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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Raheem (ranked 2092 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Drangme Chhu (ranked 129 p4p, 149 weight class). Drangme Chhu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radio Raheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drangme Chhu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chhu looks to clinch
letting Raheem counter with a right hand.
Chhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raheem.
Chhu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raheem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raheem connects with a right hand. Chhu shakes it off.
Raheem throws a hook but Chhu blocks it.
Chhu throws a series of punches but Raheem moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chhu. That's going to slow Raheem down.
Chhu misses with a jab to the body
and Raheem counters with a left and a right that stings Chhu.
Chhu misses with a left hand
and Raheem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raheem throws a right hand that Chhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Chhu also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chhu connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Radio Raheem has been cut.
Raheem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chhu throws a right hand that misses
and Raheem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raheem ducks under a wild hook from Chhu.
Chhu ducks right into an uppercut from Raheem.
 It looks like Drangme Chhu has been cut.
Chhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chhu cracks Raheem with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chhu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raheem to stand back up!
 Raheem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Chhu tenderised Raheem's leg. Raheem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raheem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chhu.
Chhu ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Raheem out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drangme Chhu!
A victorious Drangme Chhu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack SpeedGod (ranked 2352 p4p, 2966 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 196 p4p, 238 weight class). Hackett has chosen Foe Tha Love of Money as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack SpeedGod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack SpeedGod looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Hackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett staying out of range there.
Hackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hackett blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hackett! But no joy.
Hackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Hackett misses its intended target.
Hackett misses with a body shot.
Jack SpeedGod looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Jack SpeedGod ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jack SpeedGod is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jack SpeedGod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Jack SpeedGod comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack SpeedGod stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hackett.
Jack SpeedGod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack SpeedGod ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
A quick step to the side and Jack SpeedGod tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack SpeedGod blocks the body kick.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack SpeedGod.
Jack SpeedGod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Jack SpeedGod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett lands a slapping body shot.
Jack SpeedGod lands a right hook to the body.
Jack SpeedGod misses the shot to the body.
Taylor Jack SpeedGod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Jack SpeedGod.
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
Jack SpeedGod cracks Hackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Jack SpeedGod. Beautiful body shot.
Jack SpeedGod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack SpeedGod ducks right into an uppercut from Hackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack SpeedGod lands with a good body shot.
Jack SpeedGod lands a nice looking body shot.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack SpeedGod counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Hackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack SpeedGod slips under a jab.
Jack SpeedGod throws a body shot but no joy.
Hackett walks into a left hand.
Jack SpeedGod fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack SpeedGod throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Jack SpeedGod jabs at Hackett's body.
Hackett throws a push kick but Jack SpeedGod slaps the foot to one side.
Jack SpeedGod scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jack SpeedGod misses the body punch
and Hackett counters with a straight right hand.
Jack SpeedGod misses the shot to the body.
Hackett throws a wild body kick that Jack SpeedGod sees coming a mile off.
Jack SpeedGod tests Hackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack SpeedGod walks into a jab.
Jack SpeedGod lands a glancing blow to the side of Hackett's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hackett misses.
Jack SpeedGod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Jack SpeedGod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Jack SpeedGod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack SpeedGod circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Jack SpeedGod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Hackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jack SpeedGod is out of range and Hackett settles back down.
Jack SpeedGod lands a right hook to the body.
Jack SpeedGod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack SpeedGod on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hackett 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.
Hackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hackett lands a jab to the nose.
Jack SpeedGod moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett takes a swing at Jack SpeedGod's ribcage but misses.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack SpeedGod connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Jack SpeedGod. Beautiful body shot.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a body shot
and Jack SpeedGod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack SpeedGod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Hackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Jack SpeedGod ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett digs a good hook to Jack SpeedGod's body.
Jack SpeedGod swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hackett.
Hackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack SpeedGod avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack SpeedGod looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett delivers a nice body kick.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Taylor Jack SpeedGod will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack SpeedGod.
Jack SpeedGod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Jack SpeedGod avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Jack SpeedGod blocks the low kick.
Jack SpeedGod scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett walks into a straight right hand from Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a body shot.
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
Hackett throws an overhand right that lands on Jack SpeedGod's shoulder, as Jack SpeedGod tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack SpeedGod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack SpeedGod lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hackett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jack SpeedGod has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack SpeedGod throws a shot to the body.
Hackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett looks to land a combination but Jack SpeedGod avoids it well.
Jack SpeedGod swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Hackett misses.
Hackett avoids the body shot from Jack SpeedGod.
Taylor Jack SpeedGod is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett throws a hook but Jack SpeedGod avoids it easily.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a wild body shot.
Jack SpeedGod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hackett has time to react.
A big right from Jack SpeedGod misses.
Hackett scores with a punch to the head.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jack SpeedGod to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a straight left.
Hackett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jack SpeedGod's head.
Jack SpeedGod takes a swing at Hackett's ribcage but misses.
Jack SpeedGod digs a good hook to Hackett's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hackett misses with the combination.
Jack SpeedGod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jack SpeedGod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack SpeedGod cracks Hackett with an open hand slap.
Hackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett slips under a jab.
Hackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack SpeedGod is looking to wear down Hackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jack SpeedGod lands a jab.
Jack SpeedGod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hackett on the side of the head.
Jack SpeedGod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack SpeedGod avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Hackett loads up on a big right hand but Jack SpeedGod slips the punch.
Jack SpeedGod was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack SpeedGod was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jack SpeedGod throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack SpeedGod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hackett throws a body punch but Jack SpeedGod moves out of range.
Jack SpeedGod throwing a counter right hand but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Jack SpeedGod slips a jab from Hackett.
Hackett tries to bum rush Jack SpeedGod with a series of wild strikes but Jack SpeedGod uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jack SpeedGod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack SpeedGod.
A nice side step and Hackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jack SpeedGod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hackett throws a jab when Jack SpeedGod was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack SpeedGod takes a swing at Hackett's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Hackett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Hackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hackett throws a body kick that misses.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jack SpeedGod lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack SpeedGod lands a nice shot that snaps Hackett's head back.
Jack SpeedGod is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackett can do to turn this around?
Hackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack SpeedGod.
Jack SpeedGod avoids the body shot from Hackett.
Jack SpeedGod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hackett throws a lazy head kick
enabling Jack SpeedGod to counter with a crisp jab.
Hackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack SpeedGod.
Hackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack SpeedGod dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hackett moves out of range as Jack SpeedGod strikes.
Hackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jack SpeedGod is able to avoid easily.
Hackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack SpeedGod connects with a single shot there.
Jack SpeedGod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jack SpeedGod with a body shot.
Hackett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jack SpeedGod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Hackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack SpeedGod was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack SpeedGod scores with a jab to the head.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Hackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Hackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack SpeedGod misses with a looping right.
Jack SpeedGod listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jack SpeedGod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack SpeedGod throws a good cross that connects.
Hackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Hackett is rocked!
Hackett throws a combination that misses
and Jack SpeedGod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack SpeedGod finish him?
Hackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack SpeedGod walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hackett drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jack SpeedGod swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hackett's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Jack SpeedGod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hetman (ranked 1657 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 210 p4p, 277 weight class). De Boise has chosen Do Your Thing as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cedric De Boise was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hetman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Boise.
Hetman lands a right hook to the body.
Hetman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Boise enables Hetman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Boise manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Boise is looking to stand up but Hetman isn't so interested in that idea.
Hetman postures up in De Boise's guard and throws a big left but De Boise blocks it.
Hetman throws a big right hand that misses.
Hetman cracks De Boise with a solid left hand.
De Boise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hetman won't allow De Boise to get back to his feet.
Hetman content to stall in guard here.
De Boise wants to stand up but Hetman is controlling him.
Hetman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hetman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hetman scoring with some ground and pound.
Hetman landing some decent shots from guard.
Hetman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Boise wants to stand up but Hetman is controlling him.
De Boise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hetman throws a big elbow that misses.
De Boise is looking to stand up but Hetman isn't so interested in that idea.
Hetman wants to control from the top but De Boise keeps moving.
Hetman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hetman 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.
Hetman cracks De Boise with a solid left hand.
Hetman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hetman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hetman trying to control but De Boise is working from the bottom.
Hetman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hetman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hetman stops De Boise from standing up.
Hetman postures up and lands a big shot to De Boise's brow.
De Boise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hetman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetman stays in close to De Boise's body and controls the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hetman.
Hetman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Boise's head.
Hetman trying to control the position from guard on top but De Boise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hetman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hetman prevents De Boise from getting back to his feet.
Hetman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hetman works over De Boise with some ground and pound from guard.
