a body shot.
Von Hardenberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Hardenberg tried to counter with a leg kick but Foster avoided it.
Von Hardenberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster clobbers Von Hardenberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Wolf Von Hardenberg has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Von Hardenberg there.
Von Hardenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.
Foster 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.
Von Hardenberg throws out a loose jab but Foster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foster works Von Hardenberg's body with a nice hook.
Carl Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hardenberg tries to move into range but Foster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Von Hardenberg.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foster! But no joy.
Foster checks a low kick from Von Hardenberg.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
Foster blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foster. Von Hardenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Hardenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foster with a hook.
Von Hardenberg tries to move into range but Foster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Foster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Hardenberg's head backwards.
Foster misses with a shot to the body
and Von Hardenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Hardenberg throws a jab when Foster was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Foster misses.
Foster looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Hardenberg is just out of range.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Foster.
Von Hardenberg slips a straight right by Foster.
Foster lands a slapping body shot.
Von Hardenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foster throws a right hand that misses
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foster misses with a double jab
enabling Von Hardenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Hardenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Hardenberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster connects with a body shot that sends Von Hardenberg's belly button to the back.
Foster misses with a shot to the body
and Von Hardenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Hardenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Foster misses.
Von Hardenberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Von Hardenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Foster is rocked!
That has opened up Carl Foster's cut even more.
Foster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Hardenberg counters with a body kick that stops Foster in his tracks momentarily.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Hardenberg finish him?
Von Hardenberg looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Von Hardenberg backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Foster's temple! It sends Foster violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Von Hardenberg celebrates and the doctors try to help Foster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Wolf Von Hardenberg!
An out of breath Wolf Von Hardenberg 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 Hector Gray (ranked 3388 p4p, 23606 weight class) and Matteo Sanchez (ranked 433 p4p, 752 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Gray cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Matteo Sanchez has been cut.
Gray thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray lands with a right hand.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a counter high kick but Sanchez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanchez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez working a defensive guard but Gray manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gray works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gray in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gray staying calm.
Gray looks up at the clock and then as Sanchez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gray smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gray controls the position.
Gray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanchez down.
Sanchez tries to bench press Gray off him but Gray keeps the position.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gray moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gray working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez is rocked!
A big shot lands for Gray! That's hurt Sanchez! Will he recover? Gray fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Gray!
Hector Gray tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 2642 p4p, 3282 weight class) and Branibar Voiwar (ranked 345 p4p, 419 weight class). Branibar Voiwar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Branibar Voiwar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voiwar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voiwar misses with a hook.
Voiwar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voiwar misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Voiwar.
Voiwar keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Voiwar has managed to clinch.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voiwar misses with an elbow strike.
Martin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Voiwar is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Voiwar into the cage.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voiwar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Voiwar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Voiwar trying to control the position but instead, Martin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Voiwar into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voiwar landing knees to the head.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voiwar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Voiwar lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voiwar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Voiwar can turn it around.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voiwar backwards.
Martin gets through Voiwar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voiwar up against the cage.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voiwar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voiwar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voiwar's elbow.
Voiwar lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin lands a right hand.
Voiwar is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Voiwar fails to land.
Voiwar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Voiwar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Voiwar.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Voiwar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Voiwar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Voiwar.
Martin just leaning against Voiwar, taking a breather.
Voiwar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin blocking some punches.
Voiwar looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Voiwar stalling in the clinch but Martin improves position.
Voiwar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Voiwar taking a breather.
Voiwar is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Voiwar misses with a punch on the inside.
Voiwar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Voiwar as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voiwar.
Voiwar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin misses with some punches.
Voiwar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Voiwar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voiwar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Voiwar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
Voiwar lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Voiwar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Voiwar looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Martin pushes Voiwar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voiwar.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voiwar up against the cage.
Martin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 Swole Ricky Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voiwar stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Voiwar's head but Voiwar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voiwar misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Voiwar slips under a jab.
That kick from Martin tenderised Voiwar's leg. Voiwar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin takes a swing at Voiwar's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voiwar. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Voiwar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws the left hand but Voiwar avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Voiwar.
