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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Shabanov (ranked 1510 p4p, 2712 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 204 p4p, 319 weight class). Cobb has chosen You dropped the Bomb on me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shabanov is looking to counter punch.
Cobb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cobb.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Shabanov's shoulder, as Shabanov tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cobb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Cobb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shabanov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shabanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shabanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
Shabanov scores with a head kick. Cobb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Shabanov misses with a body kick.
Shabanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Shabanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shabanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Shabanov.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
Cobb connects with a jab.
Fedor Shabanov's cut is getting worse.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Shabanov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shabanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Shabanov.
Cobb is looking for the big counter here.
Cobb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Shabanov moves away and avoids it.
Cobb throws a right hand that Shabanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shabanov also avoids with ease.
Shabanov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Shabanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb cracks Shabanov with a good jab.
Shabanov with a jab.
That has opened up Semmy Cobb's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shabanov throwing a counter right hand but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Shabanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabanov.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shabanov counters with a huge left! Cobb is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shabanov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cobb from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shabanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
A relieved looking Fedor Shabanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Semmy Cobb had this to say: 'I like ice cream and cookies'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Quin (ranked 1639 p4p, 572 weight class) and Retired Sparbot 3 (ranked 185 p4p, 68 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Retired Sparbot 3!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Quin.
Sparbot 3 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparbot 3 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quin or not.
A short right from Sparbot 3.
Quin lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Sparbot 3 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quin 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.
Quin lands with a light punch inside.
Sparbot 3 digs a right hand underneath Quin's ribcage. Quin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sparbot 3 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparbot 3.
Quin is breathing heavily.
Sparbot 3 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sparbot 3 has a couple of punches blocked by Quin.
Quin misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quin has a couple of punches blocked by Sparbot 3.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Sparbot 3 misses with a punch to the body.
Sparbot 3 blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
A head punch on the inside from Quin fails to land.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparbot 3 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparbot 3 struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sparbot 3.
Quin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparbot 3 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin misses with the head strike.
Sparbot 3 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Quin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
Quin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparbot 3 struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Sparbot 3 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparbot 3 can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Sparbot 3 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quin prevents a body shot from Sparbot 3.
A short left from Sparbot 3.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparbot 3 tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Sparbot 3 back against the cage.
Quin misses with some punches.
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!
Sparbot 3 tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Sparbot 3 tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Sparbot 3 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparbot 3 misses with a punch to the body.
Quin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sparbot 3.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparbot 3 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparbot 3 blocks an uppercut.
Sparbot 3 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparbot 3 blocking some punches.
Quin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparbot 3.
A nice left hand lands by Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 blocks an uppercut.
Quin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparbot 3 misses with a punch to the body.
Sparbot 3 stalling.
Quin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparbot 3 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparbot 3 leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quin.
Quin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quin misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Sparbot 3 - that landed with a thud.
Quin prevents a body shot from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Sparbot 3 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 throws a punch but it's blocked by Quin.
Sparbot 3 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparbot 3 blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparbot 3 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 scores with a hook to the body.
Sparbot 3 throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sparbot 3 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sparbot 3 misses with a body punch.
Sparbot 3 tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Sparbot 3 back against the cage.
Quin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparbot 3 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparbot 3 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sparbot 3 stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sparbot 3 lands a right hand.
Sparbot 3 tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Sparbot 3 back against the cage.
Sparbot 3 misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Sparbot 3 back against the cage.
Sparbot 3 scores with a hook to the body.
Quin blocks a body shot from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Retired Sparbot 3 dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sparbot 3 lands a glancing blow to the side of Quin's head.
Quin moves in looking to clinch but Sparbot 3 pushes him off.
Sparbot 3 throws a fast counter high kick but Quin manages to duck under it in time.
A jab from Sparbot 3 misses.
Quin has managed to clinch.
Sparbot 3 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quin lands a nice uppercut.
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retired Sparbot 3 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Quin fails to land.
A short left from Sparbot 3.
Quin prevents a body shot from Sparbot 3.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparbot 3.
Quin throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot 3 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Quin fails to land.
Sparbot 3 blocking some punches.
Quin working aggressively here.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparbot 3 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Sparbot 3 back against the cage.
