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WVT 3: Mogg v Granger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 23287 p4p, 22425 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 144 p4p, 168 weight class). Daaniel Teteny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasmfus circles away.
Teteny fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nasmfus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nasmfus drives through and clinches with Teteny against the cage.
Nasmfus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teteny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teteny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bsmds Nasmfus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.
Nasmfus stalls.
Nasmfus stalling against the cage.
Teteny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nasmfus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teteny's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Teteny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nasmfus misses with a head kick.
Teteny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nasmfus closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nasmfus is pressed up against the cage. Teteny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nasmfus down to the mat. Nasmfus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teteny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teteny works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nasmfus trying to control the position.
Nasmfus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Teteny tries to roll over but Nasmfus keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nasmfus in particular looking to stall.
Nasmfus trying to control from half guard but Teteny is working away.
Nasmfus trying to mount his opponent but Teteny defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teteny is refusing to be controlled, as Nasmfus sits in half guard.
Nasmfus is really struggling to control Teteny but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nasmfus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Teteny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Teteny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teteny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nasmfus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teteny is on top in guard.
Nasmfus pulls Teteny in close to his closed guard and prevents Teteny from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nasmfus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teteny is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teteny gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bsmds Nasmfus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nasmfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Nasmfus is trying to break free.
Teteny is trying to drag Nasmfus to the mat but Nasmfus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nasmfus manages to pull guard.
Nasmfus trying to control the position.
Nasmfus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nasmfus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Nasmfus keeps moving.
Nasmfus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teteny stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nasmfus closes the distance and clinches.
Teteny tries for a takedown but Nasmfus manages to get underhooks.
Nasmfus is trying to break the clinch but Teteny is controlling him.
Teteny gets control of Nasmfus's arms and successfully pulls guard. Teteny will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nasmfus throwing strikes from guard but Teteny blocks nicely.
Teteny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nasmfus wants to stand and escape but instead Teteny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nasmfus keeping full guard, as Teteny tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teteny has gone for a leg lock! Nasmfus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Teteny's guard.
Teteny looking for a sweep. Not yet Teteny, not yet.
Nasmfus looking to sit in guard and control but Teteny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teteny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nasmfus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nasmfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teteny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nasmfus tries to improve position but can't.
Teteny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Teteny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nasmfus tries to improve position but can't.
Teteny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasmfus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Teteny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nasmfus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus is looking to regain half guard here but Teteny keeps moving and retains side control.
Nasmfus bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Teteny dives in and grabs Nasmfus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nasmfus pushes down on Teteny's head and hops out.
Bsmds Nasmfus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.
Teteny gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teteny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nasmfus's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teteny throwing strikes from guard but Nasmfus blocks nicely.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Teteny from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daaniel Teteny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nasmfus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nasmfus throws a solid leg kick but Teteny takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nasmfus.
Nasmfus clinches up against the cage.
Teteny tries to score a body lock takedown but Nasmfus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nasmfus gets control of Teteny's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nasmfus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nasmfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasmfus, not yet.
Teteny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Teteny wants to control from the top but Nasmfus keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teteny drops back looking for a leg! Nasmfus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nasmfus manages to kick Teteny off! Teteny jumps back into Nasmfus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teteny is one step ahead there.
Teteny trying to control but Nasmfus is working from the bottom.
Nasmfus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Teteny has passed into side control.
Teteny content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nasmfus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Teteny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Teteny has hold of Nasmfus's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nasmfus tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Teteny cranks the arm and Nasmfus screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nasmfus, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daaniel Teteny!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 15796 p4p, 6196 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 199 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Theodore Nouveau has been cut.
Alzado throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Alzado throws a combination that misses
and Nouveau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nouveau is working for a submission of some sort.
Nouveau is looking to take a break and control but Alzado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nouveau is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau is looking to advance position but Alzado won't allow it.
Nouveau is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nouveau looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado taking some punishment here, with Nouveau in his half guard.
Nouveau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nouveau tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Alzado.
Nouveau wants to work for an arm triangle but Alzado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nouveau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alzado defending well though.
Alzado is defending against the submission attempts here by Nouveau.
Nouveau throwing shots but Alzado is blocking nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alzado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nouveau.
Nouveau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nouveau is working for a submission of some sort.
Alzado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nouveau.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado throws a hook but Nouveau blocks it.
Nouveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alzado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nouveau is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alzado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alzado, who protects the arm well.
Nouveau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nouveau.
