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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brody Gibson (ranked 2915 p4p, 4361 weight class) and Jay Leaf (ranked 196 p4p, 282 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brody Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson blocks a jab.
Leaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leaf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leaf misses with a hook
and Gibson counters with a takedown into side control.
Leaf takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leaf prevents Gibson from improving position.
Gibson working the body and head with strikes.
Leaf is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson working away.
Gibson trying to control the position but Leaf is working away.
Leaf can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf tries to buck Gibson off but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gibson is trying to get an arm triangle but Leaf is defending well.
Leaf manages to get back to half guard.
Leaf wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
We've been hearing that Gibson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Leaf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gibson is looking to take a break and control but Leaf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Leaf trying to hold on to Gibson's head to control him but Gibson postures up.
Leaf actively working from the bottom here.
Gibson lands with a punch from half guard.
Leaf has hold of Gibson's hands but Gibson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Leaf trying to control but Gibson postures up.
Gibson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leaf wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leaf moves into full guard.
Gibson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gibson trying to control but Leaf is working from the bottom.
Gibson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leaf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gibson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leaf's head.
Gibson tries to free his leg and advance position but Leaf is retaining full guard.
Gibson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibson has managed to get both his arms back between Leaf's legs - danger averted.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson throwing strikes from guard but Leaf blocks nicely.
Leaf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gibson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gibson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Gibson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gibson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibson works over Leaf with some ground and pound from guard.
Leaf has his foot on Gibson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gibson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Leaf's brow.
Gibson cracks Leaf with a solid left hand.
Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leaf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibson lands a couple of elbows.
Gibson stands up over Leaf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibson looking to sit in guard and control but Leaf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Leaf from controlling successfully.
Gibson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gibson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Leaf puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leaf drops an elbow to the side of Gibson's head.
Leaf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gibson defends it well.
Gibson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leaf.
Gibson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leaf is working away from the top position though.
Leaf is trying to control the action in half guard but Gibson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leaf working Gibson over with strikes.
Gibson trying to hold on to Leaf's head to control him but Leaf postures up.
Leaf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leaf misses with a head shot. Gibson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gibson keeping moving, preventing Leaf from controlling successfully.
Gibson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Leaf is now in half guard.
Leaf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gibson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gibson actively working from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to control but Leaf is keeping busy.
Gibson actively working from the bottom here.
Gibson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Leaf lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gibson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Leaf is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Gibson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gibson cracks Leaf with an open hand slap.
Gibson scores with a hook to the body. Leaf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leaf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gibson wants to clinch but Leaf slips to the side
and Leaf counters with a left and a right that stings Gibson.
Leaf throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gibson won't allow Leaf to sweep him here.
Gibson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leaf on the ground.
Leaf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Gibson tries to roll over but Leaf keeps him under control.
Leaf wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gibson sees it coming and defends easily.
Gibson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson is working hard here to advance position.
Leaf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gibson sees it coming and defends easily.
Gibson is trying to control but can't.
Leaf seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gibson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gibson wants to control but Leaf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leaf seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leaf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leaf performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to get back to full guard but Leaf takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Leaf controlling his opponent.
Leaf prevents Gibson from getting the reversal.
Leaf content just to control the position here.
Gibson wants to control but Leaf is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaf landing strikes, looking to finish!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Leaf working his ground and pound in the gym.
Leaf lands a big elbow.
Gibson wants to hold on but Leaf pushes him away.
Gibson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Leaf seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leaf throwing shots but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Gibson is trying to get back to full guard.
Leaf is keen to just control but Gibson is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gibson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leaf.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Leaf in particular looking to stall.
Gibson moves into full guard.
Gibson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leaf avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leaf.
Leaf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leaf working some strikes from top position.
Gibson trying to control the position.
Gibson is adopting a defensive guard.
Leaf sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leaf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibson with a poor takedown
and Leaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leaf.
Leaf swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Leaf's corner calls for a 1-2. Leaf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Leaf.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Gibson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibson misses with an uppercut
and Leaf counters with a straight right hand.
Leaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Gibson takes one to the side of the head.
 Gibson is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leaf avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Leaf lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Gibson defending well as Leaf loads up on a big left hand.
Leaf throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibson takes a swing at Leaf's ribcage but misses.
Gibson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibson.
Leaf throws out a counter right but Gibson avoids it with no problem.
Leaf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gibson's hands.
Oh Gibson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leaf throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson seems to have got his legs back now.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Leaf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leaf misses with a few strikes there.
Leaf shoots in looking for a takedown but Gibson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leaf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leaf looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
Gibson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leaf sprawls well initially but Gibson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leaf controlling the position for now.
Gibson wants to control but Leaf is keeping him busy.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leaf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gibson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leaf wants to improve his position but Gibson is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson content to control rather than advance.
Leaf taking some punishment here, with Gibson in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Leaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Leaf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Leaf's head back.
Leaf lands a right hook to the body.
Gibson has his takedown stuffed
and Leaf counters with a nice uppercut.
