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WVT 223: Williams v Matikainen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Sanders (ranked 1499 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Will Smif (ranked 86 p4p, 102 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ollie Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smif working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smif struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Smif.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Smif working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif takes a shot to the head.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif misses with some punches.
Sanders pushes Smif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
Smif manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders looks to clinch
and Smif counters with a nice right hand that sends Sanders toppling to the canvas! Sanders scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smif finish him?!
 It looks like Ollie Sanders has been cut.
Sanders clinches.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif misses with a body punch.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sanders as the two fighters clinch.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Sanders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smif.
Smif trying to land knees to the body.
Smif lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smif tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanders pushes Smif back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Smif throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Smif back against the cage.
Smif tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanders avoids the damage to the body.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smif misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Smif's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Sanders.
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sanders.
A short right from Sanders on the inside.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Smif.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Sanders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smif breaks the clinch.
Sanders rushes Smif and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Sanders pushes Smif back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sanders - that landed with a thud.
Smif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanders is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smif! But no joy.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smif pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders misses with some punches.
Smif tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Smif will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ollie Sanders's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanders rushes Smif and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smif.
Smif manages to break the clinch.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders tries to clinch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders wants to clinch up but Smif keeps it at a distance.
Smif was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Smif feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanders.
Smif doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanders wants to clinch.
That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders tries to clinch but Smif moves away
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Sanders is looking to clinch.
Sanders gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Smif.
A right hook to the body lands for Smif.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
Smif can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Ollie Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smif has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Smif.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smif misses with some punches.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Smif throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smifs head.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
A nice left hand lands by Smif.
Smif throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smif lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smif scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smif missing with knees to the body.
Smif tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Smif misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Smif showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ollie Sanders's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Smif circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sanders clinches up against the cage.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smif swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Smif takes a shot to the head.
Smif manages to break the clinch.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smif swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Smif pushes him off.
Sanders darts in and clinches Smif up against the cage.
Sanders tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smif lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smif throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Smif fails to land.
Smif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smif creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
Smif digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smif is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Will Smif is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Smif misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Smif can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Smif lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Smif.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders tries to work over Smif's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smif throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Smif lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smif lands with a light punch inside.
Smif lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smif misses with the head strike.
Smif prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Smif doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smif creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smif misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A short uppercut from Smif.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sanders.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanders lands a right hand.
Ollie Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanders working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smif misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smif blocks an uppercut.
Smif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Smif blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smif.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Smif comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smif 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Smif!
Will Smif seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 1811 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 221 p4p, 239 weight class). Bradley Brunswick Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 27 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Brunswick Jr misses the shot to the body.
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brunswick Jr in his tracks.
Brunswick Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brunswick Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Badass lands with a cross.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Badass throws the left hand but Brunswick Jr avoids the punch easily.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Badass dips to his left and cracks Brunswick Jr with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass 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.
Badass tries a low kick but Brunswick Jr avoids it.
Brunswick Jr throws a jab when Badass was well out of range.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Brunswick Jr saw that one coming.
Badass throws a hook but Brunswick Jr avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brunswick Jr. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Badass jabs Brunswick Jr right on the nose. Brunswick Jr blinks but takes it well.
Brunswick Jr throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Badass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Badass tries to land a leg kick but Brunswick Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Brunswick Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 Brunswick Jr is rocked!
Badass walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brunswick Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Badass swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brunswick Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valtteri Badass!
Valtteri Badass decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royal Halsti (ranked 718 p4p, 708 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 113 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royal Halsti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 38 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halsti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swanson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Halsti looking to pass the guard.
Halsti throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Halsti has passed into side control.
Halsti tries to move into full mount but can't pass Swanson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti trying to control the position but Swanson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti tries to advance to mount but Swanson denies him.
Halsti tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Halsti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Swanson regains half guard.
Halsti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Swanson has his hands clasped together around Halsti's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halsti is controlling the pace.
Swanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swanson is trying to stand back up but Halsti is controlling him
Halsti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halsti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti trying to mount his opponent but Swanson defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Halsti avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Halsti is looking for a counter combo.
Swanson lands with an overhand left.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Halsti tries to counter by clinching up but Swanson breaks away and moves out of range.
Halsti throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Halsti scores with a push kick.