Nouveau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alzado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nouveau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alzado, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nouveau in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Nouveau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theodore Nouveau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nouveau dives in and grabs Alzado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alzado pushes down on Nouveau's head and hops out.
Alzado misses with a double jab
and Nouveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alzado misses with a low kick.
Alzado misses with a series of wild punches.
Alzado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Nouveau is rocked!
A leg kick checked by Nouveau.
Alzado with a nice calf kick.
Alzado throws a hook to the side of Nouveau's head but Nouveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nouveau feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado throws a leg kick but Nouveau moved away.
Nouveau misses with a takedown attempt - Alzado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nouveau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alzado tries to avoid it but Nouveau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alzado to the ground. Alzado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyle Alzado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau shoots in for a double leg but Alzado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lyle Alzado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau fails with the takedown.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alzado as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Alzado as Nouveau shoots in.
Alzado throws a counter high kick but Nouveau was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nouveau is breathing heavily.
Alzado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nouveau gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Alzado gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nouveau is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
Our winner, Lyle Alzado, 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.
In defeat, Theodore Nouveau stepped up to the mic, saying 'what a mess...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veljko Bakocevic (ranked 3824 p4p, 22375 weight class) and Chief Red Eagle (ranked 103 p4p, 187 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veljko Bakocevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Eagle clinches.
Our sources have told us that Bakocevic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Red Eagle lands with a left to the head.
Red Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Eagle clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Red Eagle.
Red Eagle manages to break the clinch.
Red Eagle rushes Bakocevic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bakocevic fails to pull guard.
Red Eagle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red Eagle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bakocevic with a big uppercut! Bakocevic tries to clinch up but Red Eagle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bakocevic to the mat! Bakocevic covers up and Red Eagle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chief Red Eagle!
Chief Red Eagle took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bronson (ranked 3518 p4p, 4303 weight class) and Chief Queef (ranked 123 p4p, 119 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queef shoots in but no luck this time.
Queef shoots in but Bronson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Queef doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
Keith Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Queef.
Bronson lands a left and a right that send Queef crashing to the mat, dazed. Bronson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Chief Queef has been cut.
Queef looks for a takedown but Bronson sprawls well.
Bronson cracks Queef with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Queef falls to his knees and Bronson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bronson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf (ranked 2872 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Thad Thayer (ranked 70 p4p, 42 weight class). Thad Thayer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf!
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, Thad Thayer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thayer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamdfjsmf wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thayer dives in and grabs Tamdfjsmf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamdfjsmf pushes down on Thayer's head and hops out.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thayer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thayer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch up
and Thayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tamdfjsmf is not content to let Thayer control the position.
Thayer trying to control the pace.
Tamdfjsmf is not content to let Thayer control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer blocks the strikes from Tamdfjsmf.
Thayer not doing much here.
Thayer moves into full mount! Tamdfjsmf won't be happy about that!
Thayer content just to control the position here.
Thayer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thayer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thayer controlling from mount.
Thayer avoids the attempt from Tamdfjsmf to control.
Tamdfjsmf can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Tamdfjsmf really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thayer misses with a head shot.
Tamdfjsmf wants to control but Thayer is having none of it.
Thayer looking to ground and pound but Tamdfjsmf is blocking nicely.
Tamdfjsmf is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tamdfjsmf tries to lock up and control but Thayer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thayer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamdfjsmf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tamdfjsmf working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thayer.
Tamdfjsmf is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thayer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tamdfjsmf wants to hold on but Thayer pushes him away.
We've been informed that Thayer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tamdfjsmf is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Thayer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch up but Thayer keeps it at a distance.
Thayer blocks a head kick by Tamdfjsmf.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to clinch.
Tamdfjsmf throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thayer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thayer dives in and grabs Tamdfjsmf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tamdfjsmf pushes down on Thayer's head and hops out.
Tamdfjsmf throws a head kick but Thayer moves out of range.
Thayer throws a counter combo.
Thayer dives in and scores a takedown into Tamdfjsmf's guard.
Tamdfjsmf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tamdfjsmf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thayer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thayer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf avoids the head kick by Thayer.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Thayer catches Tamdfjsmf right on the button with a cross.
Thayer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamdfjsmf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thayer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thayer looks for a takedown but Tamdfjsmf sprawls well.
Tamdfjsmf tries to counter by clinching up but Thayer breaks away and moves out of range.
Thayer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch there but Thayer circles away.
Thayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tamdfjsmf as he jumps to the side.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thad Thayer.