De Boise wants to stand but Hetman is controlling the position.
Hetman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hetman won't allow De Boise to get back to his feet.
Hetman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Boise can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hetman stops De Boise from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hetman prevents De Boise from getting back to his feet.
Hetman trying to control the position from guard on top but De Boise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hetman is in close to De Boise's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hetman working some strikes from top position.
Hetman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hetman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Boise's head.
Hetman lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hetman gets to his feet and stands over De Boise, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! De Boise felt that one! Hetman unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save De Boise from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Hetman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rade Franjic (ranked 1984 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 240 p4p, 362 weight class). Rade Franjic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Torres's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rade Franjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a hook to the side of Franjic's head but Franjic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Franjic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Franjic's shoulder, as Franjic tries to avoid the shot.
Franjic misses with a straight left.
Torres throws a hook but Franjic avoids it easily.
A jab from Torres finds it's way through Franjic's defenses.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franjic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Torres! Franjic lets Torres back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Torres is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Torres has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Franjic counters with a huge right that knocks Torres out cold! Franjic is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rade Franjic!
Rade Franjic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 1751 p4p, 2868 weight class) and Jon Christ (ranked 219 p4p, 335 weight class). Jayson Francis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Christ!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Francis.
It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but Francis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Christ wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Christ closes the distance but Francis moves to the side
and Francis counters with a nice leg kick.
Christ tries to clinch up
and Francis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Christ looks winded!
Francis lands a big right hand that sends Christ crashing to the mat! Francis stays standing though and waves Christ back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis feints and then cracks Christ's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christ down.
Francis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Francis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Francis pushes Christ away with a front kick.
Francis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Francis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christ tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Francis counters with a nice body kick.
Francis with a nice cross.
That has opened up Jon Christ's cut even more.
Jon Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ avoids the head kick by Francis.
Francis lands a nice looking body kick.
Francis sends Christ crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Francis is motioning to the referee to let Christ up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Christ is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Francis throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Christ is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jayson Francis!
Jayson Francis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zayden Ahmad (ranked 1079 p4p, 1273 weight class) and Jae Woon Ki (ranked 96 p4p, 112 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayden Ahmad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jae Woon Ki!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Ki misses.
It looked like Ahmad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Ahmad.
Ahmad misses the jab.
Ahmad scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Ahmad finds it's way through Ki's defenses.
Ahmad throws a body kick that misses
and Ki counters with a stiff right hand.
Ki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ki counters with a body kick.
Ki slips a straight right by Ahmad.
Ahmad misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahmad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahmad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahmad misses with a lunging right hand
and Ki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahmad as he connects with a hook.
Ki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahmad clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahmad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ahmad struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki controls his hands.
Ki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahmad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Ahmad has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ahmad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zayden Ahmad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmad throws a hook but Ki blocks it.
Ahmad moves into range and clinches up with Ki.
Ahmad drags the fight down to the ground.
Ki wants to control from the top but Ahmad keeps moving.
Ki stands and throws Ahmad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmad seems a little lost for a moment, as Ki dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ahmad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ki wants to control but Ahmad is keeping him busy.
Ki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ahmad!
Ki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ahmad regains half guard.
Ki is trying to control. Ahmad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ahmad sees it coming and defends easily.
Ki is working for a kimura but Ahmad is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahmad is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zayden Ahmad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ahmad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahmad throws a right hand that misses
and Ki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahmad blocks a jab.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut
and Ki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahmad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ki throws out the jab.
Ki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad clinches up with Ki and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahmad 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.
Ahmad scores with a shot to the side of Ki's head.
Ahmad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahmad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki blocks an uppercut.
Ahmad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ahmad jumps guard but Ki stands there with Ahmad around his waist. Ahmad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahmad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ki manages to avoid it.
Ki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ahmad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahmad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad connects with a jab.
Ahmad swings widly with a right hand
and Ahmad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ki takes one to the chin there.
Ahmad misses with a body shot.
Ki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ahmad misses the jab.
Ki is looking for the big counter here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ahmad scores with a jab to the head.
Ahmad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahmad lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad looks to land a left hand but Ki moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Ki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Ahmad misses.
Ki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ahmad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahmad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahmad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut
and Ki counters with a left and a right that stings Ahmad.
Ahmad thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad missing with a left hand there. Ki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Ahmad misses.
