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GAMMA#1091 Gunner v Cormac PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 1099 p4p, 891 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 159 p4p, 123 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karokaro checks a leg kick nicely.
Norling connects with a leg kick.
Norling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karokaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norling ducks right into an uppercut from Karokaro.
Karokaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norling has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Norling wants to land a leg kick but Karokaro is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling blocks a low kick nicely.
Norling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norling is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nils Norling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Norling misses.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karokaro lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling blocks a jab.
Karokaro defending well as Norling loads up on a big left hand.
Norling scores with a body shot.
Norling misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karokaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norling to score with a decent uppercut.
Karokaro misses with a low kick.
Karokaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karokaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norling punishes Karokaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Karokaro cracks a nice hook into Norling's ribs.
Karokaro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norling checks a low kick from Karokaro.
Norling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karokaro clinches up with Norling and pushes him back against the cage.
Norling presses Karokaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norling digs a right hand into Karokaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karokaro's gas tank.
Karokaro is trying to push Norling away but Norling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norling struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
A short left from Norling.
Norling tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Norling.
A short left from Norling.
Norling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
Norling struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Norling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that Norling avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Norling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karokaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karokaro walks into a left hand.
Karokaro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karokaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Norling misses with the head strike.
Norling can't find room to land a body shot as Karokaro controls the action.
Norling has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norling as Karokaro tries to tie him up.
Norling tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Norling has the dominant position.
Karokaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karokaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norling under the eye.
Karokaro throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karokaro clinches with his opponent.
Karokaro breaks from the clinch.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norling manages to avoid it.
Norling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Norling misses with a straight right.
A jab from Norling does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nils Norling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karokaro misses with a body shot.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norling staying out of range there.
Karokaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karokaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norling misses with an uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Norling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Karokaro.
Karokaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karokaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Norling off the cage and back into range.
Karokaro takes one to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Karokaro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norling misses with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norling scores with a jab to the head.
Karokaro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Norling to counter with a crisp jab.
Norling misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Norling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norling scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling scores with a jab to the body.
Norling throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Norling misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Karokaro misses its intended target.
Norling lands a lovely overhand right.
Norling is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karokaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norling.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut. Norling saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Norling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karokaro lands a nice shot that snaps Norling's head back.
Nils Norling is winning the standup battle so far.
Norling throws out a loose jab but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karokaro can pounce on him.
Norling throws a sloppy head kick and Karokaro moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Norling.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but Norling avoids it well.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karokaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norling misses with some punches.
Norling struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Karokaro takes a shot to the head.
Karokaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norling blocks it with crossed arms.
Karokaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Norling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karokaro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norling lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karokaro. Norling does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Norling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Norling.
Karokaro throws a low kick, looking for Norling's leg but Norling calmly moves out of range.
Norling jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Norling looks for the body kick but Karokaro saw that one coming.
Norling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norling is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Norling throws a looping overhand right but Karokaro ducks down to avoid it.
Karokaro misses with a wild body shot.
Karokaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karokaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Norling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Norling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karokaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karokaro closes the distance and pushes Norling back into the cage.
Norling misses with some punches.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Norling is controlling him.
Karokaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Norling avoids the damage to the body.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norling swings wildly with an uppercut but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norling throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro'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.
A head kick misses from Karokaro.
Karokaro throws a looping overhand right but Norling ducks down to avoid it.
Norling throws a body punch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Norling misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norling throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norling has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norling there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karokaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Norling off the cage and back into range.
Norling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karokaro.
Karokaro misses with a double jab.
Norling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norling looks to land a body kick but Karokaro moved away.
Karokaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norling was well out of range. Poor timing from Karokaro.
As Karokaro looks to move away, Norling throws a big counter combo but Karokaro just gets out of the way.
Norling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Norling misses with a left hand
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nils Norling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karokaro lands a slapping body shot.
Karokaro moves away from the strike by Norling.
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!
Karokaro tries to land a leg kick but Norling saw it coming and moves away.
Norling thinks about countering with a body kick.
Norling thuds a left hand into Karokaro's body.
Norling fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karokaro manages to break the clinch.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karokaro.
Karokaro misses with a straight right.
Karokaro throws a head kick but Norling moves out of range.
Karokaro checks a leg kick.
Norling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karokaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norling.
Norling throws a body shot but no joy.
Karokaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norling appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norling lands a high kick!
Roberto Karokaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karokaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norling misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
Karokaro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karokaro looks for the body kick but Norling saw that one coming.
Norling defending well as Karokaro loads up on a big left hand.
Norling is looking to score with low kicks.
Norling cracks a nice hook into Karokaro's ribs.
Norling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norling throws a looping overhand right but Karokaro ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karokaro has time to react.