Leaf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
A jab from Leaf misses.
No joy there for Leaf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Gibson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leaf defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leaf! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Leaf.
Leaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Leaf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Gibson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leaf doesn't seem phased though.
Leaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leaf is trying to defend but Gibson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gibson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaf looking for submissions off his back.
Leaf actively working from the bottom here.
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!
Gibson lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gibson there.
Gibson wants to advance to full mount but Leaf doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Leaf controls Gibson momentarily but Gibson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leaf has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gibson doesn't defend quickly enough and Leaf has managed to lock this one up! Can Gibson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Leaf on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Leaf!
A victorious Jay Leaf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Passel (ranked 2514 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (ranked 255 p4p, 272 weight class). Ferdinand Alexander Marcos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Passel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferdinand Alexander Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Passel doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Passel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcos throws out a powerful jab.
Passel lands with an uppercut that bounces Marcos off the cage and back into range.
Passel misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Passel's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Passel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
Marcos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passel.
Passel attempts a counter takedown but Marcos avoids it well and moves away.
Marcos stuffs the takedown attempt from Passel. Passel gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcos moves into the clinch successfully.
Marcos misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Passel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marcos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Passel lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passel tries to circle away but Marcos has him pinned against the cage.
Marcos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Passel can't find room to land a body shot as Marcos controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Passel.
A short uppercut from Marcos.
Passel tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Passel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Passel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Passel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcos tries to throw a body punch but Passel avoids it by throwing Marcos back against the cage.
Passel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marcos after a bit of a struggle.
Passel misses with some punches.
Passel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marcos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marcos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Passel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marcos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcos connects with a nice looking jab.
Marcos throws out a powerful jab.
Marcos swings for the body but Passel moves out of range.
Passel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marcos circles away.
As Passel backs off Marcos throws a huge counter combo but Passel manages to avoid it all.
Marcos scores with a jab to the head.
Passel lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Marcos misses.
Marcos misses with a lunging right hand
and Passel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marcos won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Marcos is looking to regain half guard here but Passel keeps moving and retains side control.
Passel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Passel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Passel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Passel is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Marcos looks calm but he's in trouble here. Passel gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Marcos is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Passel lets go of the hold and Marcos can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Passel!
A relieved looking Ben Passel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yin Mao (ranked 2508 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Kotetsu Yama (ranked 176 p4p, 208 weight class). Mao kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Pass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yama!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Yama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mao doesn't seem phased though.
Mao takes a swing at Yama's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Mao.
Mao throws an off balance right hand
letting Yama counter with a right hand.
Yama blocks a jab.
Mao throws an overhand right that lands on Yama's shoulder, as Yama tries to avoid the shot.
Yama drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mao defends it well.
Kotetsu Yama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Yama misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Mao.
Yama throws a lazy uppercut
and Mao counters with a straight right hand.
Yama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mao.
Yama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yama throws a body punch but Mao moves out of range.
Yama lands a jab.
Yama jabs Mao right on the nose. Mao blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mao is fending him off so far but Yama persists. Nope, Mao circles away and we're back to standing.
Yama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mao misses with a looping left.
Mao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mao under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Mao.
Yama misses with a left hand
and Mao counters with a stiff right hand.
Yama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yama has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mao needs to keep his hands up - Yama had a free shot at his head there.
Yama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A left lands for Mao.
 Yama is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yama slips under a jab from Mao.
Mao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mao throws a head kick but Yama moves out of range.
Mao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yama finds it's way round the side to connect with Mao's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mao.
Mao walks into a straight right hand from Yama.
Yama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mao throws a head kick that misses.
Yin Mao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mao scoring well with a low kick there.
Mao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mao.
Mao is looking to score with low kicks.
Yama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yama.
Yama might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama tries for a takedown but Mao circles away easily
letting Mao counter with a right hand.
Yama cracks Mao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mao lands a big head kick that sends Yama tumbling to the mat! Mao takes a step backwards and waves Yama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yama is still on wobbly legs! Can Mao finish him?
 It looks like Kotetsu Yama has been cut.
Yama jabs at Mao's body.
Yama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mao defends well and Yama ends up having to push Mao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yin Mao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mao closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Yama! Mao dives in looking to finish! Yama is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Mao!
Our winner, Yin Mao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lake (ranked 4046 p4p, 2326 weight class) and Isaac Keys (ranked 267 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keys scores with a jab to the body.
Lake throws a hook to the side of Keys's head but Keys sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keys slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keys.
Keys slips a jab from Lake.
Lake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Jack Lake has been cut.
Keys uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lake.
Keys lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lake is rocked!
We've been hearing reports that Lake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Keys is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Lake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keys Throws a clean left jab. Keys Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lake's chin! Lake crumbles to the ground and Keys follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Keys!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isaac Keys!
After the fight, Isaac Keys 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kittisak Khemkhaeng (ranked 1438 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Clarence Boston (ranked 115 p4p, 154 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kittisak Khemkhaeng has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Boston!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khemkhaeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boston jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Boston gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khemkhaeng rushes Boston and presses him up against the cage.