Martin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Are you kidding me?! Martin ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Voiwar clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
A very excited looking Swole Ricky Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 2517 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 311 p4p, 404 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses the jab.
Leroy 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leroy duly obliges.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Leroy seems unphased.
Leroy throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leroy .
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Leroy darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Leroy .
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Leroy 's head back.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake moves away from the strike by Leroy .
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Leroy avoids the body shot from Drake.
Leroy feints a counter leg kick.
Leroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Leroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Leroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake lands with a straight right. Leroy didn't see that one coming.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Leroy looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Leroy .
Left hook, right uppercut from Leroy .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Leroy .
Drake misses with a body shot.
Leroy throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drake is out of range and Leroy settles back down.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Leroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Leroy 's head back.
Leroy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake throws a hook but Leroy avoids it easily.
Leroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Leroy throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Drake cracks Leroy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake connects with a jab.
Leroy tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake throws a hook but Leroy blocks it.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Leroy . Those never looked like landing.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Leroy misses
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Leroy defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy .
Danga de danga de dang - Leroy scores with a four punch combination!
Leroy throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Drake throws a one two combo.
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!
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leroy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Leroy counters with a straight right hand.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leroy on the side of the head.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy unleashes a big counter combination but Drake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy misses with a body punch
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leroy walks into a left hand.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leroy slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Leroy .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leroy ! But no joy.
Leroy misses with a kick to the body.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy slips under a jab from Drake.
Leroy looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
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 Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leroy misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Leroy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake throws a jab when Leroy was well out of range.
Drake lands with a hook. Leroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leroy slips a straight right by Drake.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leroy misses with a straight left.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Bruce Leroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake digs a good hook to Leroy 's body.
Leroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leroy misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake moves away from the strike by Leroy .
Drake connects with a nice looking jab.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Leroy 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.
Nice defenses there by Leroy .
Leroy thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leroy fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leroy on the side of the head.
Leroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake lands a jab.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leroy lands a head kick. Drake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Leroy , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leroy blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Leroy .
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy walks into a left hand.
Leroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake punishes Leroy 's body with a nice straight punch.
Leroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leroy moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Leroy darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Leroy controls the action.
Drake blocking some punches.
Leroy misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leroy s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Drake takes a swing at Leroy 's ribcage but misses.
Leroy tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Leroy thinks about the counter body kick.
Dezmond Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Leroy throws a one two combo.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Leroy moved out of range nicely.
Leroy misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leroy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Leroy misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Leroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leroy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Leroy slips the punch.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Leroy . That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leroy manages to avoid it.
Leroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroy looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy swinging wildly here.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Leroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leroy scores with a jab to the body.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Leroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Leroy misses with the body kick
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Leroy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoids the body shot from Leroy .
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leroy thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy swinging wildly here.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Leroy jabs at Drake's body.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Leroy walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Leroy is out of range.
Leroy connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy .
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
A nice combination there by Leroy .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dezmond Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leroy misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Leroy is out of range.
Drake thuds a left hand into Leroy 's body.
Leroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leroy .
Leroy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Leroy seems unphased.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Leroy moved out of range.
Leroy takes one on the button.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leroy misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leroy .
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leroy .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Leroy swings widly with a right hand
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Leroy backing up. Leroy nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leroy misses with a wild combination.
Bruce Leroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Leroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake lunges at Leroy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leroy 's hand.
Drake connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 2457 p4p, 3135 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 318 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch but Hardman moves out of range.
Kill Shot Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson is looking to counter the offense by Hardman and move into the clinch.
Jackson slips a jab from Hardman.
Hardman misses with a looping left.
Hardman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Hardman throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardman avoids the damage to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman is looking for a takedown.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Hardman 's eye.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Hardman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
Hardman avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Hardman 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.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hardman.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardman.
Hardman presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hardman.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardman manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Hardman is working from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardman is keeping the position for now.
Hardman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardman is still trying to improve position.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hardman keeps moving.
Hardman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardman is trying to keep Jackson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardman is retaining full guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardman is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Hardman misses the shot to the body.