Norling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Norling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nils Norling.
Well Norling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Norling!
In his post fight interview, Nils Norling started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Beckwith (ranked 2647 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 253 p4p, 139 weight class). Van Hire has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckwith lands with a cross.
Beckwith shoots in and bounces Van Hire off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beckwith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckwith wants to control from the top but Van Hire keeps moving.
Van Hire keeping full guard, as Beckwith tries to pass.
Beckwith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beckwith tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Hire is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Hire's guard.
Beckwith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Hire sees it coming and defends easily.
Beckwith is looking to advance position but Van Hire won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Hire controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Hire doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beckwith.
Van Hire is looking to improve his position.
Beckwith is working for a kimura but Van Hire is defending it quite comfortably.
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beckwith is looking to advance position but Van Hire won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beckwith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Hire defends it well.
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here.
Van Hire trying to control here.
Beckwith wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Hire is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire wants to improve his position but Beckwith is controlling well.
Beckwith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beckwith is working for an americana but Van Hire has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Beckwith was thinking about the submission.
Van Hire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beckwith tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Hire is retaining full guard.
Van Hire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beckwith looking to pass the guard.
Beckwith trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Beckwith 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.
Beckwith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Hire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckwith somewhat.
Beckwith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Hire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hire stuffs the takedown.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beckwith is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Beckwith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Hire looks to land a right hand but Beckwith moved out of range.
Van Hire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beckwith is able to avoid easily.
Beckwith digs a good body shot into Van Hire's ribs.
Beckwith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckwith there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith slips under a jab from Van Hire.
Beckwith tries for a takedown but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith fails to land the takedown.
Beckwith with a poor takedown
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Whealer Van Hire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Hire.
Van Hire scores with a nice head shot.
Van Hire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckwith manages to avoid it.
Van Hire throws a body shot but no joy.
Beckwith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Hire pushes Beckwith off and gets back to his feet.
Beckwith has his takedown stuffed
and Beckwith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rudy Beckwith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Beckwith moves away and avoids it.
Van Hire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckwith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beckwith showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Hire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beckwith is working away from the top position though.
Van Hire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckwith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here.
Beckwith wants to take a breather but Van Hire is having none of it.
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beckwith wants to control but Van Hire is keeping him busy.
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here.
Beckwith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Hire wants to get back to full guard.
Beckwith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beckwith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Hire to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Hire shrugs it off.
Beckwith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van Hire tries to lock up and control but Beckwith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beckwith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Van Hire is now in Beckwith's guard. A big mistake from Beckwith there, giving up the dominant position!
Van Hire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beckwith keeping moving, preventing Van Hire from controlling successfully.
Van Hire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beckwith keeping full guard, as Van Hire tries to pass.
Beckwith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Hire is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whealer Van Hire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Beckwith with that takedown attempt.
Beckwith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Hire swivels and escapes.
Beckwith shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Hire sprawls well. He's pushed Beckwith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hire counters with a thumping low kick.
Beckwith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckwith ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Beckwith lands with a shot to the body.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckwith swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a low kick, right behind Beckwith 's knee.
Beckwith is looking to wear down Van Hire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Hire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire misses the jab.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckwith. That did some damage!
Beckwith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.
Beckwith fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith shoots and misses
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckwith.
Beckwith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckwith.
Beckwith throws a shot to the body.
Beckwith shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckwith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Hire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckwith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beckwith tries for a takedown but Van Hire circles away easily
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hire tests Beckwith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beckwith drives through with a takedown into Van Hire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Hire pulls Beckwith in close to prevent any damage.
Beckwith trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire controlling Beckwith's posture.
Van Hire is continuing to stall.
Van Hire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beckwith's guard.
Van Hire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beckwith looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckwith, not yet.
Beckwith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beckwith wants to pass to mount but Van Hire is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith works his way into full mount!
Van Hire is trying to escape the mount.
Beckwith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Van Hire looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Beckwith! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudy Beckwith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 796 p4p, 739 weight class) and Kai Tokugawa (ranked 105 p4p, 98 weight class). Tokugawa has chosen Red Warrior as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin |
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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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tokugawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt cracks Tokugawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to land a body kick
enabling Tokugawa to counter with a crisp jab.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Tokugawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tokugawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa scores with a nice strike.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tokugawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokugawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Tokugawa.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Tokugawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Tokugawa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tokugawa punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Tokugawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Tokugawa moved away.
Tokugawa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tokugawa thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tokugawa tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Tokugawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Tokugawa shrugs it off though.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt clinches up with Tokugawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Tokugawa lands a shot to the body.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt pushes Tokugawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Tokugawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Tokugawa lands with a left to the head.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tokugawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hunt tests Tokugawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Tokugawa counters with a left to the body.
