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GAMMA#1113 Cleever v Kalske PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 1537 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Chris Richarlison (ranked 202 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison throws a big shot that misses.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and clinches up with Richarlison.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Richarlison looks to score with a jab to the body but Desceosarrafo is just out of range.
Richarlison looks to land a left hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range nicely.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Richarlison avoids them all with ease.
Richarlison wants to counter with a clinch but Desceosarrafo pushes him away.
Desceosarrafo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Desceosarrafo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desceosarrafo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desceosarrafo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richarlison has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Desceosarrafo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Desceosarrafo throws a nice looking combination but Richarlison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Desceosarrafo duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Richarlison catches Desceosarrafo right on the button with a cross.
Desceosarrafo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Desceosarrafo moves away and avoids it.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up.
Desceosarrafo lands an overhand right.
Richarlison swings widly with a right hand
and Richarlison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Desceosarrafo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richarlison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Desceosarrafo checks a leg kick.
Desceosarrafo throws a series of punches but Richarlison moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Richarlison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desceosarrafo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richarlison looks to land a right hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range.
It looked like Desceosarrafo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that Richarlison avoids nicely.
Richarlison appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Richarlison connects with a body shot that sends Desceosarrafo's belly button to the back.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richarlison misses with a hook.
Richarlison connects with a solid leg kick.
Desceosarrafo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Desceosarrafo clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richarlison tries to break free but Desceosarrafo pushes him back against the cage.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richarlison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desceosarrafo manages to avoid it.
As Richarlison looks to move away, Desceosarrafo throws a big counter combo but Richarlison just gets out of the way.
Desceosarrafo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Desceosarrafo needs to keep his hands up - Richarlison had a free shot at his head there.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richarlison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Richarlison misses.
Richarlison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richarlison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Desceosarrafo takes the fight into the clinch.
Richarlison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richarlison misses with some punches.
Richarlison working aggressively here.
Desceosarrafo lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo scores with a shoulder strike.
Richarlison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo blocks an uppercut.
Richarlison tries to break free but Desceosarrafo pushes him back against the cage.
Desceosarrafo misses with the head strike.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richarlison connects with a single shot there.
Desceosarrafo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richarlison.
Richarlison connects with a body shot that sends Desceosarrafo's belly button to the back.
A combination from Desceosarrafo does no damage.
Richarlison lands an overhand right.
Richarlison blocks a jab.
Richarlison takes a swing at Desceosarrafo's ribcage but misses.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Desceosarrafo moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richarlison misses with the head strike.
Richarlison swings wildly with an uppercut but Desceosarrafo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison manages to break the clinch.
Desceosarrafo misses with a double jab.
Desceosarrafo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richarlison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Richarlison.
Desceosarrafo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
Richarlison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Desceosarrafo's sensitive parts.
Desceosarrafo fails to land with a series of punches.
Richarlison lands a jab to the head.
Richarlison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richarlison looks to land a left hand but Desceosarrafo moved out of range nicely.
Desceosarrafo is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Richarlison does no damage.
Richarlison throws a solid leg kick but Desceosarrafo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richarlison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richarlison just misses with a punch to the body.
Richarlison connects with a crisp jab.
Desceosarrafo walks into a straight right hand from Richarlison.
Richarlison scores with a spinning back kick!
Desceosarrafo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Richarlison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
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.
Richarlison misses with a left hand
and Desceosarrafo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Richarlison. That snapped Desceosarrafo's head back.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richarlison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Desceosarrafo is rocked!
Richarlison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Desceosarrafo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richarlison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richarlison cracks Desceosarrafo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Desceosarrafo falls to his knees and Richarlison doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Richarlison!
Chris Richarlison spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 1379 p4p, 895 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 183 p4p, 118 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov looks to land a right hand but Burger moved out of range.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Burger counters with a right hand to the body.
Burger throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Burger rushes Magomedov and presses him up against the cage.
Magomedov pushes Burger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
I was talking to Burger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burger prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
A right hook to the body lands for Burger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burger.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burger looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Burger avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Burger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Magomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burger can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burger.
Burger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedov up against the cage.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burger breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Burger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Burger is just out of range.
Burger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Burger avoids a kick to the body.
Magomedov leaves Burger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a cross.
Magomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burger throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Burger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magomedov scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Magomedov misses.
Burger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magomedov as he avoids it easily.