Sparbot 3 gets through Quin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparbot 3 uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparbot 3 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Sparbot 3 scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparbot 3 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparbot 3 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparbot 3 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quin has a couple of punches blocked by Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 scores with a shot to the side of Quin's head.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparbot 3 creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sparbot 3.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparbot 3 holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Sparbot 3 on the inside.
Sparbot 3 misses with a body punch.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparbot 3 misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparbot 3 tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sparbot 3.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
Quin misses with the head strike.
Sparbot 3 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparbot 3 lands a shot to the body.
Sparbot 3 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quin misses with some punches.
Sparbot 3 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sparbot 3 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparbot 3 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparbot 3 lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quin blocks a body shot from Sparbot 3.
Quin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Quin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparbot 3 lands with a light punch inside.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparbot 3 misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sparbot 3 works on Quin's body with a couple of short punches.
Quin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sparbot 3 as the two fighters clinch.
Sparbot 3 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparbot 3 digs a right hand underneath Quin's ribcage. Quin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quin blocks a body shot from Sparbot 3.
Quin misses with some punches.
Sparbot 3 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparbot 3 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparbot 3 lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparbot 3 lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparbot 3 tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Sparbot 3 pushes Quin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3'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.
Sparbot 3 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparbot 3 struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin prevents a body shot from Sparbot 3.
Sparbot 3 misses with a punch to the body.
Sparbot 3 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparbot 3 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot 3.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quin.
Sparbot 3 scores with a hook to the body.
Quin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparbot 3 lands with a right to the head.
Sparbot 3 lands a nice uppercut.
Sparbot 3 struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Sparbot 3 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Sparbot 3.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Retired Sparbot 3 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Quin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Quin wants to clinch up but Sparbot 3 keeps it at a distance.
Sparbot 3 throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
Sparbot 3 with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Sparbot 3.
Quin tries to clinch but Sparbot 3 is having none of it.
Quin darts in trying to clinch
and Sparbot 3 counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sparbot 3 swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sparbot 3 lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin wants to clinch
and Sparbot 3 counters with a head kick. That will keep Quin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quin tries to clinch but Sparbot 3 moves out of range.
Sparbot 3 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparbot 3 tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 throws an elbow but Quin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sparbot 3 working the head and body with strikes.
Sparbot 3 misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sparbot 3 looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Quin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sparbot 3 is controlling him well.
Sparbot 3 tries to advance to mount but Quin denies him.
James Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparbot 3 throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Sparbot 3 crashes against the mat.
Sparbot 3 connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quin some visible discomfort.
Sparbot 3 looks up at the clock and then as Quin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sparbot 3 smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparbot 3 works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quin tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Sparbot 3 throws a strike aimed at the side of Quin's head but Quin avoids it well.
An elbow from Sparbot 3 crashes against the mat.
Quin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Sparbot 3 crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 scoring with punches and elbows.
Sparbot 3 goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Quin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sparbot 3 but great work by Quin.
Sparbot 3 is looking for a sweep.
Sparbot 3 looks to move to half guard but instead Quin has passed into mount! Damn!
Sparbot 3 is trying desperately to improve position.
Sparbot 3 keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot 3 gets back to half guard.
Sparbot 3 is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quin pulls his head out easily.
Sparbot 3 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparbot 3 looking for submissions off his back.
Sparbot 3 is looking for a sweep. Quin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Retired Sparbot 3 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparbot 3 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retired Sparbot 3!
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Aristides Abel had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 188.5, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with John Edmonds was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Olsen (ranked 546 p4p, 1751 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 88 p4p, 264 weight class). Kron Kai 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Olsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Olsen throws out a loose jab but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olsen avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kai
and Olsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Kai walks into a jab.
Kron Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Olsen.
Kai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kai misses with a body kick.
Kai wants to land a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
It looked like Olsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kai.
Kai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kai.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Olsen defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
Kai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Harry Olsen has been cut.
Kai looks for the body kick but Olsen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Olsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Olsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kai.
Kai tries to land a body kick
and Olsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olsen can pounce on him.
Olsen scores with a hook to the body. Kai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
Olsen is looking to slow Kai down with leg kicks.
Olsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Kai throws a push kick but Olsen slaps the foot to one side.
Kai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kai's coach down at The Hartwell Dungeon was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kai misses the body punch
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Olsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olsen.
Kai throws a lazy body kick
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olsen.
Kai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olsen cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Olsen moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
Olsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kai at a distance.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Olsen cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
A big left from Kai misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olsen.
Kai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olsen moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Olsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Olsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Olsen works Kai's body with a nice hook.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Olsen scores with a jab to the body.
Olsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Olsen cracks Kai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kai with the inside leg kick.
Olsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Olsen cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai wants to land a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
It looked like Olsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsen slips a jab from Kai.
That kick from Olsen tenderised Kai's leg. Kai is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kai on the side of the head.
Kai misses with the body kick
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Olsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
Olsen cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
Olsen feints a jab promting Kai to slip. Olsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harry Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Kai throws a body kick that misses
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Kai misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Olsen misses its target.
Olsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olsen avoids a kick to the body.
Olsen looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
Olsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kai can do to turn this around?
A low kick lands for Olsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen connects with a right hand. Kai shakes it off.
Olsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Olsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good exchange - Kai coming out on top.
Kai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen counters with a leg kick.
Kai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olsen rushes Kai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Olsen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kai dodges an elbow strike from Olsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai prevents a body shot from Olsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kai blocks the elbow strike.
Kai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olsen backwards.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai takes an elbow to the temple.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Olsen.
Olsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kai's defenses.
Kai is trying to break the clinch but Olsen has him pressed against the cage.
Olsen lands a nice elbow.
Harry Olsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olsen lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Kron Kai's cut even more.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kai is defending well for now.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olsen digs a right hand underneath Kai's ribcage. Kai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olsen.
Olsen tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Olsen back against the cage.
Good body shot from Olsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Olsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kai is breathing heavily.
Kai blocks a body shot from Olsen.
Olsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Olsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kai takes an elbow to the temple.
Olsen can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Olsen.
Nice body punch from Olsen.
Olsen misses with a body punch.
Olsen gets through Kai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
Olsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Olsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Olsen lands with a light punch inside.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kai takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Kron Kai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Olsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Olsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kai's brow.
Olsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kai avoids it.
Olsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kai won't want to take too many of those.
Olsen landing knees to the body.
Olsen misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Olsen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Olsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olsen connects with a body shot.
Olsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olsen.
Olsen scores with a nice strike.
Kai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Olsen avoids a kick to the body.
Olsen cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Kai misses the target.
It looked like Olsen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kai.
Olsen throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Olsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kai doesn't seem phased though.
Kai throws out a loose jab but Olsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai misses with a body kick.
Kai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kron Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kai pushes Olsen away with a front kick.
Olsen jabs at Kai's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Olsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Kai dodges the punch combination from Olsen.
Kai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice leg kick from Olsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is looking to slow Kai down with leg kicks.
Olsen misses with a few strikes there.
Kai misses with the body kick
and Olsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Olsen lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick lands from Olsen.
Kai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olsen cracks Kai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kai throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Kai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Olsen sees coming a mile off.
As Kai backs away, Olsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olsen lands a really nice looking cross but Kai seems unphased.
Kai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Olsen saw that one coming.
Olsen misses with a few strikes there.
Olsen lands a right hook to the body.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Olsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olsen is out of range.
Olsen lands a leg kick that knocks Kai off balance momentarily.
Harry Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kai lands with a straight right. Olsen didn't see that one coming.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kai.
Kai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Olsen moves out of range as Kai throws a body kick.
Jab by Olsen.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a hook. Olsen ducked under it nicely.
As Kai looks to move away, Olsen throws a big counter combo but Kai just gets out of the way.
Olsen scores with a nice head shot.
Olsen scores with a leg kick.
Kai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olsen defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
Olsen connects with a leg kick.
Kai takes a swing at Olsen's ribcage but misses.
Olsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick lands for Olsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsen throws a one two combo.
Olsen walks into a straight right hand from Kai.
Olsen misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Olsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olsen 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Olsen!