Thayer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer moves into the clinch.
Tamdfjsmf gets control of Thayer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tamdfjsmf will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thayer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thayer slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tamdfjsmf.
Thayer passes to full mount!
Thayer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tamdfjsmf tries to lock up and control but Thayer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tamdfjsmf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thayer on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf is working to get back to half guard.
Tamdfjsmf wants to hold on but Thayer pushes him away.
Thayer content just to control the position here.
Tamdfjsmf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thayer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thayer get's back to his feet.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamdfjsmf stuffs the takedown attempt from Thayer. Thayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to clinch but Thayer is avoiding it.
Thayer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tamdfjsmf seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thad Thayer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thayer is defended easily by Tamdfjsmf.
Tamdfjsmf tries to keep at a distance but Thayer has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Thayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tamdfjsmf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tamdfjsmf misses with a double jab.
Thayer wants to counter with a clinch but Tamdfjsmf pushes him away.
Tamdfjsmf throws a right hand that Thayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Thayer also avoids with ease.
Thayer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tamdfjsmf's guard.
Tamdfjsmf scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tamdfjsmf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thayer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tamdfjsmf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Tamdfjsmf has wrist control.
Tamdfjsmf trying to keep a closed guard but Thayer is proving a slippery customer.
Thayer throwing strikes from guard but Tamdfjsmf blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayer throws a strike but Tamdfjsmf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamdfjsmf's guard.
Thayer preventing the sweep.
Tamdfjsmf wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thayer is now in half guard.
Thayer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thayer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayer wants to control the pace but Tamdfjsmf is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Thayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thayer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tamdfjsmf blocking the ground and pound.
Thayer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf connects with a leg kick.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch there but Thayer circles away.
Tamdfjsmf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thayer throws a sloppy head kick and Tamdfjsmf moves out of range easily.
Thayer fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Thayer finds it's target.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thayer goes for a double leg but Tamdfjsmf avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tamdfjsmf continues to drive forward.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to clinch but Thayer is avoiding it.
Tamdfjsmf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thayer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf wants to get back to his feet but Thayer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thad Thayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thayer wants to control from the top but Tamdfjsmf keeps moving.
Tamdfjsmf trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tamdfjsmf keeping moving, preventing Thayer from controlling successfully.
Tamdfjsmf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thayer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thad Thayer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tamdfjsmf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thad Thayer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thayer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thad Thayer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 4050 p4p, 2447 weight class) and Tua Taamu (ranked 113 p4p, 56 weight class). Mew Choo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tua Taamu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taamu motions for Choo to come forward. Taamu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taamu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Choo slips a straight right by Taamu.
Taamu punishes Choo's body with a nice straight punch.
Choo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taamu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taamu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taamu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Choo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Taamu slips under a jab from Choo.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taamu misses with a head kick.
Choo dodges the punch combination from Taamu.
Taamu dodges the punch combination from Choo.
Taamu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taamu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Taamu misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Taamu coming out on top.
Taamu 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.
Taamu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Choo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taamu.
Choo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
Taamu flicks out a counter leg kick but Choo steps away.
Choo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taamu counters with a thumping low kick.
Taamu slips under a jab.
Choo throws a body punch but Taamu moves out of range.
Taamu throws out a leg kick but Choo moves out of range and Taamu only half commits.
Choo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taamu manages to circle out of the way.
Taamu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taamu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taamu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taamu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Taamu - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Taamu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choo with a body shot.
Taamu misses with a low kick.
Choo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taamu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
Taamu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Choo throws a right and a left that Taamu avoids nicely.
Taamu feints a counter leg kick.
Taamu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Choo blocks the leg kick.
Taamu misses with a two punch combination.
Taamu slips under a jab from Choo.
Choo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taamu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Taamu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick there by Taamu.
Choo lands a jab to the head.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Taamu flicks out a counter leg kick but Choo steps away.
Taamu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taamu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taamu scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choo digs a good body shot into Taamu's ribs.
Taamu scores with a decent looking hook.
Taamu lands a big right hand that sends Choo crashing to the mat! Taamu stays standing though and waves Choo back to his feet!
 Choo is rocked!
Choo throws out a loose jab but Taamu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taamu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Choo seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taamu throws a front kick aimed at Choo's knee but Choo avoids it well.
Taamu throws a head kick that misses.
Taamu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Choo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taamu tries to avoid it but Choo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taamu to the ground. Taamu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taamu wants to slow Choo down by chopping away at his legs.