Boston tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng.
It looks like Clarence Boston has been cut.
A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside.
Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boston pulls guard effortlessly.
Khemkhaeng tries to stand but Boston is controlling from the bottom.
Boston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khemkhaeng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khemkhaeng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boston pushes Khemkhaeng off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng misses with a left hand
and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khemkhaeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Boston in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng.
Boston blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Boston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khemkhaeng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boston can turn it around.
Boston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khemkhaeng wanted to stand there but Boston had control of the position.
Khemkhaeng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boston controls Khemkhaeng momentarily but Khemkhaeng frees himself.
Boston is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boston is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Boston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Khemkhaeng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khemkhaeng decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boston, up you get!
Boston throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khemkhaeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boston misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston misses with a leg kick
and Khemkhaeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage.
Boston effectively controlling the action here.
Boston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing.
Boston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Boston.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Khemkhaeng lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Boston misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khemkhaeng controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boston keeping full guard, as Khemkhaeng tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming.
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Boston looks to throw the jab but Khemkhaeng is out of range.
Khemkhaeng is looking to counter punch.
Boston misses with a lunging right hand
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch.
Khemkhaeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boston finds it's way round the side to connect with Khemkhaeng's head.
Boston throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it.
Khemkhaeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut.
Khemkhaeng scores with a jab. Boston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khemkhaeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Boston.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khemkhaeng circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Boston misses the shot to the body.
Khemkhaeng gets a clinch.
Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng.
That has opened up Clarence Boston's cut even more.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Boston.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Boston 's eye.
Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boston tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Boston drops back down to his feet.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Boston is trying to break free.
Khemkhaeng tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Boston shrugs off.
Boston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Khemkhaeng moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Khemkhaeng has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target.
Boston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khemkhaeng on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Boston misses the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boston is looking to clinch but Khemkhaeng is avoiding it.
Khemkhaeng is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Khemkhaeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches.
Boston working hard to break the clinch.
Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Boston 's eye.
Boston blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston fails to pull guard.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boston manages to break the clinch.
Khemkhaeng misses the jab.
Boston lands a slapping body shot.
Khemkhaeng slips under a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khemkhaeng is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khemkhaeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston.
Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target.
Clarence Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Boston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khemkhaeng counters with a one-two to the body.
Boston closes the distance and clinches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow.
Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage.
Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clarence Boston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boston throws a jab when Khemkhaeng was well out of range.
Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Boston keeps it at a distance.
Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khemkhaeng instigates a clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head.
Boston jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Boston around his waist. Boston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body.
Boston tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Boston drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khemkhaeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head.
Boston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Boston.
Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boston breaks the clinch.
Boston catches Khemkhaeng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boston is rocked!
Boston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khemkhaeng ducks right into an uppercut from Boston.
Boston throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.
Khemkhaeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Boston keeps the fight on the outside.
Khemkhaeng rushes Boston and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khemkhaeng is leaning against Boston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng cracks Boston with a nice body shot.
Boston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boston lands an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng cracks Boston with a nice body shot.
Khemkhaeng pushes Boston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boston has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Boston fails to pull guard.
Boston tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside.
Khemkhaeng gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow.
Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khemkhaeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khemkhaeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boston tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage.
Boston blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Clarence Boston's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage.
Boston swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khemkhaeng keeps control of Boston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Boston shrugs off.
Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clarence Boston's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boston blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Boston tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards.
Boston dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boston fails to pull guard.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses.
Boston jumps guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Boston takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clarence Boston's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
After winning the bout, Kittisak Khemkhaeng 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 Buster Posey (ranked 957 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Abraham Andersson (ranked 131 p4p, 203 weight class). Buster Posey 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Posey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Posey throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson .
Andersson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Posey 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 Andersson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andersson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Posey misses.
Posey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Posey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andersson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andersson is nestled in close to Posey , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andersson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Posey tries to roll over but Andersson keeps him under control.
Andersson trying to control the pace.
Andersson working Posey over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posey trying to control but Andersson postures up.
Andersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Posey 's head.
Andersson trying to pass the guard but Posey defending well.
Andersson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andersson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Posey defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andersson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andersson is just content to waste time from the top position. Posey takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Andersson postures up in Posey 's guard and throws a big left but Posey blocks it.
Andersson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson lands a couple of elbows.
Andersson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Andersson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andersson with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Posey motions for Andersson to come forward. Posey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Posey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andersson cracks Posey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Posey .
Andersson throws a hook but Posey avoids it easily.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Posey .
Andersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson throws a hook to the side of Posey 's head but Posey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Posey throws a sloppy head kick and Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson looks to land a combination but Posey avoids it well.
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!
Posey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Posey lands a leg kick that knocks Andersson off balance momentarily.
Andersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Posey 's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice jab there from Posey .
Posey slips under a jab from Andersson .
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Posey throws a poor cross that misses
and Posey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Posey throws a combination that misses
and Posey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Posey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Posey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Andersson misses.