In his post fight interview, Harry Olsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 747 p4p, 717 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 105 p4p, 101 weight class). James has chosen Come To Daddy by Aphex Twin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
James throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
James with a hook.
James lands with an overhand left.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Bautista.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bautista slips under a jab.
Bautista thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
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!
Bautista slips a straight right by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Bautista.
Bautista cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bautista looks to throw a body kick
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista slips a jab from James.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
Bautista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James drops his hands momentarily and Bautista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James jabs Bautista to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bautista.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
James catches Bautista with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Bautista walks into a left hand.
Bautista chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses the jab.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Bautista thuds a left hand into James's body.
Bautista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Bautista steps away.
Bautista throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
Bautista slips under a jab from James.
James looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bautista connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big shot that misses.
As James looks to move away, Bautista throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.
Bautista cracks James with an open hand slap.
James avoids the body shot from Bautista.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bautista fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bautista tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista misses with a hook
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista misses with a left hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bautista to score with a decent uppercut.
Bautista smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James misses with a looping left.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from James.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James lands with a cross.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bautista.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Bautista there.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
A big right from Bautista misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bautista!
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Bautista scores with a push kick.
Bautista scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from James.
Bautista gets off balance looking for a body kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Bautista thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Bautista's corner calls for a 1-2. Bautista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bautista.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James defending well as Bautista loads up on a big left hand.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but James avoids it.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Bautista.
Bautista throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bautista darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bautista staying out of range there.
Bautista tried to counter with a leg kick but James avoided it.
James loads up on a big right hand but Bautista slips the punch.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses.
James moves away from the strike by Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook but James blocks it.
James scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
James slips under a jab from Bautista.
James lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Bautista loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Bautista swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from James.
Bautista swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James slips a straight right by Bautista.
Bautista connects with a single shot there.
Bautista pushes James away with a front kick.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Bautista moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJames.
Bautista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bautista. Bautista circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James throws out a counter right but Bautista avoids it with no problem.
Bautista with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James slips under a jab.
Bautista throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Bautista cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bautista takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James staying out of range there.
James was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bautista missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bautista works the jab nicely.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James misses with a straight right.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but James avoids it.
Bautista 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.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to land a leg kick but Bautista saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for James.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bautista throws a body kick that misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bautista doesn't seem bothered though.
James misses with an uppercut.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Bautista changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Bautista catches James right on the button with a cross.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James avoids a kick to the body.
James missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Bautista is looking to counter with a body kick.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bautista.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Bautista throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Bautista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss!
James now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bautista throws a one two combo.
James cracks Bautista with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Bautista throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liam James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista misses with a body punch
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
Bautista scores with a kick to the body.
Bautista cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
Bautista gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
Bautista connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bautista throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! James crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bautista - the referee stops the clock and James gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bautista. James manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bautista takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bautista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Bautista.
Bautista lands a lovely overhand right.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Bautista was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drax Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bautista 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
Drax Bautista was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Liam James was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 821 p4p, 895 weight class) and Randy Randalman (ranked 124 p4p, 136 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Randalman's choice of entrance music: Creedence Clearwater - Fortunate Son. This should be fireworks!
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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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Randalman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead catches Randalman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dead swings for the body but Randalman moves out of range.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Randalman.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Randalman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dead tries to land a body kick
and Randalman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Randalman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Randalman eventually gives up the hold.
Randalman is looking for a kimura here.
Randalman is keen to just control but Dead is a slippery customer.
Randalman is pressing down on Dead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dead is holding on for now.
Dead is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randalman seems to be looking for submissions.
Dead wants to get back to his feet.
Randalman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dead sees it coming and defends easily.
Randalman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randalman.
Randalman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randalman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Randalman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dead tries to get to full guard but Randalman has control of the leg.
Randalman is trying to work for a kimura but Dead is defending well.
Randalman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dead trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randalman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Randalman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dead's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to get back to full guard.
Randalman is trying to control. Dead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randalman seems to be looking for submissions.
Randalman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Randalman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dead defends it well.
Randalman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Randalman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dead has managed to free his arm - good work.
Randalman is looking for a kimura but Dead is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randalman to get the leverage.