Hardman works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardman blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Hardman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardman avoids the head kick by Jackson.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Hardman's leg. Hardman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardman.
Hardman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Hardman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hardman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardman is defending well for now.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hardman is blocking nicely.
Hardman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardman is defending well for now.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Hardman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Kill Shot Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardman blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardman is defending well for now.
Hardman tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardman.
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardman avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Hardman.
Hardman stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Hardman managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Hardman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Hardman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Hardman stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Hardman throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Hardman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardman is defending well for now.
Hardman lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Hardman.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Hardman.
Hardman managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Hardman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kill Shot Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Brock Hardman has been cut.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Hardman misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Hardman blocks it.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hardman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hardman blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Hardman blocks with his arms.
Hardman missing with knees to the body.
Hardman trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardman's face.
Hardman crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Hardman has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hardman landing knees to the head.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardman's defenses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardman managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Hardman throws knees to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Hardman is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hardman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardman.
Jackson drops Hardman with a big knee straight up the middle! Hardman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hardman is rocked!
Hardman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardman. That one must have hurt.
Hardman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardman stuffs the takedown.
Hardman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardman.
Hardman misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardman lands with a cross.
Brock Hardman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardman is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson tries to clinch but Hardman is having none of it.
Hardman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Hardman lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Hardman takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hardman.
Hardman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardman misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hardman throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardman.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardman tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Hardman keeps it at a distance.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardman slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Hardman counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jackson! Hardman lets Jackson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuns Hardman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Hardman keeps it at a distance.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hardman.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Hardman feints the counter takedown.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hardman moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Hardman lands with a good body shot.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hardman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Hardman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brock Hardman!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Hardman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Matilla (ranked 2219 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 287 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Matilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney throws the kick towards the body but Matilla avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Matilla misses the target.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kearney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matilla circles away.
Kearney fails with the takedown.
Kearney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matilla.
Matilla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kearney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matilla as he avoids it easily.
Anton Matilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kearney.
Matilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Kearney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matilla throws a lazy head kick
and Kearney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kearney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Matilla. No joy for Kearney on that attempt.
Matilla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Patrick Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Matilla.
Matilla swings for the body but Kearney moves out of range.
Matilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kearney dives in for a single leg takedown but Matilla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kearney throws a low kick, looking for Matilla's leg but Matilla calmly moves out of range.
Matilla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kearney or perhaps it was just good defense by Matilla, which made it look bad.
Matilla throws out a loose jab but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matilla misses with a low kick.
No luck for Kearney with that takedown attempt.
Matilla is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Matilla.
Matilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kearney checks it well.
Kearney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matilla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kearney somewhat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matilla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kearney's sensitive parts.
Kearney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matilla.
Kearney drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Matilla defends it well.
Kearney manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matilla on his heels. He'll look to pass Matilla's guard now, I'm sure.
Matilla has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kearney doesn't defend quickly enough and Matilla has managed to lock this one up! Can Kearney escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Matilla on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anton Matilla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aum Munga (ranked 995 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Jean Luc Petit (ranked 106 p4p, 174 weight class). Jean Luc Petit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Luc Petit!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munga throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
Petit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Munga throws the left hand but Petit avoids the punch easily.
Munga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petit is trying to defend but Munga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Petit is holding on to half guard well.
Munga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Munga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petit gets full guard.
Munga won't allow Petit to sweep him here.
Petit is pulling down on Munga's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petit wants to sweep but no luck.
Petit trying to keep a closed guard but Munga is proving a slippery customer.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munga throwing strikes from guard but Petit blocks nicely.
Petit pulls Munga in close to prevent any damage.
Munga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munga throws a big right hand that misses.
Munga throwing strikes but missing.
Munga throws a strike but Petit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga is looking for a triangle but Petit pushes his legs off easily.
Petit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Munga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petit has managed to get both his arms back between Munga's legs - danger averted.
Munga wants to sweep here but Petit controlling him for the moment.
Munga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munga trying to control the position.
Petit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petit defends well.
Munga looking for subs off his back but Petit has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga is looking to improve his position.