Tokugawa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tokugawa misses with a two punch combination.
It looks like Hunt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokugawa circles away.
A big right from Hunt misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Hunt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt clinches.
Tokugawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tokugawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt takes a swing at Tokugawa's ribcage but misses.
Tokugawa counters with a body kick.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tokugawa is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tokugawa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tokugawa throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Tokugawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tokugawa lands an overhand right.
Tokugawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tokugawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tokugawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tokugawa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tokugawa throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa walks into a jab.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Tokugawa avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a body punch.
James Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Hunt lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Tokugawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt prevents Tokugawa from breaking the clinch.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
Kai Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kai Tokugawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tokugawa walks into a left hand.
Tokugawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Tokugawa moved away.
A jab from Tokugawa misses.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Tokugawa connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Tokugawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
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!
That kick from Tokugawa tenderised Hunt's leg. Hunt is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
It seemed like Tokugawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tokugawa tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Tokugawa looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt darts in and clinches Tokugawa up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Tokugawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa can't break the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Nice body punch from Tokugawa.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
A head punch on the inside from Tokugawa fails to land.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Tokugawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tokugawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tokugawa lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Tokugawa.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Tokugawa breaks from the clinch.
Hunt misses with the body kick
and Tokugawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tokugawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunt is looking to clinch but Tokugawa is avoiding it.
Hunt tries to clinch but Tokugawa moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Tokugawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tokugawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Tokugawa as he checks the leg kick.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
It seemed like Tokugawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt with a hook.
Tokugawa takes one on the button.
Tokugawa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Tokugawa.
I think Hunt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Hunt!
James Hunt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Rainey (ranked 582 p4p, 415 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 87 p4p, 66 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Santo Amaro's choice of entrance music: дигга на юг. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body. Rainey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick there by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santo Amaro sprawls well. Santo Amaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rainey gets slowly back to his feet.
Rainey avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Rainey throws a poor cross that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rainey momentarily.
Santo Amaro scores with the left hand. Rainey knows he should have avoided that one.
Rainey scores with a jab.
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!
Rainey looks for a takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls well.
Santo Amaro throws out a counter right but Rainey avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Rainey ducks down to avoid it.
Santo Amaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rainey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Santo Amaro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Santo Amaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rainey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GAMMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rainey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rainey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santo Amaro throws the kick towards the body but Rainey avoids it.
Rainey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santo Amaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from Rainey.
Rainey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santo Amaro.
Good shot there by Rainey.
Santo Amaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rainey at a distance.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Rainey moved out of range.
Rainey scores with a jab to the body.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but Santo Amaro is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rainey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rainey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick from Santo Amaro lands but Rainey takes it in his stride.
Santo Amaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santo Amaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santo Amaro takes a swing at Rainey's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Santo Amaro.
Rainey slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
Santo Amaro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross.
Santo Amaro with a nice calf kick.
Santo Amaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rainey.
Nice defenses there by Rainey.
Rainey misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Rainey.
Santo Amaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rainey misses with a kick to the body.
Rainey checks a leg kick.
Rainey swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Santo Amaro. No joy for Rainey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rainey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rainey takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Rainey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey swinging wildly here.
Santo Amaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rainey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rainey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rainey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab.
Rainey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santo Amaro moves forwards but Rainey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rainey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santo Amaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Santo Amaro misses its intended target.
Rainey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Santo Amaro lands.
Rainey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab. Rainey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rainey with a hook.
Santo Amaro moves out of range as Rainey strikes.
Rainey backing away here, and Santo Amaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santo Amaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rainey's sensitive parts.
Rainey dives in and grabs Santo Amaro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santo Amaro pushes down on Rainey's head and hops out.
Santo Amaro lands a nice hook to Rainey's body. Rainey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey scores with a push kick.
Rainey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Santo Amaro!
Santo Amaro can't do much from the bottom here.
Rainey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rainey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Santo Amaro parries the strikes from Rainey easily there. Rainey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Santo Amaro to escape.
Santo Amaro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santo Amaro is holding Rainey down, trying to stall.
Rainey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santo Amaro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santo Amaro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rainey.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rainey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santo Amaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Rainey lands a jab to the nose.
Rainey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santo Amaro moves away.
Santo Amaro flicks out a counter leg kick but Rainey steps away.
Santo Amaro ducks under a wild hook from Rainey.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rainey fails with the takedown.
Rainey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rainey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rainey shoots for a takedown but Santo Amaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santo Amaro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rainey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rainey throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santo Amaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Rainey's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rainey shoots and misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but Rainey checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey connects with the punch.