Choo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oooooh!!! Taamu has knocked Choo down with a huge combo! Taamu steps away and waves a wobbly Choo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Taamu throws a leg kick
and Choo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taamu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taamu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Choo is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choo.
Taamu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choo misses with some punches.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taamu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taamu lands a big head kick that sends Choo tumbling to the mat! Taamu takes a step backwards and waves Choo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Taamu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taamu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Taamu tenderised Choo's leg. Choo is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taamu ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taamu.
Taamu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taamu throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tua Taamu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Taamu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Choo's sensitive parts.
Taamu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Choo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Choo lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Taamu misses
and Choo counters by moving into the clinch.
Taamu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taamu is working Choo over against the cage.
Taamu scores a nice knee to the body.
Taamu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taamu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taamu lands a big head kick that sends Choo tumbling to the mat! Taamu takes a step backwards and waves Choo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taamu throws a powerful right kick. Choo tried to block low but the kick was high! Choo was taken right off of his feet! Taamu jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tua Taamu!
A relieved looking Tua Taamu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 2793 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 66 p4p, 83 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson .
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanaani counters with a straight right hand.
Kanaani throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kanaani is in Henderson 's guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kanaani lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanaani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Kanaani postures up.
Kanaani distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kanaani postures up in Henderson 's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Kanaani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanaani throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Kanaani from controlling successfully.
Kanaani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson .
Kanaani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kanaani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson 's head.
Kanaani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson 's head.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kanaani wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kanaani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani postures up.
Kanaani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kanaani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kanaani.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kanaani postures up in Henderson 's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Kanaani is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kanaani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kanaani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kanaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kanaani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kanaani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kanaani scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kanaani.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kanaani trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson , not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kanaani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kanaani trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanaani is looking to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Kanaani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanaani looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Kanaani rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Kanaani keeps him there for the moment.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson leaves Kanaani with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson cracks Kanaani with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson rushes Kanaani and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanaani is trying to stall.
Kanaani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mehdi Kanaani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Henderson .
Kanaani shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kanaani walks into a jab.
Kanaani forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Kanaani's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henderson wants to break free but Kanaani has control.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanaani has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanaani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Kanaani has him pressed against the cage.
Kanaani digs a right hand into Henderson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson 's gas tank.
Henderson tries to break free but Kanaani pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Kanaani.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanaani has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanaani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Kanaani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Kanaani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanaani fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanaani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Kanaani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanaani shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanaani throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Kanaani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanaani clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanaani gets a clinch.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Kanaani's body.
No joy there for Kanaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanaani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kanaani doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
Henderson rushes Kanaani and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Kanaani shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Henderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanaani goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanaani keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Kanaani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson is trying to push Kanaani away but Kanaani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Kanaani is controlling him.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanaani has double underhooks.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Kanaani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Kanaani can't get the takedown.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Kanaani has the dominant position.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Kanaani tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Kanaani prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Kanaani has him pressed against the cage.
Kanaani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Kanaani finds it's target.
Kanaani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kanaani.
Ryan Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kanaani shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Kanaani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanaani circles away.
Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson prevents Kanaani from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kanaani drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Kanaani can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanaani tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kanaani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Kanaani's ribs.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kanaani.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Mehdi Kanaani 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.
Kanaani drives through and clinches with Henderson against the cage.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson manages to break the clinch.
Henderson gets tackled into the cage by Kanaani. Kanaani maintains the clinch.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanaani controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to break free but Kanaani has control.
Kanaani cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Kanaani's ribs.
Kanaani takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Kanaani is controlling the position.
Kanaani prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Kanaani misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Kanaani.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Kanaani.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Kanaani misses.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Kanaani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Kanaani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mehdi Kanaani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Kanaani with a nice head shot there.
Kanaani throws a big elbow that misses.
Kanaani wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson wants to stand up but Kanaani is controlling him.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Kanaani slips an elbow through the middle.
Kanaani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanaani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kanaani is aware though and is defending well.
Kanaani content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kanaani postures up in Henderson 's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Kanaani trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Kanaani scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kanaani is controlling him.
Kanaani working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kanaani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kanaani looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kanaani pulls Henderson in close to prevent any damage.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henderson 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Kanaani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kanaani 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Kanaani!
After winning the bout, Mehdi Kanaani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 1628 p4p, 2722 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 47 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lemieux misses.
Darwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lemieux's hands.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Lemieux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darwin manages to circle out of the way.
Darwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux moves forwards but Darwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darwin wants to land a leg kick but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux lands a big right hand that sends Darwin crashing to the mat! Lemieux stays standing though and waves Darwin back to his feet!
It looks like Charlie Darwin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Lemieux drives through and clinches with Darwin against the cage.
Darwin is trying to break the clinch but Lemieux is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Nice body punch from Lemieux - that landed with a thud.
Darwin avoids the elbow strike from Lemieux, against the cage.
Lemieux avoiding damage as Darwin throws knees to the body.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Darwin blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darwin blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Darwin stalling in the clinch but Lemieux improves position.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the side of Darwin's head.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Lemieux on the inside.
Darwin is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Darwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemieuxs head.
Darwin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin trying to stall but Lemieux improves his position.
Lemieux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Darwin manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
Lemieux moves in looking to clinch but Darwin pushes him off.
Darwin misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux misses with a two punch combination.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darwin looks for the body kick but Lemieux saw that one coming.
Lemieux is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux sends Darwin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lemieux is motioning to the referee to let Darwin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Darwin lands the left hand.
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux is looking to counter the offense by Darwin and move into the clinch.
Darwin scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux digs a good hook to Darwin's body.
Lemieux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Darwin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemieux walks into a stiff left hand from Darwin.
Darwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemieux on the side of the head.
Darwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lemieux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lemieux cracks Darwin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Darwin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lemieux finish him?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lemieux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Darwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lemieux lands an uppercut, right on the button! Darwin tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Lemieux!
In defeat, Charlie Darwin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm contemplating my future.. I don't think I have what it takes anymore. This might've been my last fight of my career. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 1127 p4p, 940 weight class) and Rahim Shabazz (ranked 32 p4p, 22 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahim Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kraag swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Shabazz misses with a kick to the body.
Shabazz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Desi Kraag has been cut.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Shabazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shabazz misses with a low kick as Kraag jumps back.
Shabazz tries a low kick but Kraag avoids it.
Jab, jab by Shabazz - just one landing.
Shabazz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shabazz throws a lazy head kick
and Kraag counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraag is just out of range.
Kraag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kraag's head.
Shabazz feints and then cracks Kraag's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraag down.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Shabazz throws a head kick but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shabazz lands a slapping body shot.
Shabazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kraag misses the target.
Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shabazz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kraag lands a nice shot that snaps Shabazz's head back.
Nice jab there from Kraag.
Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraag.
Kraag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Kraag.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Shabazz throws out a counter right but Kraag avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraag throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahim Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shabazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Shabazz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kraag walks into a stiff left hand from Shabazz.
Kraag just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz's corner calls for a 1-2. Shabazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shabazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraag checks a leg kick.
Shabazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kraag is looking to wear down Shabazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shabazz tries to clinch but Kraag is having none of it.
Kraag cracks Shabazz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kraag looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
Shabazz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shabazz slips under a jab from Kraag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
Shabazz misses with a two punch combination.
Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kraag moves out of range of the strikes.
Kraag swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shabazz.
Kraag lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shabazz misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz misses with a few strikes there.
Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shabazz looks winded!
Kraag lands a jab to Shabazz's midsection.
Kraag drops Shabazz with a naaaaasty hook - Shabazz is in real trouble here! Kraag dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desi Kraag!
A victorious Desi Kraag thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 386 p4p, 490 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 7 p4p, 10 weight class). Jacob Rees Mogg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees Mogg throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Rees Mogg ducks down to avoid it.
Rees Mogg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Rees Mogg seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rees Mogg throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Rees Mogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Rees Mogg throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
Granger jabs at Rees Mogg's body.
Rees Mogg moves out of range as Granger strikes.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees Mogg.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger lands a slapping body shot.
Rees Mogg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rees Mogg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger misses with a hook
and Rees Mogg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger looks to land a right hand but Rees Mogg moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Granger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Rees Mogg misses.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger tries to clinch up.
Rees Mogg throws a right and a left that Granger avoids nicely.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Rees Mogg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Granger walks into a jab.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rees Mogg throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
Granger throws a jab when Rees Mogg was well out of range.
Rees Mogg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Granger counters with a nice leg kick.
Rees Mogg looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger works the jab nicely.
Granger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rees Mogg.
Granger slips a jab and a cross from Rees Mogg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rees Mogg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rees Mogg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granger under the eye.