It looked like Posey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andersson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andersson throws out a powerful jab.
Abraham Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson misses with a hook.
Posey looks to throw the jab but Andersson is out of range.
Posey misses with an uppercut.
Andersson wants to counter the offense by Posey and move into the clinch position.
Andersson slips a jab from Posey .
Andersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andersson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Posey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Posey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Posey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andersson just manages to avoid it.
Andersson blocks a low kick nicely.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Posey moves away from the strike by Andersson .
Posey misses the jab.
Posey throws an off balance right hand
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson throws a right hand that misses
and Posey counters with a nice uppercut.
Posey moves away from the strike by Andersson .
A nice leg kick from Posey , right into the meat of the thigh.
Posey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andersson is able to avoid easily.
Andersson punishes Posey 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Posey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Posey misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buster Posey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Posey back to the cage. Andersson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andersson scores with a nice right hand.
Andersson jabs Posey right on the nose. Posey blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Andersson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Posey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andersson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Posey did well to prevent Andersson getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Posey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Andersson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Posey defending well though.
Andersson is controlling the pace.
Andersson works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Posey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andersson with shots to the head and body - Posey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Andersson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andersson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andersson lands with some strikes.
Andersson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Posey has worked his arm free - good work by Posey !
Andersson landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Andersson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Posey misses with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.
Posey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andersson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Posey under the eye.
Posey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Posey misses with a hook
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Andersson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andersson connects with a body shot.
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!
Andersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Posey takes one on the button.
Andersson misses with the combination.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Andersson scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Andersson misses.
A big right from Posey misses.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Posey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Posey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abraham Andersson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson working Posey over with strikes here.
Andersson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andersson dominating with strikes here.
Andersson tries to control but Posey wriggling away.
Andersson content just to control the position here.
Andersson looking to ground and pound but Posey is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Posey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Posey is squirming around, avoiding Andersson 's attempts to control the action.
Andersson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Posey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Andersson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andersson lands a heavy elbow.
Andersson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Posey is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson controlling the pace for now.
Posey is bucking up trying to escape but Andersson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andersson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Posey 's face.
Andersson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Posey is rocked!
Andersson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andersson lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Posey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andersson with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a big shot to the head and Posey winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abraham Andersson !
After winning the bout, Abraham Andersson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 1411 p4p, 2352 weight class) and Roydell Gibbons (ranked 182 p4p, 271 weight class). Gibbons has chosen HonestKey- Raw Dog as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer throws a combination that misses
and Gibbons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibbons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gibbons scores with a jab to the head.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Gibbons.
Gibbons lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
A left lands for Gibbons.
Gibbons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Hammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gibbons smiles and moves away.
Gibbons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roydell Gibbons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer connects with the punch.
Gibbons throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer needs to keep his hands up - Gibbons had a free shot at his head there.
Gibbons scores with a hook.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Gibbons back into the cage.
Gibbons lands a nice uppercut.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gibbons just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Gibbons forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Gibbons forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
I was talking to Hammer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Gibbons turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gibbons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Gibbons won't allow it.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
Hammer jumps guard and drags Gibbons to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Gibbons wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Gibbons wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibbons can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer has his hands on Gibbons's head, controlling the position.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gibbons defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gibbons should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hammer has tightened it up now! Gibbons should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chad Hammer!
Chad Hammer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levon Charleston (ranked 533 p4p, 698 weight class) and Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 74 p4p, 101 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Levon Charleston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Levon Charleston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levon Charleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charleston connects with a jab.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Kulmunki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Charleston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulmunki was well out of range. Poor timing from Charleston.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Kulmunki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kulmunki.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
A short right from Kulmunki.
Charleston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kulmunki or not.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charleston blocking some punches.
A short right from Kulmunki on the inside.
Charleston has a couple of punches blocked by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Charleston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulmunki misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Charleston stalling.
Charleston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Charleston.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulmunki misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Kulmunki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulmunki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulmunki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
Charleston lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulmunki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulmunki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston misses with a body punch.
Kulmunki misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston tries a body shot but Kulmunki blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Charleston blocks a body shot from Kulmunki.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Charleston misses with a body punch.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulmunki.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kulmunki digs a right hand underneath Charleston's ribcage. Charleston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Charleston lands a shoulder strike.
Charleston tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki blocking some punches.
Charleston looking to stall.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulmunki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Charleston tries a body shot but Kulmunki blocks it.
Kulmunki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Kulmunki.
A shot in the inside from Charleston.
Kulmunki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charleston lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Kulmunki scores with a shot to the side of Charleston's head.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
Kulmunki keeps control of Charleston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charleston misses with a punch to the body.
Kulmunki takes a shot to the head.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston blocks a body shot from Kulmunki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch.
Charleston tries a body shot but Kulmunki blocks it.
A hook to the body from Charleston.