Santo Amaro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rainey gets a takedown into half guard.
Santo Amaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep. Rainey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rainey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Santo Amaro wants to control but Rainey is keeping busy.
Rainey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro trying to control from the bottom.
Santo Amaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rainey.
Bradley Rainey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santo Amaro tries to roll over but Rainey keeps him under control.
Santo Amaro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey is looking to advance position but Santo Amaro won't allow it.
Santo Amaro taking some punishment here, with Rainey in his half guard.
Santo Amaro wants to improve his position but Rainey is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rainey connects with a nice short shot to Santo Amaro's temple.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santo Amaro defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Rainey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rainey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rainey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rainey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rainey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rainey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santo Amaro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santo Amaro tries to roll over but Rainey keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santo Amaro tries to roll over but Rainey keeps him under control.
Santo Amaro trying to control but Rainey postures up.
Santo Amaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rainey.
Rainey throwing shots but Santo Amaro is blocking nicely.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santo Amaro defending well though.
Rainey thows a huge punch but Santo Amaro dodges it nicely.
Santo Amaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rainey.
Rainey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rainey lands strikes from half guard.
Rainey is pressing down on Santo Amaro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santo Amaro is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro trying to hold on to Rainey's head to control him but Rainey postures up.
Santo Amaro is looking to escape.
Rainey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santo Amaro defending well though.
Santo Amaro is trying to stand.
Rainey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santo Amaro's head.
Rainey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rainey thows a huge punch but Santo Amaro dodges it nicely.
Santo Amaro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rainey is working away from the top position though.
Rainey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rainey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep. Rainey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Rainey dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rainey works over Santo Amaro's head and body with a nice combination.
Santo Amaro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rainey takes a step back to recover.
Santo Amaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rainey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rainey dives in and scores a takedown into Santo Amaro's guard.
Santo Amaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rainey.
Rainey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rainey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rainey with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
Rainey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santo Amaro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santo Amaro wriggles free and stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Santo Amaro. No joy for Rainey on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santo Amaro's guard.
Rainey chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rainey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santo Amaro working a defensive guard here.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santo Amaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santo Amaro is pulling down on Rainey's head to control his posture.
Rainey works over Santo Amaro with some ground and pound from guard.
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
Rainey is looking to work some ground and pound but Santo Amaro has wrist control.
Rainey is looking to work some ground and pound but Santo Amaro has wrist control.
Santo Amaro pulls Rainey in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey chips away with some ground and pound.
Santo Amaro wants to sweep here but Rainey controlling him for the moment.
Santo Amaro trying to keep a closed guard but Rainey is proving a slippery customer.
Rainey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rainey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rainey landing with the ground and pound.
Rainey throwing strikes from guard but Santo Amaro blocks nicely.
Santo Amaro is trying to control the position but Rainey postures up.
Rainey throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santo Amaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rainey lands a couple of elbows.
Santo Amaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santo Amaro wants to stand up but Rainey is controlling him.
Rainey won't allow Santo Amaro to sweep him here.
Rainey postures up in Santo Amaro's guard and throws a big left but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Rainey throws a big elbow that misses.
Rainey postures up in Santo Amaro's guard and throws a big left but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Rainey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rainey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rainey postures up in Santo Amaro's guard and throws a big left but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Rainey is looking to work some ground and pound but Santo Amaro has wrist control.
Rainey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
Rainey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rainey throws a big right hand that misses.
Rainey passes Santo Amaro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rainey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rainey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santo Amaro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rainey works his way into side control.
Rainey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Rainey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rainey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Rainey!
Bradley Rainey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 227 p4p, 424 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 38 p4p, 68 weight class). Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and Matthew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honorio slips a jab from Matthew.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Matthew tenderised Honorio's leg. Honorio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Honorio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthew, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew lands a nice uppercut.
Honorio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Matthew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Matthew.
Honorio blocking some punches.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Honorio controls the action.
Matthew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Honorio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honorio blocking some punches.
Matthew lands a body shot.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Honorio.
Matthew scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthew lands a hook that snaps the head of Honorio backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Honorio on the inside.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio pulls Matthew into guard.
Matthew gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matthew looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio shoots in and gets a takedown into Matthew's guard.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthew uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Matthew keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthew fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Matthew thuds his right hand into Honorio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honorio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Honorio.
Matthew misses with a lunging right hand
and Honorio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthew takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Honorio counters with a left to the body.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honorio throws a lazy right hand but Matthew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Honorio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matthew, pushing him back against the cage.
Honorio lands a body shot.
Matthew stops a takedown attempt from Honorio.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Honorio misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Matthew.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Matthew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honorio.
Honorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
Matthew has a couple of punches blocked by Honorio.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honorio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Honorio.
Honorio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matthew avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Patrick Matthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matthew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honorio.
A short right from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Honorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Honorio prevents a body shot from Matthew.
Honorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honorio tries to work over Matthew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matthew.
Good body shot from Matthew.
Honorio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthew lands a hook that snaps the head of Honorio backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Honorio back against the cage.
Matthew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Matthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honorio misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honorio backwards.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio jumps guard and drags Matthew to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Honorio is looking to cinch up a triangle. Matthew throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Honorio's body to avoid the submission. Honorio has instead reached around Matthew's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Honorio arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 273 p4p, 579 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 46 p4p, 86 weight class). Tomate is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six. Glen Hoddle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle throws a hook to the side of Tomate's head but Tomate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoddle jabs at Tomate's body.
Tomate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoddle shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoddle misses with a takedown
and Tomate counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoddle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomate circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomate! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Hoddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoddle misses with an uppercut
and Tomate counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoddle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoddle throws a push kick but Tomate slaps the foot to one side.
Tomate scores with a kick to the body.
Hoddle scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomate should have avoided that one.
Tomate misses with an uppercut. Hoddle saw that one coming.
Hoddle throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoddle loads up on a big right hand but Tomate slips the punch.
Tomate cracks Hoddle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Hoddle misses with a right hand
and Tomate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomate tries to sprawl but Hoddle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hoddle winds up and cracks Tomate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle wants to take a breather but Tomate is having none of it.
Hoddle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tomate's head.
Hoddle prevents Tomate from standing back up.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tomate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoddle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hoddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoddle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoddle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tomate has one foot on Hoddle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle needs to keep his hands up - Tomate had a free shot at his head there.
Hoddle lands a brutal head kick. Tomate looks out on his feet and Hoddle throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 140 p4p, 287 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 20 p4p, 48 weight class). Yu Tai has chosen Invincible Pole Fighter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Coloradas misses with a leg kick.
Coloradas moves away from the strike by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Yu Tai.
Coloradas thows a body kick. Yu Tai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Coloradas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coloradas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yu Tai is able to avoid easily.
Yu Tai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yu Tai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas lands a slapping body shot.
Yu Tai thuds a left hand into Coloradas's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yu Tai checks a leg kick.
Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
Coloradas misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai walks into a stiff left hand from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
Yu Tai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yu Tai lands with a cross.
Coloradas throws a leg kick
and Coloradas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Coloradas throws a low kick but Yu Tai moves out of range easily.
Yu Tai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Coloradas throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yu Tai lands with a hook. Coloradas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Yu Tai throws a chopping leg kick but Coloradas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Coloradas has Yu Tai up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yu Tai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coloradas's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coloradas lands a knee to the body.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Yu Tai letting Coloradas take a breather here.
Coloradas blocking some punches.
Coloradas prevents Yu Tai from breaking the clinch.
Yu Tai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yu Tai avoiding damage as Coloradas throws knees to the body.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the side of Coloradas's head.
Coloradas blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu Tai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yu Tai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coloradas.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coloradas or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coloradas.
Coloradas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coloradas stalling the fight.
Yu Tai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coloradas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coloradas lands a knee to the body.
Yu Tai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yu Tai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yu Tai letting Coloradas take a breather here.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Coloradas controls the action.
Yu Tai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coloradas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coloradas takes a shot to the head.
Coloradas just leaning against Yu Tai, taking a breather.
Yu Tai tries to work over Coloradas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai digs a right hand into Coloradas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coloradas's gas tank.
Coloradas is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coloradas looking to throw knees to the head but Yu Tai is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai is working Coloradas over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to work over Coloradas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coloradas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu Tai is defending well for now.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Coloradas.
A shot in the inside from Yu Tai.
Coloradas tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu Tai avoids the damage to the body.
Yu Tai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu Tai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coloradass head.
A right hand to the body from Yu Tai.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
Coloradas looking to slow down the pace here.
Coloradas trying to land knees to the body.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Coloradas digs a good body shot into Yu Tai's ribs.
Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a thumping low kick.
Coloradas throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coloradas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yu Tai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands with a nice body punch.
Yu Tai misses with a kick to the body.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but Coloradas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coloradas slips a straight right by Yu Tai.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coloradas. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coloradas looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai feints and then cracks Coloradas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coloradas down.
A jab from Yu Tai finds it's way through Coloradas's defenses.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yu Tai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yu Tai with a nice calf kick.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yu Tai is out of range.
Coloradas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coloradas blocks a low kick nicely.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily.
Yu Tai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coloradas.
