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HFC 46: Colson vs Harris PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Subject One (ranked 3988 p4p, 4040 weight class) and Subject Three (ranked 123 p4p, 121 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Subject One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Subject Three!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three darts in and clinches One up against the cage.
One escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Three.
One misses with a low kick.
Three replies with a solid counter kick to the body but One blocks it well.
Three tries for a takedown but One sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
One fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from One.
Three closes the distance and clinches up with One, looking for a takedown. Three pushes One against the cage but One circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Subject One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Subject Three.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three has a takedown stuffed.
Three is trying hard to land a takedown here. One sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
One dives in for a single leg takedown but Three sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Three tries to counter with a clinch but One shakes him off and moves away.
One is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One prevents Three from breaking the clinch.
One tries to score a body lock takedown but Three shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Three stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Three.
Three breaks from the clinch.
One fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Three to the ground. One is now in Three's guard.
Three had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
One wants to stand but Three is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One trying to control but Three is working from the bottom.
Three controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
One wants to stand but Three is controlling his posture from full guard.
Three throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three is looking to stand up but One isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Three instigates a clinch.
One pulls guard effortlessly.
One lands a decent punch to the body there.
Three preventing the sweep.
One trying to keep a closed guard but Three is proving a slippery customer.
Three drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Three jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as One holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Three gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Three wants to get up but he can't break One's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Three tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Three manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Three is clearly trying to counter these attacks from One with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Subject One dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
One wants to clinch up but Three keeps it at a distance.
One backing away here, and Three unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick by One misses
and Three counters with a body kick.
Three doesn't succeed with the takedown
and One counters with a left and a right that stings Three.
One tries to sprawl but Three drives through with a takedown into half guard.
One is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Three's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Three's back!
Three tries to escape the position.
One gets his hands free as Three looks to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three turns into One and is now in his guard.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Three gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
One looking for a sweep. Not yet One, not yet.
Three trying to stand up but can't free himself from One's guard.
Three postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Three gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
One throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Three postures up.
Three stands up and waves to One to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Three manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Three wants to stand and escape but One is having none of it.
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Three has wrist control.
Three has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but One can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Three is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One looking for a sweep. Not yet One, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One working a defensive guard but Three passes into half guard.
Three is taking a breather. One says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Three throwing shots but One is blocking nicely.
One trying to control from the bottom.
Three is looking for a kimura but One is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Three to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One has his hands clasped together around Three's back. He's all about the action.
One is refusing to be controlled, as Three sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Subject Three will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Three shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
One is looking for a sweep. Three is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Three stops One from getting back to his feet.
Three wants to stand up but One has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Three prevents One from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is trying to get back to full guard.
Three is working for a submission of some sort.
Three sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. One defending well though.
Three is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. One doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Three.
Three prevents One from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Three slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Subject One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
One darts in and clinches Three up against the cage.
Three is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but One is defending well.
Three tries for a takedown but One manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Three takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Three is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables One to keep the fight standing.
Subject One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Subject Three.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to pull guard but Three won't allow it.
Three is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables One to keep the fight standing.
One tries to pull guard but Three won't allow it.
One tries a knee to the head but Three blocks it.
Three prevents the takedown attempt.
Three pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
Horrible takedown attempt by Three or perhaps it was just good defense by One, which made it look bad.
One throws a sloppy head kick and Three moves out of range easily.
One misses with a takedown attempt - Three sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three throws a right and a left that both miss.
One stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and One wants it to stay on the feet.
One blocks a head kick by Three.
No luck for One with that takedown attempt.
Three clinches with his opponent.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Three to keep the fight standing.
One is working for takedown but Three is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
One tries to pull guard but Three holds him up against the cage and eventually One drops back down to his feet.
One tries to break the clinch but Three is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Subject Three comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Three has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Subject Three!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Subject Three!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Subject Three!
Subject Three wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 5321 p4p, 5484 weight class) and Eric Winston (ranked 519 p4p, 524 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Winston!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but Gibbons seems unphased.
Gibbons misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Gibbons's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Winston misses.
Gibbons with a nice cross.
Winston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibbons slips under a jab.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gibbons throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gibbons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Winston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibbons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winston.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Gibbons misses the shot to the body.