Charleston misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charleston is looking to control Kulmunki's arms but Kulmunki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Charleston has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Charleston gets through Kulmunki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Kulmunki lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Charleston.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Charleston.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki blocks an uppercut.
Kulmunki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Charleston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kulmunki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulmunki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Charleston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charleston.
Kulmunki struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
Charleston trying to stall but Kulmunki improves his position.
Charleston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki scores with a shot to the side of Charleston's head.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Charleston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulmunki's elbow.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston throws a head punch that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulmunki controls his hands.
Charleston digs a right hand into Kulmunki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kulmunki's gas tank.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulmunki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulmunki lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston stalling in the clinch but Kulmunki improves position.
Kulmunki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charlestons head.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Charleston blocks a body shot from Kulmunki.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulmunki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulmunki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulmunki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kulmunki.
Charleston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kulmunki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
Charleston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulmunki won't allow it.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki blocks a body shot from Charleston.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulmunki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that round.
That's time! Charleston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charleston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick but Charleston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kulmunki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kulmunki moves into the clinch.
Kulmunki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulmunki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulmunki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulmunki scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charleston trying to control the position but instead, Kulmunki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Charleston into the cage.
Kulmunki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulmunki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulmunki struggles to land a body shot inside as Charleston controls his hands.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Kulmunki tries to work over Charleston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulmunki lands a shot to the body.
Charleston looking to stall.
Kulmunki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kulmunki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Kulmunki prevents Charleston from breaking the clinch.
Charleston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulmunki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charleston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulmunki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Charleston tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulmunki slips a jab and a cross from Charleston.
Kulmunki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kulmunki is looking to clinch but Charleston is avoiding it.
Charleston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charleston.
Charleston throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Kulmunki moves out of range easily.
Kulmunki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charleston counters with a solid body kick.
Charleston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a straight left.
Kulmunki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Kulmunki forces Charleston back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Charleston struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulmunki controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
A body shot lands from Kulmunki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzo Kulmunki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston breaks the clinch.
Kulmunki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Charleston coming out on top.
Kulmunki staying out of range there.
Kulmunki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kulmunki slips under a jab from Charleston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kulmunki! But no joy.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
Charleston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Kulmunki moves out of range easily.
Kulmunki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Charleston lands a leg kick that knocks Kulmunki off balance momentarily.
Kulmunki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Charleston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Charleston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulmunki moves away.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Charleston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Charleston's head.
Charleston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kulmunki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston misses with a left hand
and Charleston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charleston throws out a powerful jab.
Charleston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick by Charleston misses
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki scores with the left hand. Charleston knows he should have avoided that one.
Charleston scores with a jab.
Charleston throws a head kick that Kulmunki semi-blocks.
Kulmunki connects with a jab.
Charleston throws a low kick but Kulmunki avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Charleston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulmunki doesn't seem phased though.
Charleston misses with a body shot.
Kulmunki feints a counter leg kick.
Charleston lands a front kick.
Levon Charleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulmunki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charleston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Charleston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulmunki scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulmunki tries to close the distance and clinch but Charleston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Charleston misses its target.
Kulmunki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charleston can pounce on him.
Charleston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Kulmunki finds it's way through Charleston's defenses.
Charleston is rocked!
Charleston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kulmunki. Kulmunki obviously looking to wear him down.
Kulmunki throws a wild body kick that Charleston sees coming a mile off.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Kulmunki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kulmunki instigates a clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Charleston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kulmunki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charleston gets through Kulmunki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Charleston fails to land.
Kulmunki gets through Charleston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulmunki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charlestons head.
Charleston tries a body shot but Kulmunki blocks it.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenzo Kulmunki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kulmunki moves in looking to clinch but Charleston pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Charleston!
Kulmunki tries to score with a low kick but Charleston moves his leg out of the way.
Kulmunki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charleston finds it's way round the side to connect with Kulmunki's head.
Kulmunki avoids the head kick by Charleston.
Charleston loads up on a big right hand but Kulmunki slips the punch.
Kulmunki is looking for the big counter here.
Kulmunki avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charleston lands a nice looking body kick.
Charleston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki is looking to clinch.
Charleston throws a leg kick
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
Charleston gets tackled into the cage by Kulmunki. Kulmunki maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Kulmunki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulmunki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Charleston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kulmunki is working Charleston over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch.
Charleston tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with some punches.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki prevents a body shot from Charleston.
Kulmunki lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulmunki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charleston misses with the head strike.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Kulmunki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charleston.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Charleston trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Kulmunki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulmunki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charleston prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki pushes Charleston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charleston tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulmunki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charleston can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
Kulmunki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
Charleston is leaning against Kulmunki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston stalling in the clinch but Kulmunki improves position.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
Levon Charleston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Charleston back against the cage.
Kulmunki prevents a body shot from Charleston.
A short right from Kulmunki on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Charleston fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charleston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston working aggressively here.
Kulmunki lands a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Charleston throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulmunki.