Dead tries to get to full guard but Randalman has control of the leg.
Randalman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dead tries to roll over but Randalman keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Randalman dominated that round.
That's time! Dead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Randalman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Randalman shoots in and drives through. Dead sprawls well.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Randalman.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Randalman moved out of range.
Randalman with the counter takedown but Dead avoids it easily.
Dead misses with a straight right.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Randalman's head but Randalman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randalman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dead circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Randalman is defended easily by Dead.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Randalman.
Dead lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randalman tries to clinch up.
Dead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randalman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dead quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead makes his way to full guard, as Randalman worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead has control of Randalman's left arm, preventing Randalman from doing any damage.
Randalman is looking to advance position but Dead has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randalman tries to hold on but Dead postures up.
Randalman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Randalman wants to hold on but Dead pushes him away.
Dead is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead jabs Randalman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randalman manages to avoid it.
Randalman pushes Dead up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead is pressed up against the cage. Randalman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dead down to the mat. Dead avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randalman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randalman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dead tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Randalman is in Dead's guard.
Randalman trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Randalman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randalman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dead looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dead looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dead!
Dead stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Randalman closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randalman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dead.
Randalman jumps guard.
Randalman is trying to keep Dead in close.
Dead is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randalman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dead would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Randalman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dead can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randalman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dead would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randalman looking for a guillotine here but Dead defends easily.
Randalman working for a triangle but Dead defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Randalman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dead looking to slow down the pace here.
Randalman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dead walks away with a smile on his face. Randalman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the body from Dead misses
letting Randalman counter with a right hand.
Randalman dives in and grabs Dead's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dead pushes down on Randalman's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dead cracks Randalman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Randalman moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randalman wants a takedown.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Randalman.
Randalman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead is pressed up against the cage. Randalman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dead down to the mat. Dead avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randalman slips under a jab from Dead.
Randalman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randalman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dead is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randalman is working for takedown but Dead is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Randalman has the dominant position.
Dead is pressed up against the cage. Randalman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dead down to the mat. Dead avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randalman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Randalman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randalman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Randalman is defended easily by Dead.
Dead cracks Randalman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dead throws the left hand but Randalman avoids the punch easily.
Randalman tries to clinch up but Dead circles away and keeps his distance.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randalman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randalman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Randy Randalman has been cut.
Randalman has managed to clinch.
Dead is fighting off a takedown attempt but Randalman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dead to the mat. Dead regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead has control of Randalman's left arm, preventing Randalman from doing any damage.
Randalman is looking to work some ground and pound but Dead has wrist control.
Dead is pulling down on Randalman's head to control his posture.
Randalman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randalman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randalman looking to sit in guard and control but Dead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Randalman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dead passes into side control.
Dead has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randalman gets the takedown into side control.
Randy Randalman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Randalman is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dead is trying to buck Randalman off.
Randalman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Randalman working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randalman swings around for an armbar but Dead sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Randalman's guard.
Dead wants to get up but he can't break Randalman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Randalman looking for a sweep. Not yet Randalman, not yet.
Dead wants to stand but Randalman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dead trying to control the position from guard on top but Randalman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Randalman working for a triangle but Dead defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Better Dead showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dead 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Better Dead!
Better Dead made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 438 p4p, 1360 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 66 p4p, 214 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lawrence's choice of entrance music: No Surrender. Alexander Borgia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Lawrence'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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence dives in and scores a takedown into Borgia's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawrence working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lawrence keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borgia's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borgia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawrence stopping the sweep attempt from Borgia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence postures up in Borgia's guard and throws a big left but Borgia blocks it.
Lawrence pushes down on Borgia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lawrence takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lawrence prevents Borgia from improving his position.
Borgia is not content to let Lawrence control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Borgia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lawrence seems to be working for a kimura but Borgia defends the submission attempt.
Lawrence is looking to take a break and control but Borgia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borgia is trying to maintain the position but Lawrence is very close to passing his half guard.
Lawrence missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Borgia defends it well.
Borgia is holding on to half guard well.
Lawrence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Borgia is doing well to control the position and prevent Lawrence from advancing to side control.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borgia defending well though.