Winston scores with a nice strike.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Winston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbons manages to avoid it.
Winston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Winston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gibbons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston jabs Gibbons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Winston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gibbons misses the body punch
and Winston makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gibbons really felt that one!
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winston.
Winston moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Gibbons lands with a nice body punch.
Winston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gibbons with a jab.
Gibbons misses with a body punch
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Winston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbons if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Winston misses.
Winston staying out of range there.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gibbons with a body shot.
Gibbons throws a combination that misses
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Gibbons 's knee.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston lands with a nice body kick.
Winston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gibbons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gibbons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Winston. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a front kick that sends Gibbons stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Winston tenderised Gibbons's leg. Gibbons is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Winston.
Gibbons slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Gibbons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gibbons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winston! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Gibbons.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Winston. Gibbons shrugs it off though.
Winston slips under a jab.
Winston slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Winston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Winston.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
Winston is looking to land body kicks.
Gibbons throws the left hand but Winston avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Winston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibbons.
Gibbons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibbons there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibbonss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston avoids the body shot from Gibbons.
Winston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gibbons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbons blocks a head kick by Winston.
Gibbons looks to land a combination. Winston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 Winston is rocked!
Gibbons plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Winston to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Winston just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roydell Gibbons!
After the fight, Roydell Gibbons was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cango (ranked 4853 p4p, 5594 weight class) and Grady Bronze (ranked 512 p4p, 541 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Cango has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze takes one on the button.
Jab from Cango.
Bronze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cango finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronze's head.
Cango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cango looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cango tests Bronze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cango lands with a cross.
Cango is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Cango catches Bronze right on the button with a cross.
Bronze is rocked!
Cango sizes up Bronze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bronze is still on wobbly legs! Can Cango finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronze drops his hands momentarily. Cango doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bronze staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bronze doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Cango!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mason Love (ranked 3949 p4p, 24158 weight class) and Brendan Mataratsi (ranked 199 p4p, 235 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Music. Mason Love could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brendan Mataratsi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brendan Mataratsi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataratsi goes for a double leg but Love avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Love continues to drive forward.
Mataratsi misses the shot to the body.
Love works Mataratsi's body with a nice hook.
Love jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Love is looking to score with low kicks.
Mataratsi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Love tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mataratsi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Mataratsi. Mataratsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Love appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataratsi throws a body kick that misses.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love tries a low kick but Mataratsi avoids it.
Mataratsi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mataratsi's head.
Love closes the distance and clinches.
Mataratsi being controlled against the cage.
Mataratsi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mataratsi tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage.
Love stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataratsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataratsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Love after a bit of a struggle.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
A left hand lands to the body for Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Love.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mataratsi is looking to break free of the clinch but Love has double underhooks.
Love is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Mataratsi controls his hands.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Love lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mataratsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataratsi breaks from the clinch.
Love throws a leg kick but Mataratsi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love looks to land a combination but Mataratsi avoids it well.
Love clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Mataratsi stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Love - that landed with a thud.
Love is pushing Mataratsi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've been informed that Mataratsi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Love works on Mataratsi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mataratsi manages to break the clinch.
Mataratsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Love misses with a series of wild punches.
Mataratsi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a right hand
and Mataratsi counters with a nice uppercut.
Love lands a nice hook to Mataratsi's body. Mataratsi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mataratsi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Love, pushing him back against the cage.
Love working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love.
Mataratsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love stalling against the cage.
Mataratsi is trying to pull guard but Love turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mataratsi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Love just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mataratsi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mataratsi's elbow.
A short right from Love.
Mataratsi can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love 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.
Mataratsi cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mataratsi jabs at Love's body.
Mason Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Mataratsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mataratsi shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mataratsi.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
Mataratsi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Mataratsi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Love scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mataratsi is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Mataratsi shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Love pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mataratsi is out of range and Love settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Mataratsi blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a body shot
and Mataratsi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Brendan Mataratsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mataratsi throws a low kick, looking for Love's leg but Love calmly moves out of range.
Mataratsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mataratsi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love misses with a low kick.
Mataratsi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love 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.
Mataratsi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Love blocks a leg kick.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mataratsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Love 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.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mataratsi doesn't seem bothered though.