Charleston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charleston throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries to throw a body punch but Charleston avoids it by throwing Kulmunki back against the cage.
Charleston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Charleston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charleston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulmunki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Charleston blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kulmunki - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch.
Kulmunki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charleston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulmunki lands with a left to the head.
Charleston prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charleston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki dips to his left and cracks Charleston with an uppercut!
Charleston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kulmunki is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Charleston scores with a kick to the body.
Kulmunki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Charleston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulmunki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Kulmunki.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Charleston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kulmunki fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Kulmunki as the two fighters clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulmunki misses with a hook to the body
and Charleston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Kulmunki moves out of range easily.
Charleston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKulmunki.
Kulmunki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulmunki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
Kulmunki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charleston backwards.
Charleston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulmunki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzo Kulmunki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulmunki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenzo Kulmunki!
An out of breath Kenzo Kulmunki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 1800 p4p, 1339 weight class) and Gaston Tellurique (ranked 223 p4p, 174 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
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, Gaston Tellurique !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar wants to clinch but Tellurique slips to the side
and Tellurique counters with a body kick that stops Otgonbayar in his tracks momentarily.
Otgonbayar closes the distance but Tellurique moves to the side
and Tellurique counters with a nice low kick that buckles Otgonbayar's knee momentarily.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Batu Otgonbayar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellurique shoots for a double leg takedown but Otgonbayar sprawls well. He's pushed Tellurique 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tellurique takes the fight into the clinch.
Tellurique effectively controlling the action here.
Tellurique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellurique tries to score a body lock takedown but Otgonbayar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Tellurique is trying to drag Otgonbayar to the mat but Otgonbayar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Tellurique .
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique tries to work over Otgonbayar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Tellurique is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Otgonbayar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tellurique wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otgonbayar has him pressed against the cage.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Otgonbayar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otgonbayar is defending well for now.
Tellurique is stalling here.
Tellurique breaks the clinch.
Tellurique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellurique has closed the distance and engaged Otgonbayar in a clinch.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Tellurique is looking for a takedown.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
Tellurique 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Tellurique is trying to maintain a safe position but Otgonbayar gets an underhook and turns Tellurique into the cage.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Tellurique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellurique 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellurique can pounce on him.
Tellurique closes the distance and pushes Otgonbayar back into the cage.
Tellurique wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tellurique unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Otgonbayar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Otgonbayar on the inside.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otgonbayar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Otgonbayar wants it to stay on the feet.
Tellurique instigates a clinch.
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
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!
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar pressed against the cage.
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar scores with a shot to the side of Tellurique 's head.
Tellurique taking a breather.
Otgonbayar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tellurique .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otgonbayar.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique misses with a punch to the body.
Tellurique is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tellurique stalls.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Tellurique .
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique breaks the clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Tellurique moves out of range.
Tellurique throws a head kick that misses.
Otgonbayar has closed the distance and engaged Tellurique in a clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tellurique s head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tellurique is trying to break the clinch but Otgonbayar has him pressed against the cage.
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellurique .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Tellurique looking to slow down the pace here.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Tellurique wants a takedown.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique trying to stall but Otgonbayar improves his position.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellurique breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Tellurique circles away and keeps his distance.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch
and Tellurique counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Tellurique pushes him off.
Otgonbayar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tellurique instigates a clinch.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otgonbayar.
Tellurique breaks the clinch.
Tellurique rushes Otgonbayar and presses him up against the cage.
Tellurique looking for a takedown.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellurique can't break the clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Tellurique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Tellurique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Otgonbayar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Tellurique landing knees to the body.
Tellurique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Otgonbayar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellurique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tellurique closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tellurique lands a body punch in the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar scores with a shoulder strike.
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellurique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batu Otgonbayar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tellurique moves into the clinch.
Tellurique is trying to pull guard but Otgonbayar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tellurique lands a takedown into guard.
Tellurique prevents Otgonbayar from getting back to his feet.
Otgonbayar kicks Tellurique off and gets to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique breaks from the clinch.
Gaston Tellurique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otgonbayar moves to clinch but Tellurique breaks away
and Tellurique counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique forces Otgonbayar back against the cage and clinches.
Otgonbayar lands with a light punch inside.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otgonbayar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tellurique can do to turn this around?
Otgonbayar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Otgonbayar blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Tellurique wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Otgonbayar lands a shoulder strike.
Tellurique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Tellurique circles away.
Tellurique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellurique digs a good body shot into Otgonbayar's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellurique is working Otgonbayar over against the cage.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Tellurique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar up against the cage in a clinch.
Otgonbayar being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Tellurique creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tellurique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Otgonbayar smiles and moves away.
Tellurique lands with a kick to the temple. Otgonbayar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar moves into the clinch.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Tellurique is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Tellurique .
Otgonbayar lands with a short shot to the head.
Tellurique just leaning against Otgonbayar, taking a breather.