Munga wants to control but Petit passes into side.
Munga can't do much from the bottom here.
Munga is trying to escape the position but Petit is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petit is continuing to stall.
Munga tries to buck Petit off but Petit is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Munga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munga is looking to reverse the position.
Munga wants to control but Petit postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petit slows the pace down.
Munga is looking to regain half guard here but Petit keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aum Munga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Munga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petit can pounce on him.
Munga gets a clinch.
Munga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petit has him pressed against the cage.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munga is defending well for now.
Petit misses with the head strike.
Petit lands a nice uppercut.
Petit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munga is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Petit.
Munga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petit is fighting off a takedown attempt but Munga is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Petit to the mat. Petit regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Munga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aum Munga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munga throws a strike but Petit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munga seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Petit stays in close to Munga's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munga is looking for a triangle but Petit pushes his legs off easily.
Munga working a defensive guard but Petit manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga is looking to reverse the position.
Munga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petit off and has taken his back!
Petit manages to reverse the position and now he's in Munga's guard. Nice work there by Petit.
Munga being controlled here, momentarily.
Munga is looking for a triangle but Petit pushes his legs off easily.
Petit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munga is keeping the position for now.
Munga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petit is aware though and is defending well.
Munga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit content to stall in guard here.
Munga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Munga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munga is trying to control the position but Petit postures up.
Munga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petit manages to get himself to full guard.
Petit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munga is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga forces his way into half guard.
Munga seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petit is trying to maintain the position but Munga is very close to passing his half guard.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munga throws a strike but Petit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Munga trying to control but Petit is working from the bottom.
Munga trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Petit manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munga wants to improve his position but instead Petit has moved into half guard.
Munga is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Petit jumps into side control!
Munga looking for a sweep but Petit has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Munga is just holding on here. Petit manages to take his back.
Munga tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Petit controlling the positon.
Petit is not going to allow Munga to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Munga.
Petit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Munga misses with a right hand
and Petit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munga scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Munga misses.
Munga throws an off balance right hand
and Petit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petit wants to slow Munga down by chopping away at his legs.
Petit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Munga lands in his opponent's guard.
Petit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munga preventing the sweep.
Munga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga throwing strikes from guard but Petit blocks nicely.
Munga throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petit pulls Munga in close to his closed guard and prevents Munga from doing any damage or advancing position.
Petit looking for a sweep. Not yet Petit, not yet.
Munga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Munga postures up in Petit's guard and throws a big left but Petit blocks it.
Petit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munga.
Munga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga postures up in Petit's guard and throws a big left but Petit blocks it.
Munga cracks Petit with a solid left hand.
Munga with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Petit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Petit has escaped and now he's on top!
Munga wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petit trying to control but Munga is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga is trying to keep Petit in close.
Munga wants to sweep but no luck.
Munga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petit controls the pace.
Munga wants to sweep here but Petit controlling him for the moment.
Munga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petit postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petit looks to land a right hand but Munga moved out of range.
Munga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munga misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Munga misses its intended target.
Petit scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Munga just misses with a punch to the body.
Munga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Petit misses.
Petit looks to score with a jab to the body but Munga is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aum Munga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Munga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aum Munga!
Our winner, Aum Munga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zhdanov (ranked 1172 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 160 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Zhdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Zhdanov - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Zhdanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhdanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhdanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fezzik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhdanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fezzik. That did some damage!
Fezzik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Zhdanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Zhdanov throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Zhdanov misses its intended target.
Fezzik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhdanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Fezzik.
Fezzik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhdanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Zhdanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Fezzik.
Roman Zhdanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhdanov lands a big head kick that sends Fezzik tumbling to the mat! Zhdanov takes a step backwards and waves Fezzik back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fezzik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fezzik missing with a left hand there. Zhdanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhdanov staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov throws a lazy right hand but Fezzik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fezzik lands a big head kick that sends Zhdanov tumbling to the mat! Fezzik takes a step backwards and waves Zhdanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zhdanov is rocked!