Mataratsi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love closes the distance and pushes Mataratsi back into the cage.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Love - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Mataratsi avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Mataratsi is trying to drag Love to the mat but Love just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason Love has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataratsi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mataratsi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Mataratsi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataratsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mataratsi throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Mataratsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Mataratsi wants to clinch.
Mason Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Mataratsi with that takedown attempt.
Mataratsi shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love half committed to a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Love. Beautiful body shot.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Mataratsi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Mataratsi tries to clinch up.
Mataratsi has a takedown stuffed.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Mataratsi checks a leg kick.
Mataratsi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Love feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Love is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mataratsi can do to turn this around?
Mataratsi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Mataratsi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mataratsi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Love manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Love dominated that second round.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mataratsi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters with a left to the body.
Mataratsi checks the leg kick.
Love connects with an inside leg kick.
Mataratsi has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mataratsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Mataratsi has a takedown stuffed.
Mason Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Mataratsi.
Love throws a leg kick which misses Mataratsi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mataratsi tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love cracks a nice hook into Mataratsi's ribs.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mataratsi avoids the body shot from Love.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mataratsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
Mataratsi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mataratsi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Mataratsi with that takedown attempt.
Mataratsi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love scores with a sloppy right hand. Mataratsi should have avoided that one.
Mataratsi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Love counters with a leg kick.
Mataratsi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mataratsi tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Love scoring well with a low kick there.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mataratsi looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love clinches with his opponent.
Love softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
Love is working Mataratsi over against the cage.
Love tries a body shot but Mataratsi blocks it.
Love lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mataratsi or not.
Love works on Mataratsi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mataratsi is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Mataratsi tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Mataratsi drops back down to his feet.
Love lands a hook that snaps the head of Mataratsi backwards.
Love prevents Mataratsi from breaking the clinch.
Mataratsi prevents a body shot from Love.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love digs a right hand into Mataratsi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mataratsi's gas tank.
A short right from Love on the inside.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love has a couple of punches blocked by Mataratsi.
Love tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Love tries to throw a body punch but Mataratsi avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
Love lands a nice shot to the body.
Love lands with a light punch inside.
Love tries to work over Mataratsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mataratsi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mataratsi is trying to force a seperation but Love has the dominant position.
Mataratsi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Love after a bit of a struggle.
Mataratsi blocks a body shot from Love.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataratsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love is leaning against Mataratsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Love tries a body shot but Mataratsi blocks it.
Love is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love lands a nice uppercut.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Mataratsi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Love walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mataratsi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mataratsi feints the counter takedown.
Mataratsi has his takedown stuffed
and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mataratsi prevents a body shot from Love.
Mataratsi wants to get back to striking at distance but Love won't allow it.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brendan Mataratsi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mason Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mataratsi tries to land knees in the clinch but Love avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Love 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 for Mason Love!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Mason Love!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Mason Love!
Mason Love wins by unanimous decision!
Mason Love decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hart (ranked 3085 p4p, 4310 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 411 p4p, 500 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Marks tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marks's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hart misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been told by Hart's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hart misses with a combination
and Marks counters with a thumping low kick.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks throws a front kick that sends Hart stumbling back into the cage.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Marks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marks.
Hart swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Marks.
An inside leg kick lands from Marks.
Marks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marks moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart throws a combination that misses
and Marks counters with an outside leg kick.
Marks misses with a double jab.
Hart 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.
Marks throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marks misses the target.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart 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.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marks.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Hart throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Marks misses with a hook.
Marks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Marks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart throws a big counter combination but Marks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Marks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marks shapes to counter with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks dominated that round.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Hart blocks the leg kick.
Marks lands with a cross.
Marks swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Jeremy Marks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart misses with a combination
and Marks counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hart checks a leg kick.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks misses with a head kick.
A cross from Hart lands.
Marks throws out a leg kick but Hart moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Marks steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jeremy Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart misses with a left hand
and Marks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Marks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marks counters with a body kick that stops Hart in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Hart misses.
Marks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Marks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Hart lands with a good body shot.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Marks.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marks.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marks throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Marks misses with a left hand
and Hart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart misses with a straight left.
That kick from Marks tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a right hand that misses
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Marks ducks down to avoid it.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart misses with a right hand
and Marks counters with a low kick, right behind Hart 's knee.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Hart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marks throws a head kick that Hart semi-blocks.