Burger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMagomedov.
Burger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burger is rocked!
Magomedov digs a good body shot into Burger's ribs.
Oh Burger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Burger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burger seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up with Magomedov, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes Magomedov against the cage but Magomedov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burger. That did some damage!
Burger misses with a takedown
and Magomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Magomedov - that's a beauty! Burger is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Magomedov can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zabit Magomedov!
An out of breath Zabit Magomedov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 831 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Mr Pervitin (ranked 107 p4p, 223 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin with a hook.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pervitin scores with a three punch combo!
Yarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
enabling Pervitin to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yarborough with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pervitin missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pervitin walks into a straight right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA FIGHT BARN in the buildup to the fight.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Pervitin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pervitin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yarborough takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pervitin.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Yarborough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pervitin misses.
Yarborough swings for the body but Pervitin moves out of range.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pervitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Pervitin.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Pervitin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yarborough is trying to defend but Pervitin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yarborough on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pervitin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yarborough's head.
Yarborough regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pervitin.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pervitin won't allow Yarborough to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin works over Yarborough with some ground and pound from guard.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Pervitin throws a strike but Yarborough rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pervitin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pervitin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yarborough uses it to pass to side control.
Yarborough controls the position from side control.
Pervitin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin regains half guard.
Pervitin trying to control but Yarborough postures up.
Pervitin wants to get back to full guard but Yarborough has mounted him!
Pervitin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin tries to roll over but Yarborough keeps him under control.
Pervitin wants to get back to full guard but Yarborough has mounted him!
Pervitin tries to hold on but Yarborough pushes him away.
Pervitin working to try and regain half guard.
Yarborough is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yarborough controlling the position easily from mount.
Pervitin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yarborough misses the jab.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pervitin. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin tests Yarborough's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yarborough lands with a straight right. Pervitin didn't see that one coming.
Pervitin avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Pervitin.
Good leg kick by Pervitin.
Pervitin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pervitin throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pervitin's hands.
Pervitin moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pervitin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Pervitin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough connects with a body shot that sends Pervitin's belly button to the back.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Pervitin scores with a head kick. Yarborough tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yarborough scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pervitin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yarboroughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pervitin throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pervitin.
Yarborough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pervitin.
And Pervitin tries to counter it with a takedown but Yarborough pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
and Pervitin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yarborough's guard.
Pervitin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pervitin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yarborough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pervitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pervitin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yarborough's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pervitin looking to sit in guard and control but Yarborough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yarborough stopping the sweep attempt from Pervitin.
Mr Pervitin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pervitin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yarborough stacks Pervitin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yarborough!
Pervitin being controlled for a moment.
Pervitin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pervitin can't do much from the bottom here.
Pervitin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pervitin keeps trying to improve his position.
Pervitin struggling a bit here.
Pervitin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pervitin can't do much from the bottom here.
Yarborough wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pervitin keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Pervitin counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
That's time! Yarborough's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pervitin slips under a jab.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pervitin. That one must have hurt.
Yarborough lands a slapping body shot.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Pervitin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yarborough's sensitive parts.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pervitin.
Pervitin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pervitin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
It looked like Yarborough was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pervitin connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Pervitin misses.
A left and a right from Pervitin both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pervitin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Pervitin misses
and Yarborough counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pervitin thinking.
Pervitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yarborough dodges the punch combination from Pervitin.
Yarborough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pervitin looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Pervitin throws a right hand that Yarborough ducks under and follows up with a left that Yarborough also avoids with ease.
Yarborough takes a swing at Pervitin's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough throws a combination that misses
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yarborough is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pervitin controls Yarborough momentarily but Yarborough frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pervitin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yarborough won't allow Pervitin to sweep him here.
Pervitin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yarborough defends it easily.
Pervitin working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yarborough wants to pass the guard but Pervitin is keeping the position.
James Yarborough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarborough stopping the sweep attempt from Pervitin.
Pervitin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yarborough is aware though and is defending well.
Yarborough gets to his feet - Pervitin follows without any prompting.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
Yarborough connects with a looping right hand.
Pervitin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pervitin enables Yarborough to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pervitin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yarborough is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pervitin wants to hit a sweep here but Yarborough passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pervitin there!
Pervitin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pervitin looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Yarborough.