Nice cross by Granger.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
A slow jab from Rees Mogg misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rees Mogg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rees Mogg scores with a jab to the head.
Granger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rees Mogg rather than just go for the knockout.
Granger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger scores with a nice head shot.
Rees Mogg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rees Mogg counters with a right hand to the body.
Rees Mogg blocks a leg kick.
Rees Mogg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rees Mogg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Granger throws a leg kick
and Granger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rees Mogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
An attempted straight right counter from Rees Mogg misses the target.
Rees Mogg checks a leg kick.
Rees Mogg walks into a jab.
Granger misses with a body shot
and Rees Mogg counters with a nice uppercut.
Granger misses with a left hand
and Rees Mogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger lands a head shot.
Granger throws a jab when Rees Mogg was well out of range.
Granger scores with a hook to the body. Rees Mogg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rees Mogg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Rees Mogg misses its intended target.
Granger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rees Mogg. That did some damage!
Rees Mogg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rees Mogg checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger misses with a leg kick
and Rees Mogg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rees Mogg looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
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 Jacob Rees Mogg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger jabs Rees Mogg right on the nose. Rees Mogg blinks but takes it well.
Rees Mogg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger moves away from the strike by Rees Mogg.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rees Mogg throws out a powerful jab.
Granger throws a body punch but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
Rees Mogg blocks a jab.
Granger thuds his right hand into Rees Mogg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a two punch combo.
Rees Mogg is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Granger moves out of range as Rees Mogg strikes.
Rees Mogg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rees Mogg on the side of the head.
Granger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Frank Granger has been cut.
Granger feints and then cracks Rees Mogg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rees Mogg down.
Rees Mogg just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger cracks Rees Mogg with a good jab.
Rees Mogg lands a jab to the head.
Granger throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Rees Mogg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rees Mogg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rees Mogg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rees Mogg seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger swings for the body but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rees Mogg.
Granger misses with a hook. Rees Mogg ducked under it nicely.
Granger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frank Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Rees Mogg is looking to counter punch.
Granger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granger throws a low kick but Rees Mogg avoids it.
Granger misses with a hook
and Rees Mogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Granger throws a leg kick but Rees Mogg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rees Mogg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rees Mogg misses the target.
Granger throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Rees Mogg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granger lands a jab.
Granger tests Rees Mogg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Rees Mogg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger feints and then cracks Rees Mogg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rees Mogg down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger swings for the body but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
Granger misses with a hook
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Granger is breathing heavily.
Rees Mogg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rees Mogg looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Rees Mogg throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rees Mogg moves away.
Rees Mogg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rees Mogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Rees Mogg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Granger swings for the body but Rees Mogg moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rees Mogg throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger thows a leg kick but Rees Mogg checks it
letting Rees Mogg counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Granger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Granger's cut.
That's time! Rees Mogg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rees Mogg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Rees Mogg moved out of range.
Rees Mogg moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
Granger falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rees Mogg counter with a right hand.
Granger misses the body punch
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp right hand that drops Granger! Rees Mogg lets Granger back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Granger is rocked!
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Granger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rees Mogg.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rees Mogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Granger on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granger.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
Granger digs a right hand into Rees Mogg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rees Mogg's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Rees Mogg tries to break the clinch but Granger is controlling the position.
Granger working aggressively here.
Granger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rees Mogg backwards.
Granger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granger.
Rees Mogg digs a right hand underneath Granger's ribcage. Granger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rees Mogg has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rees Mogg's elbow.
Granger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rees Mogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Granger blocking some punches.
Rees Mogg misses with a body punch.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rees Mogg cracks Granger with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frank Granger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Granger tries a body shot but Rees Mogg blocks it.
Granger tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Granger blocks the elbow strike.
Rees Mogg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Granger tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rees Mogg lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Granger scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rees Mogg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Granger.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granger lands with a short shot to the head.
Granger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rees Moggs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rees Mogg.
A short right from Granger.
Granger can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
Rees Mogg throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rees Mogg backwards.
Rees Mogg breaks from the clinch.
Granger misses the body punch
and Rees Mogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rees Mogg has Granger up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Granger swings wildly with an uppercut but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Granger can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rees Mogg's elbow.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rees Mogg lands with a left to the head.
Rees Mogg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg presses Granger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Granger - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Rees Mogg.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
Granger can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
Rees Mogg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Granger's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacob Rees Mogg.
I think Rees Mogg 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Churchill would be delighted.'.
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