Yu Tai with a nice calf kick.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coloradas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coloradas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yu Tai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yu Tai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Coloradas misses
and Yu Tai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yu Tai throws a jab but it's blocked by Coloradas.
An attempted straight right counter from Coloradas misses the target.
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!
Coloradas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a jab to Coloradas's midsection.
Coloradas cracks Yu Tai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yu Tai checks the leg kick.
Coloradas stalks Yu Tai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yu Tai's face. Yu Tai staggers backwards, shaken.
Yu Tai takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses.
Yu Tai avoids the head kick by Coloradas.
Coloradas thumps Yu Tai with a low kick.
Coloradas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coloradas tries to clinch but Yu Tai is having none of it.
Coloradas swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai misses with a straight right.
Coloradas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Coloradas throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
Coloradas scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick
and Coloradas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu Tai's knee momentarily.
Yu Tai misses the body punch
and Coloradas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yu Tai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coloradas is looking for a counter combo.
Yu Tai scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
Coloradas checks a low kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tests Coloradas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coloradas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coloradas is out of range and Yu Tai settles back down.
Coloradas misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yu Tai! But no joy.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Yu Tai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
A little jabbing left from Yu Tai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coloradas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Yu Tai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coloradas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yu Tai. Coloradas shrugs it off though.
Coloradas avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Coloradas misses
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand.
Coloradas throws a hook to the side of Yu Tai's head but Yu Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick.
Coloradas looks to land a right hand but Yu Tai moved out of range.
Yu Tai throws a wild body kick that Coloradas sees coming a mile off.
Yu Tai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
Coloradas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yu Tai defending well as Coloradas loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coloradas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Yu Tai.
Mangas Coloradas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Yu Tai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coloradas doesn't seem phased though.
Coloradas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu Tai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coloradas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
Yu Tai throws a shot from downtown. Coloradas moves away and avoids it.
Coloradas drops his hands momentarily and Yu Tai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yu Tai swings for the body but Coloradas moves out of range.
Yu Tai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coloradas throws a low kick but Yu Tai avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yu Tai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coloradas tries to clinch there but Yu Tai circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu Tai. That's going to slow Coloradas down.
Coloradas tries to work over Yu Tai's front leg with a kick but Yu Tai checks it.
Yu Tai slips under a jab from Coloradas.
Yu Tai tries to bum rush Coloradas with a series of wild strikes but Coloradas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coloradas scores with a leg kick.
Coloradas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Coloradas blocks a low kick nicely.
Coloradas throws a head kick but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coloradas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yu Tai misses with a kick to the body.
Yu Tai stuns Coloradas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coloradas motions for Yu Tai to come forward. Coloradas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coloradas manages to avoid it.
Coloradas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas darts in and clinches Yu Tai up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coloradas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coloradas effectively controlling the action here.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coloradas avoiding damage.
Coloradas stalling.
Coloradas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coloradas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Coloradas stalling in the clinch but Yu Tai improves position.
Yu Tai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Coloradas controls the action.
Coloradas taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Yu Tai as the two fighters clinch.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut.
Coloradas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yu Tai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coloradas trying to land knees to the body.
Yu Tai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yu Tai avoids it.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu Tai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Coloradas blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
Coloradas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coloradas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yu Tai is working Coloradas over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Coloradas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu Tai is defending well for now.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coloradas or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Yu Tai is leaning against Coloradas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Coloradas blocks it.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Coloradas tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu Tai avoids the damage to the body.
Tam Yu Tai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu Tai.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the side of Coloradas's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai avoiding damage as Coloradas throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yu Tai 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Yu Tai!
Our winner, Tam Yu Tai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 64 p4p, 208 weight class) and Finlay Standifer (ranked 8 p4p, 26 weight class). John's entrance music is Don't Stop Me Now. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standifer checks the leg kick.
John throws a jab when Standifer was well out of range.
Standifer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
Standifer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Standifer slips under a jab from John.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John misses with a body kick.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Standifer persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Standifer counters with a shoot takedown. John fights it but they end up in guard.
John is looking to stand back up but Standifer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standifer prevents John from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John tries to kick Standifer off but Standifer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Standifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Standifer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nice strikes from Standifer there.
Standifer content to control rather than advance.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Standifer sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Standifer is taking a breather. John 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.
John is trying to stand up here but Standifer is controlling him well.
Standifer trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
John throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Standifer misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Standifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer cracks John with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Standifer.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Standifer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Standifer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. John is trying to keep an underhook but Standifer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Standifer is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
John pushes Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is trying to buck Standifer off.
Standifer staying calm.
Standifer grinds an elbow into John's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Standifer laying and praying for a moment but John takes advantage and regains half guard.