Borgia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Borgia is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borgia managing to control the position.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lawrence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Borgia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawrence manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawrence looking to control.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Borgia distracts Lawrence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borgia trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Lawrence looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Borgia trying to control but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to keep a closed guard but Borgia is proving a slippery customer.
Borgia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Borgia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lawrence holds on and takes a little breather.
Lawrence wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawrence controls Borgia momentarily but Borgia frees himself.
Borgia passes Lawrence's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawrence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borgia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawrence defends it nicely.
Lawrence tries to counter by closing the distance.
Borgia lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Lawrence pushes Borgia up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borgia has picked Lawrence up - he's going for a ride! Borgia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Borgia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Borgia lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawrence wants to control but Borgia is keeping busy.
Borgia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence is refusing to be controlled, as Borgia sits in half guard.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lawrence throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lawrence wants to sweep here but Borgia controlling him for the moment.
Lawrence keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Borgia controlling from the top position.
Borgia postures up.
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.
Borgia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawrence is trying to control the position but Borgia postures up.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borgia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borgia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lawrence tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borgia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawrence is keeping the position for now.
Borgia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Borgia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borgia 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.
Borgia advances to half guard.
Lawrence works his way to full guard. Good work.
Borgia is posturing up here but Lawrence has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Borgia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Borgia has to tap! Slick submission there by Lawrence!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 297 p4p, 483 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 43 p4p, 78 weight class). Castellana comes into the arena with Good night blaring out of the sound system. Hakekia has chosen Nation Of Violence as his entrance music. 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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana throws a sloppy body shot
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castellana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castellana.
A little jabbing left from Hakekia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castellana throws an overhand right that lands on Hakekia's shoulder, as Hakekia tries to avoid the shot.
Castellana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Castellana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hakekia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castellana counters with a stiff right hand.
Castellana throws a solid leg kick but Hakekia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castellana.
Castellana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castellana or not.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Hakekia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hakekia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Castellana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castellana.
Hakekia cracks Castellana with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia needs to keep his hands up - Castellana had a free shot at his head there.
Castellana looks to land a body kick but Hakekia moved away.
Hakekia throws a right hand that misses
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakekia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellana.
The crowd cheers as Hakekia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castellana doesn't seem phased though.
Castellana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castellana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hakekia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut. Castellana saw that one coming.
Castellana misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
A jab from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castellana's head.
Hakekia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castellana is looking to counter punch.
Hakekia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakekia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hakekia defending well as Castellana loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castellana.
Castellana blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakekia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castellana's hands.
Castellana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hakekia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castellana in his tracks.
Hakekia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hakekia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hakekia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castellana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Castellana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castellana connects with a nice looking jab.
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hakekia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellana checks a low kick from Hakekia.
Castellana throws a head kick but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hakekia swats away the attempt to clinch by Castellana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lands with an overhand left.
Hakekia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hakekia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellana tries to clinch there but Hakekia circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hakekia checks a leg kick.
Hakekia unleashes a big counter combination but Castellana bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hakekia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castellana if he has to take too many more of those.
Hakekia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castellana thumps Hakekia with a low kick.
Castellana moves out of range of the body kick.
Hakekia throws a front kick that sends Castellana stumbling back into the cage.
Castellana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hakekia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hakekia jabs Castellana right on the nose. Castellana blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
Hakekia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellana thows a leg kick but Hakekia checks it
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hakekia scores with a hook to the body. Castellana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hakekia there.
Hakekia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hakekia wants to land a leg kick but Castellana is out of range.
Castellana throws a good cross that connects.
Castellana throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakekia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Castellana's knee momentarily.
Castellana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia 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.
Castellana is looking to counter punch.
Hakekia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castellana tries to clinch but Hakekia is having none of it.
Castellana needs to keep his hands up - Hakekia had a free shot at his head there.
Castellana avoids the body shot from Hakekia.
It looks like Castellana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Castellana lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia throws a series of strikes that have Castellana backpedaling.
Castellana drops his hands momentarily and Hakekia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hakekia slips a jab from Castellana.
Castellana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Castellana avoiding damage.
Hakekia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hakekia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hakekia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castellana is looking to control Hakekia's arms but Hakekia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castellana has his back to the cage.