Well Yarborough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
During a confident post fight interview, James Yarborough thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baariq Taïa (ranked 1460 p4p, 840 weight class) and Henry Dustfinger (ranked 31 p4p, 50 weight class). Dustfinger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baariq Taïa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taïa misses with a body shot.
Taïa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dustfinger is just out of range.
Dustfinger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taïa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Dustfinger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taïa fails to land the takedown.
Taïa moves away from the strike by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger punishes Taïa's body with a nice straight punch.
Taïa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dustfinger quickly recovers to half guard.
Taïa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dustfinger's head.
Taïa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taïa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dustfinger's head.
Taïa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taïa misses with a head shot. Dustfinger uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taïa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dustfinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taïa wants to control from the top but Dustfinger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taïa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taïa distracts Dustfinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taïa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dustfinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taïa throws a big right hand that misses.
Dustfinger keeping moving, preventing Taïa from controlling successfully.
Taïa throws a big right hand that misses.
Taïa throws a big elbow that misses.
Taïa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taïa landing some decent shots from guard.
Taïa throwing strikes from guard but Dustfinger blocks nicely.
Taïa wants to control from the top but Dustfinger keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taïa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taïa throwing strikes from guard but Dustfinger blocks nicely.
Dustfinger manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Taïa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dustfinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Dustfinger misses its intended target.
Taïa is looking to counter punch.
Taïa avoids the body shot from Dustfinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dustfinger misses.
Taïa throwing a counter right hand but Dustfinger manages to avoid it.
Dustfinger misses with a looping right.
Taïa looks to land a right hand but Dustfinger moved out of range.
Dustfinger misses with the combination.
Henry Dustfinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taïa scores with a nice strike.
Taïa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taïa swinging wildly here.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut. Taïa saw that one coming.
Taïa lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Taïa misses.
Dustfinger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dustfinger misses with a wild body shot.
Taïa throwing a counter right hand but Dustfinger manages to avoid it.
Taïa shoots in looking for a takedown. Dustfinger tries to sprawl out of it but Taïa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dustfinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dustfinger tries a quick counter leg kick but Taïa is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baariq Taïa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taïa looks to throw the jab but Dustfinger is out of range.
Taïa has his takedown stuffed
and Dustfinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Taïa.
 It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taïa with a jab.
Taïa misses with a hook.
Dustfinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taïa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taïa misses with a combination
and Dustfinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taïa.
Dustfinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taïa has been working on his balance at GAMMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dustfinger.
Taïa cracks Dustfinger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taïa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dustfinger under the eye.
Taïa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dustfinger.
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 Baariq Taïa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Dustfinger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dustfinger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taïa throws out a loose jab but Dustfinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taïa misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Taïa misses.
Nice cross by Dustfinger.
Taïa misses with a hook. Dustfinger ducked under it nicely.
Taïa slips a straight right by Dustfinger.
Taïa scores with the left hand. Dustfinger knows he should have avoided that one.
Dustfinger ducks right into an uppercut from Taïa.
Taïa lands with a good body shot.
Dustfinger scores with a decent looking hook.
Taïa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taïa throws a combination that misses
and Dustfinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taïa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taïa throws an off balance right hand
and Dustfinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Baariq Taïa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taïa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dustfinger counters with a straight right hand.
Dustfinger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dustfinger dodges the punch combination from Taïa.
Taïa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baariq Taïa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dustfinger throws out a powerful jab.
Dustfinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taïa was well out of range. Poor timing from Dustfinger.
A big left from Dustfinger misses.
Taïa swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dustfinger counter with a right hand.
Taïa misses with a wild body shot.
Dustfinger misses with a looping left.
Taïa scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taïa slips a straight right by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taïa doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Dustfinger scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Taïa.
Taïa misses with an uppercut.
Dustfinger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Dustfinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taïa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger dips to his left and cracks Taïa with an uppercut!
Taïa walks into a stiff left hand from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taïa at a distance.
Jab, jab by Taïa - just one landing.
Dustfinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taïa gets the takedown into side control.
Dustfinger bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Taïa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taïa misses with a hook to the body
and Dustfinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dustfinger dips to his left and cracks Taïa with an uppercut!
Taïa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dustfinger.
Taïa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dustfinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dustfinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taïa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dustfinger.
Taïa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taïa moves out of range of the strikes.
Dustfinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taïa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taïa lands with a straight right. Dustfinger didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taïa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taïa misses with a wild body shot.
Dustfinger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taïa.