Marks lands with a kick to the temple. Hart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hart throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marks delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marks throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marks.
Marks throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marks.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hart to score with a decent uppercut.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart misses with a double jab
and Marks counters with a left to the body.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marks counters with a good low kick that Hart was not able to check.
Marks pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marks throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marks.
Nice body kick from Marks.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Marks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marks.
A head kick from Marks lands but Hart takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marks - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marks. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hart might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marks feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a straight right hand.
Well,Hart is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart avoids the head kick by Marks.
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marks circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marks scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands a head kick. Hart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marks misses with a body shot.
Hart appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marks. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks lands a front kick.
Marks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Hart jabs Marks right on the nose. Marks blinks but takes it well.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marks. Marks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart misses with a hook
and Marks counters with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Marks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marks throws a front kick that sends Hart stumbling back into the cage.
Marks scores with a nice body kick.
Marks scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Marks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremy Marks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marks scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Marks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marks 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jeremy Marks!
Jeremy Marks wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jeremy Marks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 3069 p4p, 3123 weight class) and Pelosi Davito (ranked 389 p4p, 394 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelosi Davito!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davito.
Davito just misses with a punch to the body.
Druff needs to keep his hands up - Davito had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Davito.
Druff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Druff misses.
Davito throws a looping overhand right but Druff ducks down to avoid it.
Druff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davito.
Druff throws the left hand but Davito avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Davito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Davito.
No joy there for Druff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davito misses with a double jab
and Druff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davito managing to block the knees to the body from Druff.
Druff manages to break the clinch.
Druff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davito.
Davito misses with an uppercut. Druff saw that one coming.
It looked like Druff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Druff swinging wildly here.
Davito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Druff checks a leg kick.
A jab from Druff misses.
As Druff backs off Davito throws a huge counter combo but Druff manages to avoid it all.
Davito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davito lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davito looks to score with a jab to the body but Druff is just out of range.
Davito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Davito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Druff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davito tries to score with a low kick but Druff moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davito.
Davito scoring well with a low kick there.
Davito staying out of range there.
Druff misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Druff.
Druff lands an overhand right.
Davito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pelosi Davito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Druff throws a combination that misses
and Davito counters with a nice leg kick.
Davito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Druff.
Druff throws a right hand that misses
and Davito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've been told by Druff's head coaches at Gym Goroshi London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Druff ducks right into an uppercut from Davito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davito lands with a shot to the body.
Druff ducks under a wild hook from Davito.
Davito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Druff. That did some damage!
Davito slips a jab and a cross from Druff.
Druff throws a series of punches but Davito avoids them all with ease.
Davito lands a big head kick that sends Druff tumbling to the mat! Davito takes a step backwards and waves Druff back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Druff is rocked!
 It looks like Dan Druff has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Druff.
Oh Druff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Druff. Davito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crack! Davito connects with the perfect overhand right and Druff falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Davito!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pelosi Davito!
A very excited looking Pelosi Davito made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 2323 p4p, 2972 weight class) and R Truth (ranked 236 p4p, 293 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that R Truth was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145
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155
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Excellent MT
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, R Truth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Truth's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Truth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truth walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Truth swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Truth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai cracks Truth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
R Truth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Truth misses its intended target.
Truth misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Truth digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai looks to land a combination but Truth avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truth.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Truth throws out the jab.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Truth misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chai lands a nice hook to Truth's body. Truth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Truth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Truth counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Truth misses with a straight left.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truth throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truth throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truth connects with a jab.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Truth connects with a body shot.
Chai lands a nice hook to Truth's body. Truth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Truth lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands with a hook. Truth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truth circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truth.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Truth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai works Truth's body with a nice hook.
Truth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Truth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Truth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Truth's head.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Truth throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Truth misses with a wild body shot.
Truth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truth.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Truth saw that one coming.
Truth throws a big shot that misses.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai slips a jab from Truth.
Chai misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Truth throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Truth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Truth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Truth moved out of range.
Truth misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Truth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Chai throws a series of punches but Truth avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Truth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai throws a series of strikes that have Truth backpedaling.