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Fezzik is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Zhdanov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Zhdanov is out cold! Fezzik holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Fezzik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Johnson (ranked 164 p4p, 391 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 21 p4p, 54 weight class). Mukunzi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All We Got - Chance The Rapper. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Mukunzi off balance momentarily.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Mukunzi misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mukunzi misses with a wild body shot.
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mukunzi misses with a wild combination.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mukunzi just manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Mukunzi 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.
Mukunzi tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Mukunzi down.
Mukunzi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson defending well as Mukunzi loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mukunzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mukunzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Mukunzi seems unphased.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Mukunzi's knee but Mukunzi avoids it well.
Mukunzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Mukunzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mukunzi misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mukunzi connects with the punch.
Johnson misses with a hook
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mukunzi.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mukunzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Mukunzi misses its intended target.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mukunzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson cracks Mukunzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Johnson lands.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mukunzi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Mukunzi checks it.
Mukunzi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mukunzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mukunzi misses with a straight left.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mukunzi throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Mukunzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mukunzi under the eye.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Mukunzi digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Mukunzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Mukunzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mukunzi at a distance.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mukunzi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mukunzi's head.
Mukunzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mukunzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mukunzi is able to avoid easily.
Mukunzi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mukunzi misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukunzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Kareem Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Mukunzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Mukunzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mukunzi tries to avoid it.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mukunzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson jabs Mukunzi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mukunzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Mukunzi strikes.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mukunzi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Mukunzi.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mukunzi can do to turn this around?
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi scores with a punch to the head.
Kareem Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Mukunzi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Mukunzi avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mukunzi's sensitive parts.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Johnson wants to slow Mukunzi down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Mukunzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukunzi misses with a looping right.
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Mukunzi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Mukunzi drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mukunzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Mukunzi 's knee.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mukunzi on the side of the head.
Mukunzi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Mukunzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson'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.
Mukunzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mukunzi's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mukunzi's sensitive parts.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Mukunzi had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Mukunzi's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi misses with a wild combination.
Mukunzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Mukunzi misses its intended target.
Mukunzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson tries to work over Mukunzi's front leg with a kick but Mukunzi checks it.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Mukunzi misses.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mukunzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Mukunzi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mukunzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mukunzi misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mukunzi's sensitive parts.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Mukunzi's leg but Mukunzi calmly moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mukunzi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukunzi, as that shot connected.
Mukunzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mukunzi takes one on the button.
Mukunzi cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Mukunzi misses its intended target.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mukunzi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Mukunzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mukunzi misses with a left hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mukunzi walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Mukunzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Mukunzi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Mukunzi moves away and avoids it.
Mukunzi misses with a looping left.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mukunzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Mukunzi.
Johnson feints and then cracks Mukunzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mukunzi down.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mukunzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mukunzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Mukunzi throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Mukunzi's leg. Mukunzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Mukunzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Mukunzi.
Johnson feints and then cracks Mukunzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mukunzi down.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Mukunzi's ribs.
Mukunzi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson lunges at Mukunzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mukunzi's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut.
Mukunzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Mukunzi misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mukunzi moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mukunzi's sensitive parts.
Mukunzi checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mukunzi checks the leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Mukunzi down.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Nice defenses there by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mukunzi checks it well.
Mukunzi throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Mukunzi.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mukunzi drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mukunzi throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson thumps Mukunzi with a low kick.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson had his way with Salomon Mukunzi in that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Mukunzi misses its intended target.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Mukunzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson lands with a hook. Mukunzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson cracks Mukunzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mukunzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mukunzi lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mukunzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Mukunzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Mukunzi's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
A left and a right from Mukunzi both land. Nice combination.
Mukunzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mukunzi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Mukunzi manages to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Mukunzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salomon Mukunzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
A jab from Mukunzi finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mukunzi is able to avoid easily.
Johnson with a jab.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Mukunzi checks it.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slow Mukunzi down with leg kicks.
Johnson scores with a jab. Mukunzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Mukunzi does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Mukunzi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Kareem Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mukunzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mukunzi's hands.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mukunzi lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Mukunzi off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Mukunzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mukunzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Mukunzi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Mukunzi's leg but Mukunzi calmly moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mukunzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson cracks Mukunzi with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kareem Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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