Tellurique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tellurique pushes Otgonbayar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tellurique comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Tellurique 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and clinches.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique stalling the fight.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellurique dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tellurique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellurique wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
Tellurique wants a takedown but no success here.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otgonbayar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Otgonbayar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tellurique tries to score a body lock takedown but Otgonbayar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tellurique is breathing heavily.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique tries to score a body lock takedown but Otgonbayar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Batu Otgonbayar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Otgonbayar fails to land.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tellurique is trying to break the clinch but Otgonbayar is controlling him.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellurique is rocked!
Tellurique is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tellurique is still on wobbly legs! Can Otgonbayar finish him?
Tellurique is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tellurique seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Tellurique fails to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tellurique 's efforts to push away.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique is working for takedown but Otgonbayar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Otgonbayar.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Otgonbayar on the inside.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Come on Tellurique - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Otgonbayar blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tellurique clinches up against the cage.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Otgonbayar is defending well.
Otgonbayar lands a left hand.
Otgonbayar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Tellurique 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otgonbayar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellurique .
Tellurique keeps the fight on the outside.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Tellurique circles away and keeps his distance.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tellurique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellurique manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellurique gets a clinch.
Otgonbayar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique trying to land knees to the body.
Tellurique breaks from the clinch.
Tellurique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellurique throws a head kick but Otgonbayar moves out of range.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up.
Gaston Tellurique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Tellurique pushes him off.
Tellurique looks to land a combination but Otgonbayar avoids it well.
Otgonbayar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Tellurique circles away.
Batu Otgonbayar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tellurique clinches up against the cage.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellurique is trying to break the clinch but Otgonbayar has him pressed against the cage.
Otgonbayar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Otgonbayar misses with a punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otgonbayar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batu Otgonbayar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tellurique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Tellurique pushes him off.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellurique manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Tellurique moves out of range.
Otgonbayar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellurique circles away.
Tellurique fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Otgonbayar misses the target.
Otgonbayar wants to clinch up but Tellurique keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tellurique moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellurique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellurique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tellurique pushes Otgonbayar up against the cage in a clinch.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique manages to break the clinch.
Otgonbayar closes the distance and pushes Tellurique back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
Tellurique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Otgonbayar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellurique has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Otgonbayar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Batu Otgonbayar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Tellurique .
Tellurique takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique breaks from the clinch.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Tellurique moves out of range.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Tellurique circles away.
Tellurique stalks Otgonbayar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Otgonbayar's face. Otgonbayar staggers backwards, shaken.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tellurique throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up.
Tellurique misses with a kick to the body.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar up against the cage in a clinch.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Tellurique pushes him off.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up.
Tellurique scores with a nice right hand.
Tellurique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otgonbayar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tellurique paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellurique manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but Tellurique is having none of it.
Tellurique was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Otgonbayar instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Tellurique wants a takedown but no success here.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Otgonbayar's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tellurique - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Otgonbayar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otgonbayar is pressed up against the cage. Tellurique has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otgonbayar down to the mat. Otgonbayar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tellurique takes the fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Otgonbayar blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Otgonbayar keeps control of Tellurique as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otgonbayar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellurique .
Otgonbayar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tellurique backwards.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellurique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Otgonbayar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Otgonbayar.
Otgonbayar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otgonbayar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tellurique s head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellurique manages to pull guard.
Tellurique looking to hit a scissor sweep but Otgonbayar is one step ahead there.
Tellurique not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tellurique is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Otgonbayar is controlling him.
Tellurique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique is looking to sweep but instead, Otgonbayar has passed into half guard.
Otgonbayar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tellurique controls his leg.
Tellurique tries to get to full guard but Otgonbayar has control of the leg.
Tellurique is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tellurique can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tellurique is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tellurique fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Otgonbayar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tellurique swats away the attempt to clinch by Otgonbayar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellurique tries to counter with a clinch but Otgonbayar shakes him off and moves away.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch but Tellurique is avoiding it.
Tellurique moves into the clinch.
Otgonbayar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tellurique 's efforts to push away.
Tellurique blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique has Otgonbayar pushed against the cage.
Tellurique tries to break free but Otgonbayar pushes him back against the cage.
Tellurique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otgonbayar, pushing him back against the cage.
Tellurique has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Tellurique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Otgonbayar lands an uppercut.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellurique tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Otgonbayar on the inside.
Tellurique is trying to stall.
Otgonbayar has a couple of punches blocked by Tellurique .
Tellurique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellurique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otgonbayar gets through Tellurique 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique manages to break the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Batu Otgonbayar has been cut.
Otgonbayar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tellurique circles away.
Tellurique swats away the attempt to clinch by Otgonbayar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otgonbayar has closed the distance and engaged Tellurique in a clinch.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellurique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otgonbayar looks to clinch
and Tellurique counters with a good low kick that Otgonbayar was not able to check.
Tellurique pushes Otgonbayar up against the cage in a clinch.
Tellurique manages to pull guard.