Chai scores with a hook.
Truth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Truth moved out of range.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Truth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai throws a hook but Truth blocks it.
Truth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai moves out of range as Truth strikes.
Chai misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Truth.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Truth throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Truth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Truth.
Chai slips a straight right by Truth.
Truth misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Chai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Truth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a left to the body.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Truth back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice defenses there by Truth.
Truth scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Truth misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Truth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Truth throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Truth checks the leg kick.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Truth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truth can do to turn this around?
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Truth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Truth misses the jab.
Truth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai cracks Truth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Truth throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai 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.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai lands with a nice body kick.
Truth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Truth throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Truth throws out the jab.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Truth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truth slips under a jab from Chai.
Truth looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai thuds his right hand into Truth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truth moves away.
Truth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Truth ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Truth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Truth looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Chai both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves away from the strike by Truth.
Chai connects with a right hand. Truth shakes it off.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Truth.
Truth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai with a hook.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Truth takes one on the button.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Truth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chai momentarily.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
Truth misses with a looping left.
Truth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Truth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Truth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Truth takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai slips a jab from Truth.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Truth.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Truth back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truth throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Truth's corner calls for a 1-2. Truth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Truth scores with a jab.
Chai looks to land a combination but Truth avoids it well.
Chai thuds a left hand into Truth's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Truth misses with a shot to the body
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai scores with the left hand. Truth knows he should have avoided that one.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Truth's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Truth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Truth has time to react.
Truth scores with a body shot.
Truth takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Chai both land. Nice combination.
Chai slips a straight right by Truth.
Truth takes one on the button.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Truth throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Truth jabs at Chai's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Truth misses.
Chai tests Truth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Truth just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Chai defending well as Truth loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Truth throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Truth.
Truth lands with a good body shot.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Truth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truth, as that shot connected.
Truth misses the jab.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Truth should have avoided that one.
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!
Truth swings widly with a right hand
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai throws a series of punches but Truth moves out of range.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Truth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
Jab by Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth misses the jab.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
Truth moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
As Truth backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai is looking to slow Truth down with leg kicks.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Truth's head back.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truth was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Chai stalks Truth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Truth's face. Truth staggers backwards, shaken.
Truth misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a hook but Truth blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Truth down.
R Truth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range as Truth strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Truth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai throws a jab when Truth was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Truth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Truth throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Truth manages to avoid it.
Chai misses with a hook.
Truth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Chai tenderised Truth's leg. Truth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
As Truth backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai slips a jab from Truth.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Truth jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Truth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Truth misses
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
A punch lands to the side of Truth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Truth throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Truth off the cage and back into range.
Chai feints and then cracks Truth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Truth down.
Truth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Truth throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Truth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Truth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Truth swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Truth misses the shot to the body.
Chai cracks Truth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Truth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Truth misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chai slips a straight right by Truth.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Truth is out of range.
Jeong Hoon Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai slips a jab from Truth.
Chai scores with a decent looking hook.
Truth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Truth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Truth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Truth misses with a jab to the body
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Jeong Hoon Chai!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jeong Hoon Chai!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jeong Hoon Chai!
Jeong Hoon Chai wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jeong Hoon Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Talon Cannonier (ranked 2193 p4p, 2271 weight class) and David Shark (ranked 294 p4p, 309 weight class). Talon Cannonier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Shark'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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talon Cannonier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shark!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark looks to throw the jab but Cannonier is out of range.
Shark throws a jab when Cannonier was well out of range.
Cannonier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shark is working for takedown but Cannonier is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Cannonier.
Cannonier struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Shark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cannonier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shark goes for a takedown attempt but Cannonier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Talon Cannonier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Shark.
Shark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannonier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shark throws a hook but Cannonier blocks it.
Cannonier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shark manages to circle out of the way.
Cannonier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannonier moves into the clinch successfully.
Cannonier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannonier tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Shark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cannonier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shark missing with a left hand there. Cannonier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cannonier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shark manages to circle out of the way.
Shark looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannonier is just out of range.
Shark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannonier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannonier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannonier with a jab.
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Shark misses.
Cannonier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shark.
Shark misses with a hook.
Cannonier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannonier.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shark wants to break free but Cannonier has control.