Halsti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halsti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swanson tries to avoid it but Halsti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swanson to the ground. Swanson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson lands a jab to the nose.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Halsti slips a straight right by Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halsti avoids a kick to the body.
Halsti walks into a left hand.
Halsti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Halsti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Halsti dives in for a single leg takedown but Swanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
Halsti breaks from the clinch.
Halsti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swanson lands a jab.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halsti.
A bone on bone clash there as Halsti blocks the leg kick.
Halsti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halsti scrambles back to his feet.
Halsti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halsti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swanson pinned against the cage. Swanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Halsti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
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.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halsti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swanson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Halsti needs to keep his hands up - Swanson had a free shot at his head there.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halstis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedicte Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halsti.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halsti drops his hands momentarily and Swanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halsti defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Halsti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson feints and then cracks Halsti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halsti down.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Halsti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swanson thinking.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Halsti checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti slips a straight right by Swanson.
Halsti tries to counter with a takedown but Swanson is quick to defend against it.
Halsti gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Halsti to work.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halsti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Swanson tries to get to full guard but Halsti has control of the leg.
Halsti trying to control from half guard but Swanson is working away.
Halsti wants to free his trapped foot but Swanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Halsti is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Swanson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royal Halsti!
An out of breath Royal Halsti 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 600 p4p, 704 weight class) and Rufus Rutger (ranked 94 p4p, 110 weight class). Rutger has chosen Wardance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Rutger backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Magrath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutger moves away from the strike by Magrath.
Rutger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutger throws a sloppy body shot
and Magrath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Magrath appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Magrath misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath is looking to land body kicks.
Magrath lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Rutger.
Magrath connects with a body shot.
Magrath scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath throws a low kick but Rutger avoids it.
Magrath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Rutger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magrath moves away.
Magrath looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rutger moves out of range as Magrath strikes.
Rutger misses with a hook.
Magrath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger slips under a jab from Magrath.
Magrath loads up on a big right hand but Rutger slips the punch.
Rutger swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
Rutger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Magrath throws a low kick but Rutger moves out of range easily.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Magrath is looking to slow Rutger down with leg kicks.
A jab from Rutger finds it's way through Magrath's defenses.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. Magrath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger thuds a left hand into Magrath's body.
Rutger slips a jab from Magrath.
Rutger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger throws a leg kick
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Magrath moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger misses with a lunging right hand
and Magrath counters with an outside leg kick.
Magrath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Rutger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Magrath takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magrath moves forwards but Rutger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger tries a head kick but it misses.
Magrath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutger.
Magrath swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magrath lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magrath.
Rutger is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger lands a slapping body shot.
Magrath works the jab nicely.
Rutger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magrath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magrath lands with a cross.
Rutger moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Magrath misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath cracks a nice hook into Rutger's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Rutger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magrath manages to avoid it.
Magrath avoids the body shot from Rutger.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger lands a jab to the nose.
Rutger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magrath's head backwards.
Rutger punishes Magrath's body with a nice straight punch.
Magrath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Magrath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rutger's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jaxon Magrath will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magrath connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutger's hands.
Nice body punch from Rutger.
Rutger throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magrath to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutger misses the shot to the body.
Magrath is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magrath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Rutger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutger swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Magrath misses its target.
Magrath with the inside leg kick.
Rutger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magrath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magrath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magrath lands with a hook. Rutger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magrath looks to land a left hand but Rutger moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a right hand
enabling Rutger to counter with a crisp jab.
Magrath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutger.
Rutger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
Rutger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magrath lunges at Rutger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rutger's hand.
Rutger jabs Magrath right on the nose. Magrath blinks but takes it well.
Magrath misses with a straight left.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Magrath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutger moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutger throws a push kick but Magrath slaps the foot to one side.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger blocks a leg kick.
Magrath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Magrath throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magrath under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magrath 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 Rutger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rutger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Rutger misses
and Magrath counters with a nice leg kick.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Rutger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Magrath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magrath's head backwards.
Rutger misses with a head kick.
Rutger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magrath throws out the jab.
Magrath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutger 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.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magrath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magrath. Magrath obviously looking to wear him down.