Tellurique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tellurique is wriggling around but Otgonbayar manages to pass to half guard.
Tellurique trying to control here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique tries to kick Otgonbayar off but Otgonbayar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tellurique is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tellurique keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gaston Tellurique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellurique tries to kick Otgonbayar off but Otgonbayar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Otgonbayar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tellurique has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Otgonbayar escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Otgonbayar!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gaston Tellurique .
I think Otgonbayar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batu Otgonbayar!
Our winner, Batu Otgonbayar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 329 p4p, 265 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 25 p4p, 21 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hands.
Johansson works Hands's body with a nice hook.
Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hands thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hands lands a head shot.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Hands is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Johansson throws a hook but Hands blocks it.
Hands misses with a straight left.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson misses with a jab to the body
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a nice body shot.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
A jab from Hands misses.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson walks into a straight right hand from Hands.
Hands takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jab from Hands.
Johansson lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Hands has knocked Johansson down with a huge combo! Hands steps away and waves a wobbly Johansson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Johansson is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Johansson throws a hook but Hands blocks it.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hands stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson staying out of range there.
Hands tries to land a body kick
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands slips a jab from Johansson.
Hands misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Hands throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Hands throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hands throws a right hand that misses
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson cracks Hands with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johansson connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
Johansson throws the left hand but Hands avoids the punch easily.
Johansson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHands.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Johansson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hands lands with an overhand left.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands misses with a straight left.
Both fighters circling a little - Hands finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johansson connects with the punch.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
Hands thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Hands throws a head kick that Johansson semi-blocks.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hands moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands slips a jab from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hands moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Hands blocks a jab.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Hands looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Hands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Hands throws a body kick that misses.
Johansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hands throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Hands had a free shot at his head there.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Hands lands a two punch combo.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Hands quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hands slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Hands slips under a jab.
A cross from Johansson lands.
Hands stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Hands is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Hands moved out of range.
Hands misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands avoids the body shot from Johansson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johansson is looking for the big counter here.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands lands a front kick.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hands finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works Hands's body with a nice hook.
Hands has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hands there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Johansson scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson jabs at Hands's body.
Johansson scores with a body shot.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson jabs Hands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johansson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 Happy Hands will probably get the nod.
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.
Hands misses with a straight right.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Johansson scores with a nice head shot.
Hands keeps Johansson at a distance using the push kick.
Johansson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a solid body kick.
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Hands scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hands off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Hands seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johansson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hands's head backwards.
Nice cross by Hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hands staying out of range there.
Hands throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Hands.
Johansson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Hands there.
Happy Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hands quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and Hands takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johansson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hands misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Hands. Those never looked like landing.
Hands looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Hands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johansson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Johansson.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Hands displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hands darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hands.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson slips under a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hands is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johansson.
Hands cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johansson looks to land a combination but Hands avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Hands moved out of range.
Johansson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Hands thows a body kick. Johansson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hands misses with a kick to the body.
Hands misses with a looping left.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hands.
A little feinted left hand from Hands on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Hands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johansson, as that shot connected.
Hands avoids the body shot from Johansson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Johansson sizes up Hands with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hands.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Hands does no damage.
Hands moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hands slips a jab from Johansson.
Hands throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Johansson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
A lazy body kick from Hands
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hands.
A big right from Hands misses.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
Hands connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansson lands the left hand.
Johansson tests Hands's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson throws the left hand but Hands avoids the punch easily.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hands takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven Johansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Hands slips the punch.
Johansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hands misses with a looping left.
Hands throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hands misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
Hands throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hands misses with a looping left.
Hands has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hands there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands a slapping body shot.
Hands throws a lazy uppercut
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hands lands a high kick!
Johansson throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands throws a big counter combination but Johansson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Hands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hands lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johansson takes a step back to recover.
Hands misses with the body kick
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hands should have avoided that one.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hands counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Hands tries to move into range but Johansson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Hands misses.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Johansson cracks Hands with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hands fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Hands.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Johansson works over Hands's head and body with a nice combination.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hands throws a body kick that misses.
Johansson with a jab.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hands thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hands lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Hands moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Hands misses
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands lands a jab to the head.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hands doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hands gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHands.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Hands.
Hands avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Hands.
Hands plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hands darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hands takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johansson swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body. Hands takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hands moves away from the strike by Johansson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Hands throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Hands lands.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hands!
Johansson moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hands circles away quickly and effectively.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
A head kick misses from Hands.
Hands fakes the leg kick and cracks Johansson in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Hands.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Hands lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Johansson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Hands walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Hands bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
It appears Hands was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hands manages to avoid it.
Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head.
Johansson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hands.
Johansson lands a jab to Hands's midsection.
Johansson scores with a body shot.
Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands walks into a left hand.
Hands swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
Johansson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Johansson.
Well Johansson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Happy Hands!
Happy Hands is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Happy Hands thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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