Hakekia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellana's elbow.
Hakekia scores with a hook to the body.
Castellana prevents a body shot from Hakekia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hakekia.
Castellana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hakekia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hakekia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hakekia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hakekia's head backwards.
Hakekia lands with a cross.
Hakekia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
Hakekia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakekia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellana darts in and clinches Hakekia up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana is trying to maintain a safe position but Hakekia gets an underhook and turns Castellana into the cage.
Hakekia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Castellana has Hakekia pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hakekia.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hakekia controls his hands.
Castellana tries to throw a body punch but Hakekia avoids it by throwing Castellana back against the cage.
Hakekia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castellana.
Hakekia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castellana or not.
Castellana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hakekia digs a right hand underneath Castellana's ribcage. Castellana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hakekia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellana's elbow.
Castellana breaks the clinch.
Hakekia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hakekia throws a hook but Castellana avoids it easily.
Alika Hakekia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hakekia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castellana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Castellana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castellana cracks a nice hook into Hakekia's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana checks a low kick from Hakekia.
Castellana closes the distance and pushes Hakekia back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hakekia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castellana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castellana throws a lazy right hand but Hakekia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castellana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellana there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castellana moves forwards but Hakekia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castellana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakekia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakekia cracks Castellana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castellana.
Castellana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hakekia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakekia digs a good body shot into Castellana's ribs.
Hakekia misses with a leg kick.
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castellana.
Castellana loads up on a big right hand but Hakekia slips the punch.
Castellana lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana moves in looking to clinch but Hakekia pushes him off.
Hakekia lands a nice looking body shot.
Castellana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castellana throws a jab when Hakekia was well out of range.
Castellana throws a chopping leg kick but Hakekia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Castellana.
Hakekia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castellana's head.
Castellana swings widly with a right hand
and Hakekia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castellana takes a swing at Hakekia's ribcage but misses.
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Castellana saw it coming and moves away.
Hakekia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castellana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hakekia swats away the attempt to clinch by Castellana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Castellana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hakekia throws a series of punches but Castellana avoids them all with ease.
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hakekia keeps the fight on the outside.
Castellana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castellana checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Castellana misses the target.
Castellana walks into a straight right hand from Hakekia.
Castellana throws a chopping leg kick but Hakekia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hakekia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hakekia connects with the punch.
Hakekia is looking to slow Castellana down with leg kicks.
Castellana lands a head shot.
Hakekia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Castellana misses.
Hakekia throws a leg kick but Castellana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
Hakekia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hakekia works Castellana's body with a nice hook.
Hakekia misses the body punch
and Castellana counters with a leg kick.
Hakekia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castellana.
Castellana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castellana throws a wild body kick that Hakekia sees coming a mile off.
Castellana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakekia tries to land a body kick
letting Castellana counter with a right hand.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castellana. Hakekia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses.
Hakekia throws a jab when Castellana was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia throws an off balance right hand
and Castellana counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castellana.
Castellana throws a hook to the side of Hakekia's head but Hakekia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hakekia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hakekia ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Hakekia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castellana.
Castellana misses with an uppercut.
Castellana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Hakekia misses the target.
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Castellana.
A punch combination from Hakekia misses.
Castellana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castellana scores with a decent looking hook.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castellana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hakekia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellana moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana misses with a body shot
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellana throws a push kick but Hakekia slaps the foot to one side.
Castellana will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hakekia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hakekia blocks a jab.
Castellana lands with a good body shot.
Castellana tries a low kick but Hakekia avoids it.
Hakekia misses with a low kick.
Castellana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Hakekia tries to work over Castellana's front leg with a kick but Castellana checks it.
It looked like Castellana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut.
Hakekia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castellana lands a jab.
Hakekia lands with a good body shot.
Castellana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakekia as he connects with a hook.
Castellana with the inside leg kick.
Castellana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Hakekia.
Hakekia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castellana if he has to take too many more of those.
Hakekia ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Hakekia scores with a jab. Castellana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castellana throws a front kick aimed at Hakekia's knee but Hakekia avoids it well.
Hakekia tries to work over Castellana's front leg with a kick but Castellana checks it.