Magrath cracks Rutger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutger misses with an uppercut.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Magrath walks into a straight right hand from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Rutger thows a leg kick but Magrath checks it
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range.
Rutger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Rutger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
Magrath connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magrath cracks Rutger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
Magrath 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.
Rutger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutger throws a solid leg kick but Magrath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutger.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magrath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magrath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magrath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Magrath misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutger slips a straight right by Magrath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Magrath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutger pushes Magrath away with a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Rutger.
Rutger scores with a jab to the head.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Rutger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger walks into a jab.
Rutger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magrath swings for the body but Rutger moves out of range.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutger's sensitive parts.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Magrath lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Rutger scores with a jab.
Rutger throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath slips under a jab from Rutger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Magrath here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Magrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Rutger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Magrath coming out on top.
Rufus Rutger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutger lands with a good body shot.
Rutger lands a body shot.
Rutger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with an inside leg kick.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutger! But no joy.
Magrath moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Rutger.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but Magrath moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magrath.
Rutger throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magrath can pounce on him.
Rutger misses with an uppercut.
Rutger throws a looping overhand right but Magrath ducks down to avoid it.
Magrath scores with a nice head shot.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
A lazy left from Magrath finds it's target.
Rutger throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath lands a body shot.
Magrath just misses with a punch to the body.
Magrath scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutger looks to throw a body kick
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magrath scores with a leg kick.
Magrath misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magrath tries a low kick but Rutger avoids it.
Rutger misses with a leg kick
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger scores with a sloppy right hand. Magrath should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jaxon Magrath has been cut.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Magrath.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Magrath throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
Magrath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magrath throws a push kick but Rutger slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Rutger misses its intended target.
Rutger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magrath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Rutger misses.
Magrath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magrath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutgers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a body shot
and Rutger counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger misses with a body punch
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger throws a body punch but Magrath moves out of range.
As Rutger backs away, Magrath returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Rutger's leg. Rutger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magrath is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Rutger throws a poor cross that misses
and Magrath counters with a low kick, right behind Rutger 's knee.
A low kick from Rutger is predictable there
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutger looks to score with a jab to the body but Magrath is just out of range.
Rutger misses with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magrath lands with a right hand.
Rutger swings widly with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutger.
Rutger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rutger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaxon Magrath showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magrath 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaxon Magrath!
After winning the bout, Jaxon Magrath thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 644 p4p, 816 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 98 p4p, 131 weight class). Tragedy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tragedy missing with a left hand there. Garrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garrett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tragedy.
Garrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tragedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Garrett.
A low kick from Tragedy misses
and Garrett counters with a straight right hand.
Garrett walks into a straight right hand from Tragedy.
Garrett slips a jab and a cross from Tragedy.
Tragedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
A slow jab from Garrett misses its intended target.
Garrett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tragedy throws a leg kick
and Garrett counters with a single leg into guard. Tragedy didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tragedy has wrist control.
Tragedy wants to get back to his feet but Garrett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garrett is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tran MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett throws a strike but Tragedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture.
Tragedy won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
Garrett seems keen to control Tragedy's posture.
Tragedy is looking to stand up but Garrett won't let him.
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tragedy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett misses with a head shot. Tragedy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tragedy has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett postures up in Tragedy's guard and throws a big left but Tragedy blocks it.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett throws a strike but Tragedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tragedy wants to get up but he can't break Garrett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garrett 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garrett is on top in guard.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Tragedy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garrett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tragedy's head.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett distracts Tragedy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Tragedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Tragedy!
Garrett is controlling Tragedy's posture.
Garrett continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tragedy misses with a hook.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Tragedy knows he should have avoided that one.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tragedy can do to turn this around?
Tragedy misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tragedy.
Garrett fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tragedy to the ground. Garrett is now in Tragedy's guard.
Garrett throws a big right hand that misses.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tragedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett 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.
Garrett drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tragedy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tragedy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tragedy!
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!
Tragedy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
Tragedy wants to get up but he can't break Garrett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Garrett, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tragedy is looking to stand up but Garrett won't let him.
Garrett 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.
Tragedy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tragedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Garrett moves out of range.
Garrett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tragedy.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tragedy is just out of range.
Garrett jabs at Tragedy's body.
Garrett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
Garrett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tragedy! But no joy.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tragedy. Garrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garrett dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
Garrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tragedy.