Standifer wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Standifer.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Standifer slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John wants to land a leg kick but Standifer is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with an uppercut
and Standifer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Standifer cracks John with a good jab.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Standifer! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
Standifer tries to counter with a clinch but John shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
A head kick by John misses
and Standifer counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Standifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Standifer throws a head punch that misses.
Standifer lands a nice uppercut.
Standifer tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Standifer gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
Standifer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Standifer backs up against the cage.
John looks to land a left hand but Standifer moved out of range nicely.
Standifer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standifer misses with a series of wild punches.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Standifer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Standifer takes one to the chin there.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Standifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standifer manages to avoid it.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Standifer to score with a decent uppercut.
Standifer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Standifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John looks to throw the jab but Standifer is out of range.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Standifers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Standifer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Standifer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John pushes Standifer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Standifer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Standifer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
John is not content to let Standifer control the position.
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Standifer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John wants to control but Standifer postures up.
John is pushing Standifer's head away, looking to escape. Standifer manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
Standifer trying to control the position but John is working away.
Check out the look on Standifer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
John takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Standifer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Standifer lands a nice forearm strike.
Standifer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Standifer trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Standifer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
John misses with a left hand
and Standifer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Standifer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Standifer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Standifer tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John misses the jab.
Standifer tries to counter by closing the distance.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Standifer.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Standifer under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standifer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Standifer trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Standifer takes a little break here. John wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Standifer working the ground and pound.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries to improve position but can't.
John gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Standifer scoring with strikes but John is staying in there.
Standifer with shots to the head and body - John looks very uncomfortable down there.
John is squirming around, avoiding Standifer's attempts to control the action.
John is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
John really wants to buck Standifer off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standifer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
John tries to lock up and control but Standifer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Standifer working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 John is rocked!
John tries to hold on but Standifer pushes him away.
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Standifer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Standifer avoids the body shot from John.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John moves out of range as Standifer strikes.
John looks for the body kick but Standifer saw that one coming.
John throws a leg kick
and Standifer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standifer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Standifer scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John clobbers Standifer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Standifer shrugs it off though.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
John thows a leg kick but Standifer checks it
and Standifer counters with a stiff right hand.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
Standifer wants to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch position.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finlay Standifer.
I think Standifer 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 49 p4p, 122 weight class) and Tyrone Graves (ranked 3 p4p, 12 weight class). Fleximario's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Funkmeister. Tyrone Graves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleximario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fleximario has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Fleximario's head but Fleximario sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fleximario thows a leg kick but Graves checks it
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fleximario thows a body kick. Graves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fleximario scores with a hook to the body. Graves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fleximario takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fleximario.
Fleximario has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Fleximario's head.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Fleximario counters with a quick kick to the body but Graves blocks it.
Fleximario scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fleximario misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fleximario lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fleximario ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fleximario scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Fleximario jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fleximario scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a 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!
Fleximario connects with a looping right hand.
Hawk Fleximario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fleximario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fleximario is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
A jab from Graves finds it's way through Fleximario's defenses.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick from Fleximario.
Graves works Fleximario's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario lands a nice looking body shot.
Fleximario connects with a leg kick.
Fleximario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Fleximario throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Fleximario does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fleximario jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fleximario throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Fleximario moves away from the strike by Graves.
Fleximario's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Fleximario bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graves looks winded!
Graves avoids the body shot from Fleximario.
Fleximario looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Graves walks into a stiff left hand from Fleximario.
That has opened up Tyrone Graves's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Fleximario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Graves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fleximario doesn't seem phased though.
Fleximario looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Graves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fleximario scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleximario lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Fleximario looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Fleximario moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGraves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleximario.
Hawk Fleximario is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fleximario lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Graves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fleximario fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves out of range as Fleximario strikes.
Crunch! Fleximario slams his shin into Graves's torso.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Fleximario lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Graves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Graves.
Fleximario throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Fleximario lands.
Fleximario goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fleximario has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fleximario there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fleximario misses with a body kick.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Graves. That snapped Fleximario's head back.
Fleximario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Fleximario misses with a body shot.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Fleximario had a free shot at his head there.
Fleximario getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Fleximario makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fleximario sends Graves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fleximario is motioning to the referee to let Graves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Graves is rocked!
The cut above Tyrone Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Graves's head, knocking him out cold! Fleximario is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hawk Fleximario!
An out of breath Hawk Fleximario thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range and Bond settles back down.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bond misses with a body shot.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bond 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.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bond.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bond. That's going to slow McCarthy down.
McCarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy stays in close to Bond's body and controls the position.
Bond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bond's head.
McCarthy stands and throws Bond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCarthy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bond sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McCarthy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bond is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCarthy.