Taïa lands with a hook. Dustfinger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taïa throws a poor cross that misses
and Dustfinger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taïa goes for a double leg but Dustfinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dustfinger continues to drive forward.
Dustfinger breaks the clinch.
Taïa swinging wildly here.
Taïa shoots and misses
and Dustfinger counters with a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taïa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dustfinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dustfinger throws a hook but Taïa blocks it.
Taïa looks to throw the jab but Dustfinger is out of range.
Taïa staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dustfinger stuffs the takedown.
Taïa lands an overhand right.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Taïa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taïa fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Dustfinger. That snapped Taïa's head back.
Dustfinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dustfinger misses with a straight right.
Taïa slips a jab from Dustfinger.
Taïa sizes up Dustfinger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dustfinger sizes up Taïa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dustfinger lands an overhand right.
Taïa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dustfinger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dustfinger lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger moves out of range as Taïa strikes.
Dustfinger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taïa missing with a left hand there. Dustfinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taïa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dustfinger tests Taïa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baariq Taïa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dustfinger jabs at Taïa's body.
A jab lands there for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taïa lands with a shot to the body.
Taïa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dustfinger. Dustfinger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dustfinger cracks Taïa with an open hand slap.
Dustfinger moves out of range as Taïa strikes.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Taïa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dustfinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taïa throws out the jab.
Dustfinger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taïa misses with a right hand
and Dustfinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dustfinger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taïa with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Dustfinger counter with a right hand.
Taïa is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baariq Taïa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dustfinger measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Taïa! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 279 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 27 p4p, 101 weight class). Duvernay comes to the cage accompanied by Le Vent Nous Portera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Kursiwa feints the counter takedown.
Duvernay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SYDNEY ELITE GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Kursiwa throws a leg kick but Duvernay checks it.
Nice jab there from Duvernay.
Kursiwa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut
and Kursiwa counters by clinching up.
Kursiwa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duvernay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa wants to clinch
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
Kursiwa misses with a hook.
Kursiwa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duvernay tries to avoid it but Kursiwa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duvernay to the ground. Duvernay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kursiwa tries for a takedown but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Duvernay misses its target.
Evan Duvernay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liwa Kursiwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a shot from downtown. Kursiwa moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay staying out of range there.
Kursiwa tries to clinch but Duvernay moves away
letting Duvernay counter with a right hand.
Kursiwa avoids the head kick by Duvernay.
Kursiwa moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Kursiwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duvernay thows a leg kick but Kursiwa checks it
and Kursiwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kursiwa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duvernay counters with a good, hard body kick but Kursiwa shrugs it off.
Good work by Kursiwa as he checks the leg kick.
Kursiwa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kursiwa moves out of range as Duvernay strikes.
Duvernay is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duvernay's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kursiwa slips nicely into half guard.
Duvernay is trying to get back to full guard.
Kursiwa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duvernay is trying to control but Kursiwa passes into side control!
Kursiwa working the ground and pound but Duvernay is defending the strikes.
Duvernay dodges the ground and pound from Kursiwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa advances to mount.
Duvernay is squirming around, avoiding Kursiwa's attempts to control the action.
Kursiwa is stalling here but it's allowed Duvernay to get half guard.
Kursiwa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kursiwa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay is not content to let Kursiwa control the position.
Duvernay tries to get to full guard but Kursiwa has control of the leg.
Duvernay is positioning himself well to prevent Kursiwa advancing to mount.
Kursiwa slips a nice elbow through Duvernay's hands, connecting with Duvernay's forehead.
Duvernay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kursiwa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kursiwa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duvernay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kursiwa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duvernay is trying to stand up here but Kursiwa is controlling him well.
Kursiwa is looking to stall here but Duvernay recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liwa Kursiwa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duvernay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kursiwa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duvernay tries to land a front kick but Kursiwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duvernay sets himself, and Kursiwa steps forward looking for the clinch! Duvernay avoids it this time.
Duvernay misses with a looping right.
Kursiwa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duvernay defends it well.
Kursiwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liwa Kursiwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kursiwa shoots in for a double leg but Duvernay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay misses with a looping left.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kursiwa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kursiwa throws an elbow that misses. Duvernay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kursiwa's guard. Nice move by Duvernay!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Duvernay off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Duvernay misses with a right hand
and Kursiwa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duvernay!
Duvernay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kursiwa working the body and head with strikes.