Ki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahmad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ki can do to turn this around?
Ahmad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ahmad finds it's way round the side to connect with Ki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahmad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ki. Ki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahmad works the jab nicely.
Ki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahmad backing away here, and Ki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zayden Ahmad dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ki slips under a jab.
Ahmad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahmad tests Ki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ki misses with a double jab.
Ahmad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad throws the left hand but Ki avoids the punch easily.
Ki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahmad with a body shot.
Ahmad is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Ki finds it's way through Ahmad's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Ki.
Ahmad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Ahmad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ahmad.
Ki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ahmad finds it's target.
Ahmad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahmad avoids the body shot from Ki.
Ahmad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahmad blocks a head kick by Ki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahmad.
Ki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahmad throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahmad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahmad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ki.
Ahmad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Ki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki misses the jab.
Ahmad throwing a counter right hand but Ki manages to avoid it.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahmad loads up on a big right hand but Ki slips the punch.
Ki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ahmad connects with a single shot there.
Ahmad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Ahmad.
Ki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahmad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zayden Ahmad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahmad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zayden Ahmad!
After winning the bout, Zayden Ahmad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Paulson (ranked 960 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Andrew Kelvin (ranked 105 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrew Kelvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelvin circles away.
Kelvin misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelvin gets a clinch.
Paulson with a knee to the head.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
Kelvin has a couple of punches blocked by Paulson.
Kelvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelvin works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelvin won't want to take too many of those.
Kelvin misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelvin misses with the head strike.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelvin lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulson or not.
Kelvin works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kelvin fails to land.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson avoiding damage.
Kelvin misses with some punches.
Paulson tries to work over Kelvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelvin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelvin avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks with his arms.
Kelvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelvin blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Kelvin fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin digs a right hand into Paulson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulson's gas tank.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulson.
Kelvin misses with a body punch.
Kelvin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks with his arms.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulson.
Kelvin scores with a hook to the body.
Paulson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelvin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelvin.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson is breathing heavily.
Kelvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelvin misses with the head strike.
Kelvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson stalling in the clinch but Kelvin improves position.
Kelvin misses with some punches.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
Kelvin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulson.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Kelvin.
Kelvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelvin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelvin lands a shot to the body.
Kelvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelvin.
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Kelvin there.
Kelvin throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson.
Paulson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paulson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelvin, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Kelvin is blocking nicely.
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelvin is working Paulson over against the cage.
Kelvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulson lands a knee to the head.
Kelvin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Kelvin.
Kelvin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelvin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Kelvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin is looking to control Paulson's arms but Paulson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelvin has his back to the cage.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelvin's face.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Kelvin misses with a body punch.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks with his arms.
Paulson missing with knees to the body.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelvin avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Kelvin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelvin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jake Paulson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelvin's face.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Paulson.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelvin tries a body shot but Paulson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Kelvin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin digs a right hand into Paulson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulson's gas tank.
Kelvin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Kelvin.
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Kelvin.
Kelvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelvin leaning against his opponent.
Kelvin throws a head punch that misses.
Kelvin misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson blocking some punches.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelvin's face.
Paulson wants to stall.
Kelvin tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulson blocks a body shot from Kelvin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Kelvin is blocking nicely.
Kelvin avoiding damage as Paulson throws knees to the body.
Kelvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelvin.
Kelvin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelvin lands an uppercut.
Kelvin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelvin stalling the fight.
Paulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelvin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Paulson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kelvin.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kelvin.
Kelvin is leaning against Paulson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Kelvin throws a head punch that misses.
Kelvin lands a shoulder strike.
Paulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Jake Paulson 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelvin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paulson on the side of the head.
Paulson misses with an uppercut.
Paulson walks into a left hand.
Paulson is rocked!
Kelvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Oh Paulson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelvin tests Paulson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelvin waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Paulson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Paulson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin slips nicely into half guard.
Kelvin stops Paulson from getting back to his feet.
Kelvin stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson wants to control but Kelvin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelvin is trying to control. Paulson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelvin is controlling the pace.
Kelvin wants to free his trapped foot but Paulson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kelvin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paulson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paulson trying to control here.
Kelvin wants to control but Paulson is keeping him busy.
Kelvin is taking a breather. Paulson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paulson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson blocks an uppercut.
Kelvin pushes Paulson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelvin can't find room to land a body shot as Paulson controls the action.
Kelvin throws a head punch that misses.
Kelvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Andrew Kelvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kelvin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelvin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Kelvin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulson.
Jake Paulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Kelvin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelvin lands with a left to the head.
Kelvin tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelvin is defending well for now.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Kelvin.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelvin misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Kelvin is blocking nicely.
Kelvin tries a body shot but Paulson blocks it.
Kelvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelvin taking a breather.
Paulson prevents a body shot from Kelvin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelvin.
Paulson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks it.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelvin.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Kelvin blocks with his arms.
Kelvin tries to throw a body punch but Paulson avoids it by throwing Kelvin back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kelvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrew Kelvin!
After winning the bout, Andrew Kelvin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James River (ranked 511 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 45 p4p, 95 weight class). James River could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Romero's chin.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero blocks a body shot from River .
River throws a head punch that misses.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to River 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from River .
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for River . That snapped Romero's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from River .
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River blocking some punches.
River has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romero uses from the top position.
River keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with River . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romero being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romero defends it easily.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
Romero wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River looking for a guillotine here but Romero defends easily.
Romero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
River has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Romero should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, River has tightened it up now! Romero should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James River !
James River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 635 p4p, 381 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 57 p4p, 33 weight class). Eclaro comes to the cage accompanied by I'm The Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson lands an overhand right.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eclaro manages to avoid it.
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eclaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eclaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Johansson.
Eclaro swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eclaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Eclaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eclaro.
Johansson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eclaro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Eclaro's shoulder, as Eclaro tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson lands with a good body shot.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Eclaro moved out of range nicely.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Johansson is quick to defend against it.
Eclaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Johansson avoids it well and moves away.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eclaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Johansson avoids it well and moves away.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Eclaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eclaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Eclaro moves away and avoids it.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Eclaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johansson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eclaro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eclaro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eclaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Eclaro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johansson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eclaro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Eclaro.
Eclaro tries to advance to mount but Johansson denies him.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson is looking to regain half guard here but Eclaro keeps moving and retains side control.
Eclaro tries to score with some ground and pound. Johansson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Eclaro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eclaro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johansson tries to bench press Eclaro off him but Eclaro keeps the position.
Eclaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Eclaro drags him back down.
Eclaro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Eclaro wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Eclaro misses with the ground and pound.
Johansson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Eclaro.
Johansson prevents Eclaro from moving into mount.
Johansson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Eclaro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johansson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johansson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Eclaro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Eclaro thowing shots but they're missing.
Eclaro avoids the attempt from Johansson to control.
Eclaro punching from mount but Johansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Eclaro scoring with strikes but Johansson is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Eclaro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johansson lands a really nice looking cross but Eclaro seems unphased.
Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Eclaro feinted with a counter takedown.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eclaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansson's guard.
Johansson pushes Eclaro off and gets back to his feet.
Eclaro is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eclaro on the side of the head.
Johansson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eclaro's hands.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Eclaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansson's guard.
Johansson pushes Eclaro off and gets back to his feet.
Johansson throws a hook but Eclaro blocks it.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Eclaro moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson tries to sprawl but Eclaro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eclaro trying to advance position but Johansson counters by regaining guard.
Paul Eclaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johansson wants to stand up but Eclaro is controlling him.
Eclaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eclaro is in close to Johansson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Eclaro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johansson wants to sweep here but Eclaro controlling him for the moment.
Eclaro 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.
Eclaro postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Eclaro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Eclaro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johansson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to get back to half guard.
Eclaro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Eclaro tries to score with some ground and pound. Johansson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johansson is looking to regain half guard here but Eclaro keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Johansson wants to control but Eclaro postures up.
Eclaro tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johansson's legs.
Johansson is pushing Eclaro's head away, looking to escape. Eclaro manages to hold on to the position though.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Johansson dodges the ground and pound from Eclaro.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Johansson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eclaro.
Eclaro has control of an arm but Johansson manages to advance to Eclaro's back!
Eclaro tries to roll but Johansson sticks to his back.
Eclaro looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Johansson has good solid back control here.
Eclaro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Johansson controlling the position well here. Eclaro rolled but Johansson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Johansson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eclaro wants to escape the position.
Johansson keeps control of the position easily here as Eclaro tries to buck him off.
Eclaro turns into Johansson and is now in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eclaro. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson swings for the body but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Eclaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Eclaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eclaro misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Eclaro avoids it with no problem.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eclaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Eclaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eclaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johansson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Eclaro moved out of range.
Johansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eclaro misses with a takedown attempt - Johansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eclaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johansson swivels and escapes.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eclaro.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Johansson avoids it well and moves away.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Eclaro moved out of range nicely.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eclaro misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eclaro. Eclaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Eclaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eclaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eclaro tries for a takedown but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Eclaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johansson digs a good hook to Eclaro's body.
Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Johansson is quick to defend against it.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johansson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johansson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johansson won't be happy with that.
Johansson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eclaro slips under a jab from Johansson.
Eclaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Eclaro moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Eclaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson cracks Eclaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Eclaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansson's guard.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Eclaro postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Eclaro passes into half guard.
Johansson is trying to control but can't.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
Eclaro prevents Johansson from improving his position.
Eclaro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johansson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johansson is positioning himself well to prevent Eclaro advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eclaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
A left and a right from Johansson both land. Nice combination.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eclaro.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eclaro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansson's guard.
Eclaro passes into half guard.
Eclaro working the head and body with strikes.
Eclaro working over Johansson with some ground and pound. Johansson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eclaro trying to advance position but Johansson counters by regaining guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eclaro throws a big elbow that misses.
Johansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eclaro is one step ahead there.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johansson wriggles free and stands up.
Eclaro looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Eclaro drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Johansson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Eclaro misses with a shot to the body
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Eclaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Johansson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Eclaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eclaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eclaro ducks right into an uppercut from Johansson.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Eclaro is out of range.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Eclaro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johansson!
Eclaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro working the head with strikes.
Johansson is looking to reverse the position.
Eclaro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johansson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johansson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Eclaro working away.
Johansson tries to bench press Eclaro off him but Eclaro keeps the position.
Johansson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Eclaro's best efforts.
Johansson trying to control from the bottom.
Eclaro throwing shots but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Eclaro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johansson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eclaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is staying active underneath Eclaro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eclaro stops Johansson from getting back to his feet.
Eclaro tries to pass to full mount but Johansson defends it.
Eclaro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eclaro working the head and body with strikes.
Johansson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Eclaro jumps into side control!
Eclaro in side control, throwing shots but Johansson defends.
Eclaro working away.
Eclaro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johansson!
Johansson tries to hold on but Eclaro postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Eclaro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johansson wants to hold on but Eclaro pushes him away.
Eclaro with shots to the head and body - Johansson looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sven Johansson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Eclaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Paul Eclaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson misses with a shot to the body
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johansson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johansson.
Eclaro passes into half guard.
Johansson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Johansson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johansson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eclaro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What's Johansson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Johansson is trying to get back to his feet.
Eclaro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johansson tries to improve position but can't.
Eclaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johansson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Eclaro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Eclaro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johansson!
Eclaro wants to control the pace but Johansson is squirming around nicely.
Johansson tries to hold on but Eclaro postures up.
Johansson is looking to get to half guard.
Eclaro punching from mount but Johansson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro controlling from the full mount.
Johansson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Johansson tries to lock up and control but Eclaro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johansson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eclaro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Eclaro landing shots from mount.
Johansson bucks Eclaro off and manages to get back to his feet!
Johansson cracks Eclaro with a good jab.
Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Eclaro drives through with a takedown into Johansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johansson wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eclaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eclaro.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Eclaro's shoulder, as Eclaro tries to avoid the shot.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Johansson is quick to defend against it.
Johansson throws the left hand but Eclaro avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
Eclaro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eclaro walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
Eclaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eclaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Eclaro scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Johansson.
I think Johansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
After winning the bout, Sven Johansson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Namkhai (ranked 105 p4p, 389 weight class) and Artemis Rhodes (ranked 12 p4p, 31 weight class). Namkhai comes to the cage accompanied by Batzorig Vaanchig - Mongolian Throat Singing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Temujin Namkhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artemis Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Namkhai.
Namkhai slips a jab from Rhodes.
Namkhai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhodes throws an off balance right hand
and Namkhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhodes misses with a lunging right hand
and Namkhai counters with a nice body shot.
Rhodes 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.
Namkhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhodes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Namkhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Namkhai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Namkhai to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Rhodes misses its intended target.
Namkhai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rhodes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Namkhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Namkhai looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Rhodes throws a poor cross that misses
and Namkhai counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Namkhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhodes misses with a hook
and Namkhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Namkhai counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temujin Namkhai!
A relieved looking Temujin Namkhai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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