McCarthy working the head with strikes.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCarthy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bond sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McCarthy misses with the ground and pound.
Bond is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Bond is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond sneaks back into half guard.
Well, if McCarthy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
McCarthy trying to control from Bond's half guard. Bond has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bond seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCarthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bond as he connects with a hook.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bond.
A low kick from Bond misses
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Bond.
McCarthy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCarthy stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bond throws a lazy body kick
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bond!
McCarthy gets to mount! Bond was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy wants to control the pace but Bond is squirming around nicely.
Bond is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCarthy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCarthy landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is in a horrible position here. McCarthy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bond is working to get back to half guard.
Bond blocking the ground and pound.
McCarthy landing strikes from the mount.
McCarthy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCarthy avoids the attempt from Bond to control.
McCarthy lands a couple of good shots and Bond has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond prevents McCarthy from getting a body triangle.
McCarthy throwing wild punches that miss their target.
McCarthy lands strikes to the head.
McCarthy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy misses with punches from the back.
McCarthy controlling the position well here. Bond rolled but McCarthy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Even with his hooks in, McCarthy manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy wants to control but Bond is keeping busy.
Bond covering up well under a series of strikes from McCarthy.
Cormac McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Will McCarthy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McCarthy controlling from the back.
Bond prevents McCarthy from getting a body triangle.
Bond covering up well under a series of strikes from McCarthy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a punch to the head.
McCarthy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bond's body.
McCarthy throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
McCarthy punches the canvas rather than the man.
McCarthy throwing sloppy strikes.
McCarthy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
McCarthy missing with punches from the back.
McCarthy lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bond moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
Bond cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
Bond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bond rather than just go for the knockout.
Bond misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Bond - just one landing.
Bond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bond tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by McCarthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with the left hand. Bond knows he should have avoided that one.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bond avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond misses with a looping right.
McCarthy tries to bum rush Bond with a series of wild strikes but Bond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bond throws a front kick aimed at McCarthy's knee but McCarthy avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
Gunner Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
Bond misses with a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bond!
McCarthy taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from McCarthy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bond is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McCarthy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McCarthy throws a strike aimed at the side of Bond's head but Bond avoids it well.
McCarthy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McCarthy in side control lands a decent elbow.
McCarthy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy controls the position from side control.
McCarthy working the ground and pound but Bond is defending the strikes.
McCarthy throws a strike aimed at the side of Bond's head but Bond avoids it well.
McCarthy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bond to see if he's OK.
McCarthy wants to take a breather but Bond manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McCarthy.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Bond blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy throws a big right hand that misses.
Bond keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCarthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Bond goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by McCarthy.
Jab, jab by McCarthy - just one landing.
Bond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
And McCarthy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCarthy walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Bond.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
enabling McCarthy to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy defending well as Bond loads up on a big left hand.
Bond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy moves out of range as Bond throws a body kick.
McCarthy jabs Bond right on the nose. Bond blinks but takes it well.
McCarthy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bond throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond tries to land a front kick but McCarthy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCarthy swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Bond scores with a nice body kick.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bond defends it well.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy misses with a hook
and Bond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bond misses the jab.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bond enables McCarthy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bond manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCarthy stands and throws Bond's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Bond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCarthy lands a nice short elbow.
Bond is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCarthy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
Bond is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCarthy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bond sprawls well initially but McCarthy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCarthy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bond to regain full guard.
McCarthy trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Bond keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
McCarthy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarthy lands with an overhand left.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCarthy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bond.
Bond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bond lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCarthy looks to land a left hand but Bond moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarthy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bond motions for McCarthy to come forward. Bond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McCarthy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bond - the referee stops the clock and McCarthy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bond. McCarthy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCarthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bond throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
McCarthy throws out a counter right but Bond avoids it with no problem.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bond.
McCarthy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bond connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as McCarthy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bond doesn't seem phased though.
Bond with the inside leg kick.
Bond feints and then cracks McCarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCarthy down.
McCarthy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCarthy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bond.
McCarthy checks the leg kick.
Bond takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bond at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy with the counter takedown but Bond avoids it easily.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCarthy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bond on the side of the head.
McCarthy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bond connects with a body shot that sends McCarthy's belly button to the back.
Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond.
Bond misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Bond didn't see that one coming.
McCarthy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCarthy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from McCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Bond tries to land a front kick but McCarthy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gunner Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
McCarthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
Bond throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bond. McCarthy shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bond is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCarthy.
A shot to the liver by Bond. Beautiful body shot.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
McCarthy blocks the body kick.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond.
Bond sizes up McCarthy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunner Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cormac McCarthy.
Bond looks to throw a body kick
and McCarthy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunner Bond.
I think McCarthy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Cormac McCarthy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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