Cannonier has Shark pushed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cannonier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cannonier forces Shark back against the cage and clinches.
Shark can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier misses with a punch to the body.
Cannonier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cannonier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shark tries to pull guard but Cannonier won't allow it.
Shark swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannonier uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannonier gets underhooks to prevent Shark's takedown attempt.
Cannonier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shark up against the cage.
Cannonier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cannonier tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Cannonier digs a right hand into Shark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shark's gas tank.
Cannonier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannonier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cannonier lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shark is looking to break free of the clinch but Cannonier has double underhooks.
Cannonier tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Cannonier back against the cage.
Cannonier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cannonier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've been informed that Shark has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cannonier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cannonier lands a body shot.
Shark looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Cannonier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cannonier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cannonier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shark's elbow.
Shark has Cannonier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cannonier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cannonier lands with a right to the head.
Cannonier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cannonier prevents it.
Cannonier stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shark is trying to drag Cannonier to the mat but Cannonier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cannonier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cannonier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannonier stalling the fight.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Cannonier - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Cannonier.
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!
Cannonier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannonier prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Cannonier.
Shark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cannonier prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cannonier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cannonier tries to close the distance and clinch but Shark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannonier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannonier closes the distance and clinches.
Shark takes a shot to the head.
Cannonier lands with a right to the head.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cannonier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cannonier tries to clinch there but Shark circles away.
Cannonier moves out of range of the strikes.
Shark throws a sloppy body shot
and Cannonier counters by clinching up.
Talon Cannonier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shark tries for a takedown but Cannonier manages to get underhooks.
Cannonier manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannonier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark wants to take the fight to the mat but Cannonier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Talon Cannonier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Shark.
Cannonier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannonier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cannonier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannonier has Shark pressed against the cage.
Cannonier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cannonier seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cannonier slowing the pace effectively.
Shark looking for a takedown.
Shark is looking for a takedown.
Shark is breathing heavily.
Shark is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Cannonier.
A short left from Cannonier.
Shark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cannonier after a bit of a struggle.
Cannonier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cannonier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannonier gets underhooks to prevent Shark's takedown attempt.
Cannonier can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Cannonier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cannonier scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannonier.
Shark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cannonier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Cannonier.
Cannonier leaning against his opponent.
Cannonier lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cannonier.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cannonier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cannonier presses Shark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cannonier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannonier lands a shoulder strike.
Cannonier tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark looking for a takedown.
Cannonier struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cannonier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Cannonier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cannonier effectively controlling the action here.
Cannonier gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cannonier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cannonier tries a body shot but Shark blocks it.
Shark prevents a body shot from Cannonier.
Cannonier stalling against the cage.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark tries to pull guard but Cannonier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cannonier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannonier presses Shark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Cannonier.
Cannonier lands a right hand.
Cannonier struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Cannonier scores with a hook to the body.
Cannonier is working Shark over against the cage.
Cannonier misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cannonier lands a nice shot to the body.
Shark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cannonier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cannonier instigates a clinch.
Cannonier struggles to land a body shot inside as Shark controls his hands.
Cannonier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shark can do to turn this around?
Shark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cannonier prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cannonier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cannonier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cannonier closes the distance and clinches.
Cannonier gets underhooks to prevent Shark's takedown attempt.
Cannonier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannonier pushes Shark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cannonier pushes Shark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shark wants to break free but Cannonier has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cannonier.
Cannonier pushes Shark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cannonier tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cannonier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannonier lands a right hand.
Shark is rocked!
Cannonier is leaning against Shark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shark is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannonier finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Cannonier.
Cannonier lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shark to his knees! Cannonier keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Talon Cannonier!
An intense looking Talon Cannonier took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Let's go!!! I would like to thank my fans for coming to watch the fights! And also a thanks to my coaches and training partners at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Abarai (ranked 1921 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Igor Skoromniy (ranked 284 p4p, 337 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Abarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Skoromniy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai avoids the body shot from Skoromniy.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abarai seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Skoromniy misses with a body shot.
Abarai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skoromniy counters with a straight right hand.
Skoromniy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abarai.
Hans Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skoromniy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abarai works the jab nicely.