Kursiwa tries to advance position but instead Duvernay slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kursiwa trying to mount his opponent but Duvernay defends it.
Kursiwa drops an elbow to the side of Duvernay's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kursiwa trying to control from half guard but Duvernay is working away.
Kursiwa moves nicely into side control.
Kursiwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay stops Kursiwa from passing to mount.
Duvernay tries to buck Kursiwa off but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Kursiwa trying to control the action but Duvernay is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay is trying to get back to half guard.
Kursiwa landing a few strikes.
Kursiwa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Duvernay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Duvernay wants to pass the guard but Kursiwa is defending well.
Kursiwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa trying to hold on to Duvernay's head to control him but Duvernay postures up.
Kursiwa is trying to get back to full guard.
Kursiwa gets back to full guard.
Duvernay trying to control but Kursiwa is working from the bottom.
Kursiwa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duvernay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evan Duvernay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kursiwa trying to control but Duvernay is working from the bottom.
Kursiwa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kursiwa won't allow Duvernay to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa lands a couple of digs.
Duvernay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duvernay trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay looking for a guillotine here but Kursiwa defends easily.
Kursiwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kursiwa pushes down on Duvernay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kursiwa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvernay's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duvernay tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kursiwa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kursiwa working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kursiwa looking to finish Duvernay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duvernay!
Kursiwa landing punches.
Duvernay working to try and regain half guard.
Liwa Kursiwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duvernay is squirming around, avoiding Kursiwa's attempts to control the action.
Duvernay is desperately trying to improve his position but Kursiwa has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa raining down shots from the mount!
Kursiwa looking to control but Duvernay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Duvernay wants to control but Kursiwa is having none of it.
Kursiwa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kursiwa with good strikes from the mount here!
Duvernay is trying desperately to improve position.
Kursiwa working Duvernay over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay is bucking up trying to escape but Kursiwa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Duvernay is looking to improve his position but Kursiwa isn't that keen on the idea.
Duvernay is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kursiwa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duvernay tries to reverse the position but Kursiwa maintains control.
Duvernay wants to get back to his feet.
Kursiwa lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duvernay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liwa Kursiwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kursiwa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duvernay is now in Kursiwa's guard. A big mistake from Kursiwa there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
Liwa Kursiwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kursiwa 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liwa Kursiwa!
During a confident post fight interview, Liwa Kursiwa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 792 p4p, 244 weight class) and Leon Smith (ranked 103 p4p, 34 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Tomson misses its intended target.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Tomson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Tomson.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Tomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith tries to work over Tomson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Tomson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Tomson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomson.
Tomson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomsons head.
A short body shot lands from Tomson as the two fighters clinch.
Tomson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Tomson breaks the clinch.
Tomson misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a push kick but Tomson slaps the foot to one side.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomson takes a step back to recover.
Tomson tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Tomson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomson tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomson is breathing heavily.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Tomson is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tomson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Tomson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomson blocking some punches.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Smith tests Tomson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomson is rocked!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Tomson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson blocking some punches.
Smith is working Tomson over against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson blocks an uppercut.
Tomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomson blocking some punches.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Tomson's head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands a big right hand that drops Tomson! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Smith!
Leon Smith made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 250 p4p, 787 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 36 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Karokaro.
Karokaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivers shoots in but Karokaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Karokaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karokaro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karokaro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karokaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karokaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers misses with a takedown
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karokaro prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karokaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karokaro scores with a one two! Rivers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karokaro working Rivers over with knees to the body.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karokaro walks away with a smile on his face. Rivers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rivers misses with a lunging right hand
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karokaro slips under a jab from Rivers.
Karokaro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers throws a good cross that connects.
Rivers misses with a hook
and Karokaro counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karokaro checks it well.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karokaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Karokaro against the cage.
Rivers tries a body shot but Karokaro blocks it.
Karokaro is trying to push Rivers away but Rivers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karokaro can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Karokaro responds with a good body kick, but Rivers manages to step out the way in time.
Karokaro misses the jab.
Karokaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Karokaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers backing away here, and Karokaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karokaro leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Karokaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Rivers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karokaro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers lands a nice shot that snaps Karokaro's head back.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivers slips a straight right by Karokaro.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rivers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
Karokaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karokaro delivers a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Karokaro scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Karokaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Karokaro moves away and avoids it.