Trage Tragedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garrett swings for the body but Tragedy moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Garrett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tragedy manages to circle out of the way.
Tragedy throws a nice looking combination but Garrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tragedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garrett counters with a shoot takedown. Tragedy fights it but they end up in guard.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett is working Tragedy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garrett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garrett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tragedy has his feet on Garrett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but Garrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tragedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrett.
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Garrett avoids it well.
Garrett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tragedy just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Garrett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garrett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garrett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garrett connects with a couple of short punches.
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 Bo Garrett will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garrett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tragedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tragedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tragedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett dives in and scores a takedown into Tragedy's guard.
Tragedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garrett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is in close to Tragedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tragedy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is in close to Tragedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garrett prevents Tragedy from getting back to his feet.
Garrett throws an elbow that misses. Tragedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrett's guard. Nice move by Tragedy!
Tragedy preventing the sweep.
Garrett is pulling down on Tragedy's head to control his posture.
Tragedy wants to stand but Garrett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy won't allow Garrett to sweep him here.
Garrett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tragedy is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trage Tragedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tragedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tragedy did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett working Tragedy over with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Tragedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garrett.
Garrett trying to control the action but Tragedy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Garrett throwing shots but Tragedy is blocking nicely.
Garrett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tragedy missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
Bo Garrett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 764 p4p, 466 weight class) and Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 45 p4p, 32 weight class). Fleshou Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace Of Spades- Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stres Fleshou Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou Jr moves in looking to clinch but Railio pushes him off.
Fleshou Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Fleshou Jr clinches up with Railio and pushes him back against the cage.
Railio swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Railio misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleshou Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Railio's brow.
Fleshou Jr stalling in the clinch.
Fleshou Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Fleshou Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Railio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fleshou Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleshou Jr lands with a hook. Railio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fleshou Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Railio on the side of the head.
Fleshou Jr darts in and clinches Railio up against the cage.
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!
Railio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Stres Fleshou Jr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio dodges an elbow strike from Fleshou Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou Jr.
Railio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleshou Jr.
Fleshou Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Railio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleshou Jr blocks a body shot from Railio.
Fleshou Jr blocking some punches.
Railio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fleshou Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Railio misses with a punch to the body.
Fleshou Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Railio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fleshou Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Railio swings wildly with an uppercut but Fleshou Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Railio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Railio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Railio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Railio misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr just leaning against Railio, taking a breather.
Fleshou Jr lands a left hand.
Railio tries to break free but Fleshou Jr pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Railio throws a head punch that misses.
Railio can't break the clinch.
Fleshou Jr trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Railio.
Fleshou Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Railio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fleshou Jr tries to land a front kick but Railio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fleshou Jr avoids the body shot from Railio.
Fleshou Jr thows a leg kick but Railio checks it
and Railio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleshou Jr with a poor takedown
and Railio counters with a stiff right hand.
Antti Railio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stres Fleshou Jr.
Railio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fleshou Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Railio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fleshou Jr misses with the head strike.
Railio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fleshou Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Railio avoids the damage to the body.
Fleshou Jr digs a right hand into Railio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Railio's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Railio dodges an elbow strike from Fleshou Jr.
A short left from Railio.
That has opened up Stres Fleshou Jr's cut even more.
Fleshou Jr lands with a right to the head.
Railio is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Railio tries to break the clinch but Fleshou Jr is controlling the position.
Railio struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleshou Jr controls his hands.
Railio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fleshou Jr is rocked!
Nice body punch from Railio - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleshou Jr.
Railio manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Railio's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fleshou Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Railio as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Railio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Railio lands with a nice body punch.
Fleshou Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Railio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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!
Railio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fleshou Jr.
Fleshou Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fleshou Jr trying to control the action but Railio is working from the bottom.
Railio keeps Fleshou Jr under control for a moment.
Fleshou Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Railio keeps working.
Fleshou Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stres Fleshou Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fleshou Jr misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Railio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fleshou Jr moves into the clinch.
Railio avoids the elbow strike from Fleshou Jr, against the cage.
Fleshou Jr avoiding damage.
Railio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Railio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fleshou Jr misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Fleshou Jr does no damage.
Fleshou Jr 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.
Railio misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio misses the jab.
Fleshou Jr cracks a nice hook into Railio's ribs.