Castellana lands a body shot.
Hakekia throws a big shot that misses.
Castellana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castellana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hakekia.
Castellana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hakekia manages to avoid it.
Hakekia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castellana.
Castellana thows a body kick. Hakekia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakekia tries to land a leg kick but Castellana saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hakekia slips a jab and a cross from Castellana.
Hakekia with a jab.
Jab by Hakekia.
Hakekia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Castellana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hakekia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castellana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hakekia. That one must have hurt.
Gianni Castellana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
Castellana cracks Hakekia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castellana walks into a left hand.
Castellana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castellana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Castellana.
Castellana drops his hands momentarily and Hakekia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alika Hakekia.
Well Hakekia 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
In his post fight interview, Alika Hakekia gave a big smile as he said 'ISPA PERKELE YOUR NOTHING BUT A PUSSY BITCH CUNT, YOU CAN’T BEAT ME AND YOU KNOW I WON THE REMATCH .
I WANT TO END THIS TRILOGY, I BEAT HIM 2 TIMES AS LAST FIGHT WAS ROBBED SERIOUSLY FUCK HYPE ALEXANDER BIRO AND GIVE ME MY TITLE SHOT NOW .
IM ONLY MOTHERFUCKING MAN THAT ISA CAN’T BEAT '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 52 p4p, 105 weight class) and Vincent Lomax (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax scores with a sloppy right hand. Torsten should have avoided that one.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Lomax.
Torsten gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Lomax counter with a right hand.
Torsten loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch.
Lomax let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torsten tries to move into range but Lomax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Torsten looks to land a combination. Lomax sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Torsten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Torsten thumps Lomax with a low kick.
Torsten scores with a sloppy right hand. Lomax should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten wants to slow Lomax down by chopping away at his legs.
Lomax blocks the body kick.
Lomax now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lomax takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Lomax counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torsten's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lomax tries to land a body kick
and Torsten counters with a nice body kick.
Lomax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Torsten.
Lomax doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lomax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torsten throws out the jab.
Torsten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torsten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baldur Torsten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torsten scores with a sloppy right hand. Lomax should have avoided that one.
Torsten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Torsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten misses with a shot to the body
and Lomax counters with a thumping low kick.
Lomax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torsten.
Lomax connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lomax 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.
Torsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Lomax takes one to the chin there.
Lomax thuds a left hand into Torsten's body.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid body kick from Torsten.
Lomax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torsten's sensitive parts.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomax throws a push kick but Torsten slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a combination. Lomax tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lomax shoots in but Torsten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torsten connects with a single shot there.
Lomax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Torsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Lomax.
Baldur Torsten's cut is getting worse.
Torsten's corner calls for a 1-2. Torsten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torsten works Lomax's body with a nice hook.
Torsten tried to score with a low kick but Lomax checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Lomax.
Torsten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Torsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten moves out of range as Lomax throws a body kick.
Torsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomax.
Torsten is looking to counter punch.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Lomax.
Torsten moves out of range as Lomax strikes.
Torsten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torsten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lomax makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Torsten really felt that one!
Lomax slips a jab from Torsten.
A little jabbing left from Lomax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torsten lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Torsten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lomax throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Lomax counters with a nice leg kick.
Torsten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lomax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lomax misses with a right hand
and Lomax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lomax scores with a jab to the body.
Lomax connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Lomax lands but Torsten takes it in his stride.
Torsten takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Torsten connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
Lomax thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws a lazy right hand but Torsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Lomax counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Lomax.
Baldur Torsten's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lomax was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Crunch! Torsten slams his shin into Lomax's torso.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
Lomax looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Torsten.
Torsten misses with a shot to the body
and Lomax counters with a straight right hand.
Torsten throws a solid leg kick but Lomax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torsten.
Torsten cracks Lomax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Lomax finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeez, Baldur Torsten's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lomax tried to score with a low kick but Torsten checks it.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torsten.
Lomax was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Torsten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Torsten lands with an overhand left.
Torsten throws a body kick that misses.
Torsten throws a big shot that misses.
Lomax's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torsten under the eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baldur Torsten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vincent Lomax decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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