Karokaro scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers slips under a jab from Karokaro.
Rivers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers connects with a body shot.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Karokaro.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karokaro tries to keep at a distance but Rivers has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karokaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers missing with knees to the body.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combo that has Rivers backing up. Rivers nods at Karokaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Karokaro throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karokaro feints a counter leg kick.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Karokaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karokaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karokaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Karokaro.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Karokaro ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers throws a wild body kick that Karokaro sees coming a mile off.
Karokaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivers wants to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivers throws a sloppy body shot
and Karokaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karokaro scores with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rivers.
Roberto Karokaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers throws a jab when Karokaro was well out of range.
It seemed like Karokaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karokaro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivers misses with a body shot
and Karokaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Karokaro avoids them all with ease.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Karokaro counters with a left to the body.
Karokaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karokaro scores with a leg kick.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karokaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karokaro moves away.
Karokaro throws a fast counter high kick but Rivers manages to duck under it in time.
Rivers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karokaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
A nice side step and Karokaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karokaro throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karokaro looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karokaro.
Rivers rushes Karokaro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karokaro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Karokaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers has Karokaro up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Karokaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers throws a jab when Karokaro was well out of range.
Rivers misses the body punch
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Karokaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karokaro misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Karokaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Karokaro slips under a jab.
Karokaro throws a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Karokaro.
Karokaro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivers is out of range and Karokaro settles back down.
Karokaro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rivers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers cracks Karokaro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro is looking to get back to his feet here but Rivers is keeping cool and he's managed to take Karokaro's back.
Rivers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Karokaro wants to get back to his feet.
Rivers is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Karokaro. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Rivers punishes Karokaro with strikes from the back mount.
Karokaro is trying to stand back up.
Rivers scores with strikes from the back.
Rivers cracks Karokaro with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Karokaro from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro is trying to get back to his feet but Rivers has full control of the position and if anything, Karokaro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivers is punishing Karokaro with some ground and pound.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Karokaro hold on?!
Rivers lands a shot to the head.
Rivers looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers scores with strikes from the back.
Karokaro is trying to get back to his feet but Rivers has full control of the position and if anything, Karokaro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rivers looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Karokaro is trying to get back to his feet but Rivers has full control of the position and if anything, Karokaro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A lull in the action here.
Rivers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Karokaro hold on?
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers working for a choke but Karokaro is defending well.
Karokaro manages to stand up with Rivers still on his back. Eventually Rivers drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karokaro scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roberto Karokaro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karokaro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Karokaro. No joy for Rivers on that attempt.
Karokaro throws a counter combo.
Rivers lands a jab to Karokaro's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karokaro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Karokaro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Hoddle (ranked 101 p4p, 600 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 17 p4p, 82 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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle defending well as Sojka loads up on a big left hand.
Sojka slips a straight right by Hoddle.
Sojka connects with a looping right hand.
Sojka moves out of range of the body kick from Hoddle.
Hoddle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sojka is just out of range.
Hoddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sojka.
Hoddle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoddle shoots in for a double leg but Sojka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sojka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sojka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Hoddle lands.
It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sojka feints a jab promting Hoddle to slip. Sojka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hoddle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hoddle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoddle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle loads up on a big right hand but Sojka slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Hoddle.
Hoddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoddle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sojka misses with a looping left.
Sojka connects with a crisp jab.
Hoddle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sojka is trying to defend but Hoddle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sojka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sojka defending well though.
Hoddle prevents Sojka from standing back up.
Hoddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoddle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sojka wants to get back to his feet.
Hoddle works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojka taking punishment in the form of punches.
 Sojka is rocked!
Sojka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hoddle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sojka is still in real trouble! Can Hoddle finish him?
Sojka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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!
Hoddle scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sojka is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hoddle can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 36 p4p, 171 weight class) and Buster Glover (ranked 5 p4p, 23 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Godwin is looking to counter punch.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glover lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Glover misses with a jab to the body
and Godwin counters by clinching up.
Godwin takes a shot to the head.
Godwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glover lands an uppercut.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Godwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover presses Godwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Godwin controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godwin throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Godwin throws a big shot that misses.
Glover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godwin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Godwin is looking to counter punch.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Good leg kick by Glover.
Godwin takes one to the chin there.