Railio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleshou Jr shoots in but Railio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Railio throwing a counter right hand but Fleshou Jr manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr looks to clinch
and Railio counters with a nice right hand that sends Fleshou Jr toppling to the canvas! Fleshou Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Railio finish him?!
Fleshou Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Railio finish him?
Railio fakes the body blow, causing Fleshou Jr to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fleshou Jr goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Railio!
Antti Railio 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 542 p4p, 755 weight class) and Obi Ojo (ranked 39 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Obi Ojo enters the cage!
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Obi Ojo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Qiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Qiang throws a leg kick
and Ojo counters with a three punch combo that has Qiang backing up. Qiang nods at Ojo to acknowledge the strikes.
Qiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Ojo.
Ojo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Qiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ojo.
Ojo throws out a loose jab but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang is looking to slow Ojo down with leg kicks.
A jab from Ojo finds it's way through Qiang's defenses.
A jab from Qiang misses.
Qiang slips a jab from Ojo.
Qiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ojo.
Qiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ojo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qiang moves out of range of the body kick.
Qiang rushes Ojo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Ojo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Qiang.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang has Ojo pressed against the cage, preventing Ojo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Qiang.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
Qiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qiang can't find room to land a body shot as Ojo controls the action.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ojo.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ojo is trying to force a seperation but Qiang has the dominant position.
A short right from Qiang on the inside.
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
A hook to the body from Qiang.
Qiang pushes Ojo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ojo backwards.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang gets through Ojo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojo.
Qiang tries a body shot but Ojo blocks it.
Qiang tries a body shot but Ojo blocks it.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Qiang.
Ojo tries to throw a body punch but Qiang avoids it by throwing Ojo back against the cage.
Ojo blocks a body shot from Qiang.
Ojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ojos head.
Ojo prevents a body shot from Qiang.
Still in the clinch, Qiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Qiang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Ojo misses the target.
Ojo throws a sloppy head kick and Qiang moves out of range easily.
Ojo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Qiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ojo misses with an uppercut.
Qiang clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Qiang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
Qiang has Ojo pressed against the cage, preventing Ojo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang cracks Ojo with a nice body shot.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Qiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang misses with a punch to the body.
Qiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang lands a nice uppercut.
Qiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Qiang.
Qiang misses with the head strike.
Qiang tries to throw a body punch but Ojo avoids it by throwing Qiang back against the cage.
Ojo breaks from the clinch.
Qiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ojo throws a lazy uppercut
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Qiang misses.
A little jabbing left from Ojo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a low kick but Ojo avoids it.
Qiang scores with a hook.
Qiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Qiang misses with a hook.
Ojo looks to land a left hand but Qiang moved out of range nicely.
Qiang throws a good cross that connects.
Qiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ojo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ojo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Qiang - the referee stops the clock and Ojo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Qiang. Ojo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ojo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ojo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qiang is looking to slow Ojo down with leg kicks.
Qiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo staying out of range there.
Ojo scores with a jab to the body.
Qiang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ojo on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Qiang as he connects with a hook.
Ojo with a hook.
Hao Qiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojo misses with an uppercut
and Qiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ojo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qiang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ojo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Qiang. Qiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Qiang checks a leg kick.
Qiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ojo can do to turn this around?
Ojo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Qiang checks it well.
A slow jab from Ojo misses its intended target.
Ojo misses with a straight right.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Ojo moved out of range.
Qiang thuds his right hand into Ojo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojo works Qiang's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojo throws a looping overhand right but Qiang ducks down to avoid it.
Qiang throws a lazy right hand but Ojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ojo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Qiang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Qiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Ojo moved out of range nicely.
Qiang thuds his shin into the meat of Ojo's side.
Qiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ojo is breathing heavily.
Qiang scores with the left hand. Ojo knows he should have avoided that one.
Qiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ojo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Qiang throws a looping overhand right but Ojo ducks down to avoid it.
Qiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Qiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ojo manages to avoid it.
Ojo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hao Qiang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ojo.
Qiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Qiang rushes Ojo and presses him up against the cage.
Qiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ojo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Ojo controls his hands.
A short left from Qiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Qiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Qiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang working aggressively here.
Ojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
Ojo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ojo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
Ojo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qiang backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ojo.