Abarai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skoromniy throws the left hand but Abarai avoids the punch easily.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai swings widly with a right hand
and Skoromniy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abarai lands a body shot.
Skoromniy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarai.
Abarai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skoromniy throws out the jab.
Skoromniy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai has Skoromniy up against the cage in a clinch.
Skoromniy misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abarai lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Igor Skoromniy has been cut.
Abarai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skoromniy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Skoromniy in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai scores with a hook to the body.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Skoromniy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skoromniy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Abarai.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skoromniy can't find room to land a body shot as Abarai controls the action.
Skoromniy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abarai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Skoromniy can turn it around.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abarai stalling in the clinch but Skoromniy improves position.
Skoromniy avoiding damage.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abarai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skoromniy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skoromniy digs a right hand underneath Abarai's ribcage. Abarai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abarai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skoromniys head.
Abarai lands an elbow that stopped Skoromniy in his tracks for a moment.
Abarai struggles to land a body shot inside as Skoromniy controls his hands.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abarai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skoromniy or not.
Skoromniy throws a head punch that misses.
Skoromniy swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy tries to circle away but Abarai has him pinned against the cage.
Skoromniy pushes Abarai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skoromniy blocks an uppercut.
Abarai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abarai.
That has opened up Igor Skoromniy's cut even more.
Abarai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abarai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Skoromniy takes an elbow to the temple.
Skoromniy can't break the clinch.
Skoromniy throws a punch but it's blocked by Abarai.
Skoromniy just leaning against Abarai, taking a breather.
Skoromniy takes an elbow to the temple.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Skoromniy 's eye.
Skoromniy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skoromniy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Skoromniy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skoromniy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abarai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skoromniy lands a right hand.
Skoromniy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skoromniy misses with the head strike.
Skoromniy slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Skoromniy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Abarai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Skoromniy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abarai takes the fight into the clinch.
Skoromniy looking to slow down the pace here.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Skoromniy trying to control the position but instead, Abarai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skoromniy into the cage.
Skoromniy dodges an elbow strike from Abarai.
A shot in the inside from Abarai.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Skoromniy.
Abarai slips a jab from Skoromniy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoromniy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abarai is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Skoromniy misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skoromniy avoids the elbow strike from Abarai, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abarai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skoromniy's brow.
Skoromniy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Skoromniy.
Skoromniy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abarai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abarai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skoromniy can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skoromniy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abarai throws an elbow but it misses.
Skoromniy is trying to break the clinch but Abarai has him pressed against the cage.
Abarai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skoromniy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai lands a body shot.
Abarai letting Skoromniy take a breather here.
Abarai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abarai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy tries to break free but Abarai pushes him back against the cage.
Abarai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skoromniy backwards.
Abarai looking to stall.
Skoromniy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abarai tries to throw a body punch but Skoromniy avoids it by throwing Abarai back against the cage.
Abarai lands an elbow just above Skoromniy 's eye.
The cut above Igor Skoromniy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abarai lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abarai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Igor Skoromniy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
Skoromniy blocking some punches.
Skoromniy wants to get back to striking at distance but Abarai won't allow it.
Abarai blocks a body shot from Skoromniy.
A short left from Abarai.
Skoromniy misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Skoromniy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hans Abarai!
Hans Abarai got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Colson (ranked 700 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 91 p4p, 265 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Colson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colson darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Derrick Colson has been cut.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Colson.
Colson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colson.
Harris cracks Colson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colson darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Colson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Colson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Colson walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Colson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Colson is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harris.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris sends Colson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harris is motioning to the referee to let Colson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Colson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Oh Colson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Colson clinches with his opponent.
Colson seems to have got his legs back now.
Colson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Colson closes the distance and clinches.
Colson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Colson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colson is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harris to keep the fight standing.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Harris misses.
Colson wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
A cross from Harris lands.
Derrick Colson's cut is getting worse.
Colson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Colson tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris throws the left hand but Colson avoids the punch easily.
Harris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Colson sprawling to the canvas! Colson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harris finish him?!
Colson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Colson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derrick Colson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Colson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Derrick Colson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris pounces like a tiger and cracks Colson with a vicious hook! Colson is down but not out! Harris follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastien Harris!
Bastien Harris is the new welterweight champion!
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pop
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mgr
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