Glover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godwin cracks Glover with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glover lands a head kick. Godwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Godwin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover misses with a body punch
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin slips a straight right by Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Godwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godwin takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover tried to score with a low kick but Godwin checks it.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godwin manages to avoid it.
Godwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Godwin drops his hands momentarily and Glover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Godwin is rocked!
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Godwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Godwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Godwin checks it well.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Godwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glover can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glover. Glover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Buster Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Glover misses the body punch
and Godwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Godwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godwin throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Glover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Godwin on the side of the head.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glover.
Glover misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Glover throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Godwin is out of range and Glover settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover scores with the left hand. Godwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Glover misses with a straight left.
Godwin tries to counter by clinching up but Glover breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Godwin is just out of range.
Godwin throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Godwin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glover.
Godwin moves away from the strike by Glover.
It looked like Godwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover misses the jab.
Glover fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Godwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Godwin throws a nice looking combination but Glover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glover throws a lazy head kick
and Godwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Godwin moved out of range nicely.
Glover throws a leg kick
letting Godwin counter with a right hand.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Glover does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin tries to move into range but Glover moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glover misses with a leg kick
and Glover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking to slow Godwin down with leg kicks.
Glover throws a shot from downtown. Godwin moves away and avoids it.
Godwin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Glover counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godwin blocks a jab.
Godwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glover misses with a hook to the body
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover throws a hook but Godwin avoids it easily.
Glover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Godwin checks the leg kick.
Glover connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a jab.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
An attempted straight right counter from Godwin misses the target.
Glover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover scores with a jab.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glover slips a jab and a cross from Godwin.
Glover scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover throws a jab when Godwin was well out of range.
Glover misses with a hook
and Godwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Godwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Godwin counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Glover badly! Godwin follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Glover out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Godwin finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Janko Godwin!
During a confident post fight interview, Janko Godwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 7 p4p, 21 weight class) and Hjallis Kalske (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Kalske has chosen Children Of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hjallis Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalske swings widly with a right hand
and Cleever counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kalske with a nice cross.
Cleever on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleever misses with a hook.
Kalske rushes Cleever and presses him up against the cage.
Kalske leaning against his opponent.
Cleever lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalske backwards.
Kalske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleever lands a shoulder strike.
Kalske's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalske.
A short body shot lands from Cleever as the two fighters clinch.
Kalske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleever misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleever.
Kalske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleever digs a right hand into Kalske's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalske's gas tank.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Kalske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Miet Cleever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalske lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kalske gets the takedown into side control.
Cleever sneaks out the side door and pushes Kalske away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalske as he connects with a hook.
Kalske misses with a left hand
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleever takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cleever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalske moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalske has closed the distance and engaged Cleever in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleever.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cleever or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cleever fails to land.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Kalske.
Cleever lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cleever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cleever as Kalske tries to tie him up.
Kalske can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
Kalske lands a nice shot to the body.
Cleever manages to break the clinch.
Cleever doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalske swings for the body but Cleever moves out of range.
Kalske connects with a right hand. Cleever shakes it off.
Cleever swings widly with a right hand
and Kalske counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleever thinking.
Kalske lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalske misses with a looping left.
Cleever defending well as Kalske loads up on a big left hand.
Cleever feints and then cracks Kalske's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalske down.
Cleever misses with a body shot
and Cleever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cleever misses with a looping left.
Kalske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalske ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleever looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalske is just out of range.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleever swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hjallis Kalske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalske throws a body kick that misses
and Cleever cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalske.
Kalske attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cleever feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kalske slips a straight right by Cleever.
Cleever shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kalske gets in close and instigates a 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!
Cleever misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalske.
Kalske tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Kalske avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Cleever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalske throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalske just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miet Cleever will probably get the nod.
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.
Kalske takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kalske lands with an uppercut that bounces Cleever off the cage and back into range.
Kalske looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cleever tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever throws out a loose jab but Kalske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalske scores with a takedown into Cleever's guard.
Cleever has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kalske has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Miet Cleever has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalske scores with a shot to the side of Cleever's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalske misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalske blocking some punches.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Kalske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cleever.
Kalske digs a right hand into Cleever's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleever's gas tank.
Kalske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever presses Kalske against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleever misses with some punches.
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleever throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Cleever.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalske.
Cleever prevents a body shot from Kalske.
Kalske lands a shoulder strike.