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qiang pushes Ojo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ojo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obi Ojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
A short right from Qiang on the inside.
Qiang misses with some punches.
Qiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
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!
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Qiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ojo.
Qiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ojo's elbow.
Qiang can't find room to land a body shot as Ojo controls the action.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Ojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ojo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ojo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qiang.
Jab by Qiang.
Qiang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ojo avoids the body shot from Qiang.
Ojo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid body kick from Qiang.
Qiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ojo at a distance.
Ojo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Qiang ducks under a wild hook from Ojo.
An inside leg kick lands from Qiang.
Nice defenses there by Ojo.
Ojo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ojo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojo walks into a jab.
Qiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ojos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Qiang connects with a jab.
Ojo is rocked!
Ojo misses with an uppercut
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Ojo is still on wobbly legs! Can Qiang finish him?
Ojo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ojo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Qiang. That snapped Ojo's head back.
Qiang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ojo seems to have recovered his senses.
Qiang thuds a left hand into Ojo's body.
Qiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Qiang takes the fight into the clinch.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Ojo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ojo.
Hao Qiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ojo lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hao Qiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Qiang 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hao Qiang!
Hao Qiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 252 p4p, 155 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 41 p4p, 23 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Outback is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson scores with a jab. Outback acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Outback scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Outback!
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Outback takes a jab right on the kisser.
Outback connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Outback circles away quickly and effectively.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outback manages to avoid it.
Outback swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outback misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Outback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Outback throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson slips a jab from Outback.
Outback throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Outback.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Outback takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Outback.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Outback.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Outback defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Outback. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Outback pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback misses with a head kick.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Outback.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Outback's defenses.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson motions for Outback to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Outback counters with a head kick that drops Johnson to the mat! Johnson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Outback swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macca Outback!
After the fight, Macca Outback was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 386 p4p, 399 weight class) and Jimbo Gregor (ranked 28 p4p, 26 weight class). Jimbo Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimbo Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregor counters with a left hand that sends Vargas to the canvas!
 Vargas is rocked!
It looks like Arturo Vargas has been cut.
Gregor arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Vargas's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimbo Gregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 95 p4p, 49 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 14 p4p, 8 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matikainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Matikainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matikainen throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a right hand. Matikainen shakes it off.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams staying out of range there.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams punishes Matikainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams 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.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Matikainen lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matikainen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
Matikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen lands a jab to the nose.
Matikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams is looking to slow Matikainen down with leg kicks.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Matikainen checks it.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Matikainen takes one to the chin there.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Matikainen moved out of range.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams avoids the body shot from Matikainen.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matikainen can pounce on him.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matikainen in his tracks.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Matikainen lands a jab.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matikainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matikainen counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Matikainen misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams throws a body punch but Matikainen moves out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
Williams connects with a leg kick.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matikainen moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Matikainen fails to land.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Matikainen prevents a body shot from Williams.
Matikainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Matikainen controls his hands.
Williams pushes Matikainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Matikainen.
Williams misses with some punches.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams prevents a body shot from Matikainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matikainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Matikainen throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Matikainen throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
A jab from Matikainen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Matikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matikainen.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Matikainen lands the left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams stuns Matikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Matikainen with the inside leg kick.
Matikainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Matikainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Matikainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matikainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matikainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Matikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Matikainen is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matikainen scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matikainen. Matikainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Matikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams throws a leg kick but Matikainen checks it.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams slips under a jab.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matikainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matikainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen scores with a body shot.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Matikainen.
Danga de danga de dang - Matikainen scores with a four punch combination!
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matikainen tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matikainen on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Williams lands a body shot.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Matikainen.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws the left hand but Matikainen avoids the punch easily.
Matikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Good work by Matikainen as he checks the leg kick.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen checks the leg kick.
Matikainen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Matikainen down.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams catches Matikainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Matikainen wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Matikainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Matikainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Matikainen's belly button to the back.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matikainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matikainen defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick lands for Williams.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Matikainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams misses with a low kick as Matikainen jumps back.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matikainen.
Matikainen lands with an overhand left.
Matikainen misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matikainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Matikainen. That snapped Williams's head back.
Matikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Spencer Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DaMatti Matikainen.
Well Matikainen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
Our winner, DaMatti Matikainen, 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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