Cleever lands a nice uppercut.
Kalske takes a shot to the head.
Kalske misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cleever.
Kalske lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cleever creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleever throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cleever blocks a body shot from Kalske.
Cleever pushes Kalske back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleever prevents a body shot from Kalske.
Kalske is working Cleever over against the cage.
Kalske blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Kalske blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Kalske blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalske dodges an elbow strike from Cleever.
Cleever lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Cleever as the two fighters clinch.
Kalske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleever's elbow.
Cleever scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleever lands an uppercut.
Kalske is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cleever.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleever.
Cleever breaks the clinch.
Cleever throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Kalske drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cleever defends it well.
Cleever swings for the body but Kalske moves out of range.
Cleever throws a leg kick but Kalske moved away.
Kalske blocks a head kick by Cleever.
A low kick from Kalske is predictable there
and Cleever counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalske drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cleever is looking to stand up but Kalske isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalske postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske has gone for a leg lock! Cleever slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kalske's guard.
Kalske is working an open guard so Cleever takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kalske on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleever.
Kalske drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cleever defends it well.
Cleever swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalske is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kalske tries to clinch up but Cleever circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleever was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cleever throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalske has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that second 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.
Kalske misses with a lunging right hand
and Cleever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalske misses with a hook.
Kalske takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miet Cleever is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleever connects with an inside leg kick.
Kalske swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cleever swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalske throws a body kick that misses.
Kalske looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever tries a head kick but it misses.
Cleever throws a leg kick but Kalske sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cleever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalske slips a straight right by Cleever.
Kalske is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kalske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalske with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Kalske blocks a low kick nicely.
Kalske lands a leg kick that knocks Cleever off balance momentarily.
Cleever has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cleever fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalske checks it well.
Cleever loads up on a big right hand but Kalske slips the punch.
Kalske shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cleever but Cleever pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske scores with a punch to the head.
Kalske takes a swing at Cleever's ribcage but misses.
Kalske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalske moves away.
Cleever uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalske has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Kalske. Beautiful body shot.
Kalske throws a sloppy head kick and Cleever moves out of range easily.
Cleever is looking for a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleever. Kalske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleever lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands a nice looking body shot.
Cleever throws a front kick aimed at Kalske's knee but Kalske avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Kalske.
Kalske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleever.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleever.
Cleever loads up on a big right hand but Kalske slips the punch.
Cleever lands a really nice looking cross but Kalske seems unphased.
Kalske misses the body punch
and Cleever counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kalske! Cleever lets Kalske back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kalske is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kalske misses its intended target.
Kalske is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleever finish him?
Cleever scoring well with a low kick there.
Cleever lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalske seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleever lands with a shot to the body.
Cleever connects with a leg kick.
Cleever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalske works Cleever's body with a nice hook.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
Kalske with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Miet Cleever has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjallis Kalske.
Cleever misses with a looping left.
Cleever works Kalske's body with a nice hook.
Kalske takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cleever throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Kalske as he checks the leg kick.
Kalske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalske misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalske works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalske throws a push kick but Cleever slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Kalske blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever throws a looping overhand right but Kalske ducks down to avoid it.
Kalske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleever.
Cleever sets himself, and Kalske steps forward looking for the clinch! Cleever avoids it this time.
Kalske checks a low kick from Cleever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleever.
Kalske wants to counter with a clinch but Cleever pushes him away.
Kalske missing with a left hand there. Cleever was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleever throws a hook but Kalske avoids it easily.
Kalske looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kalske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleever.
Kalske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalske has his takedown stuffed
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Kalske takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalske tries to clinch but Cleever is having none of it.
Kalske ducks under a wild hook from Cleever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever slips under a jab from Kalske.
Kalske blocks a head kick by Cleever.
Cleever avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalske tries for a takedown but Cleever circles away easily
and Cleever counters with a stiff right hand.
Miet Cleever has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjallis Kalske.
Kalske misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cleever makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cleever avoids the body shot from Kalske.
Cleever fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kalske just manages to avoid it.
Kalske with a nice cross.
A jab from Kalske finds it's way through Cleever's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kalske.
Kalske looks to throw a body kick
and Cleever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalske throws a hook but Cleever blocks it.
Cleever feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kalske crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miet Cleever!
During a confident post fight interview, Miet Cleever thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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