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NYF 76: Crusher vs Beukelboom PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Russo (ranked 3027 p4p, 3484 weight class) and Mateus Nunes (ranked 302 p4p, 342 weight class). Dillon Russo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
Russo connects with a body shot that sends Nunes's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
A telegraphed right hand from Russo misses the target.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo moves away from the strike by Nunes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nunes. That's going to slow Russo down.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Nunes tries to keep at a distance but Russo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nunes controls his hands.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo digs a right hand into Nunes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nunes's gas tank.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Russo tries to work over Nunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Russo.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Russo.
Russo leaning against his opponent.
Russo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Russo misses with some punches.
Russo gets through Nunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo throws a head punch that misses.
Russo takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Dillon Russo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo digs a right hand underneath Nunes's ribcage. Nunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes is looking to break free of the clinch but Russo has double underhooks.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Russo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes missing with knees to the body.
Nunes landing knees to the head.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Nunes looks winded!
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
Russo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Russo.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Russo.
The referee is keeping an eye on Russo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nunes's elbow.
A short uppercut from Russo.
Nunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Russo.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo cracks Nunes with a nice body shot.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Russo scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russo breaks from the clinch.
Russo takes the fight into the clinch.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Russo as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mateus Nunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dillon Russo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nunes connects with a leg kick.
Nunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Russo closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the cage.
Nunes blocks a body shot from Russo.
Nunes manages to break the clinch.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Mateus Nunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Russo coming out on top.
Nunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Nunes.
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo tries to counter by clinching up but Nunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Nunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mateus Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo is looking to clinch but Nunes is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo tries to clinch there but Nunes circles away.
Russo misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a body kick that stops Russo in his tracks momentarily.
Russo clinches up against the cage.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nunes controls his hands.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Russo as the two fighters clinch.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Knees to the body from Nunes.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Nunes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Russo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo leaning against his opponent.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Russo.
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!
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Russo avoiding damage as Nunes throws knees to the body.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nunes stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.
Mateus Nunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nunes misses with a knee to the head.
Nunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russo is defending well for now.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nunes's elbow.
Nunes trying to land knees to the body.
Nunes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Russo to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Russo lands with a left to the head.
Russo avoiding damage.
Russo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nunes tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo working hard to break the clinch.
Nunes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Russo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Russo is working Nunes over against the cage.
Russo lands a right hand.
Russo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dillon Russo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nunes throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Nunes throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Russo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Russo tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Russo checks a low kick from Nunes.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Russo.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Russo.
Nunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunes misses the jab.
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo looks to land a right hand but Nunes moved out of range.
Russo lands an overhand right.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Russos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to land a leg kick but Russo saw it coming and moves away.
Nunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Russo closes the distance and pushes Nunes back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Russo.
Russo tries a body shot but Nunes blocks it.
Russo tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Russo back against the cage.
Nunes lands a knee to the head.
Nunes looking to throw knees to the head but Russo is blocking nicely.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nunes's elbow.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Russo.
Russo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Russo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo cracks Nunes with a nice body shot.
Russo stalling against the cage.
Russo tries a body shot but Nunes blocks it.
Russo struggles to land a body shot inside as Nunes controls his hands.
Nunes tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Russo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo is pushing Nunes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nunes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Russo presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Nunes.
Russo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Russo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Russo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo is trying to break free.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nunes's elbow.
Nice body punch from Russo - that landed with a thud.
Nunes prevents a body shot from Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nunes connects with a knee to the head.
Russo misses with a punch to the body.
Russo has Nunes pushed against the cage.
Nunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nunes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes misses with a knee strike.
Russo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Russo is leaning against Nunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dillon Russo.
Well Nunes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Nunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 1589 p4p, 1956 weight class) and Eddie Young (ranked 130 p4p, 149 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Jab from Young.
Young throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Young.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Harris goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Harris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris prevents Young from standing back up.
Harris is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Young as he works his way to full guard.
Harris tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Young is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Young has escaped and now he's on top!
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.
Harris is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Harris trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Young dives on top into guard.
Harris has Young pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Young is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Harris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Young stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young with a nice cross.
Young throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Young defending well.
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Young has his feet on Harris's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Young misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harris wants to stand and escape but instead Young has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harris seems keen to control Young's posture.
Harris is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Young presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
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!
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris wants to get up but he can't break Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris wants to stand and escape but instead Young has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris wants to improve his position but instead Young has moved into half guard.
Harris tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris is controlling Young's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Young stands up and beckons Harris to join him on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Young punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Young misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Eddie Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocks a jab.
Young moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
Young throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris avoids the body shot from Young.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a nice body kick.
Harris has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Harris wants the takedown. Young is fighting it off but Harris persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Young's guard against the cage.
Young manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Benjamin Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into Young's guard.
Harris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benjamin Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Young manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Harris has gone for a leg lock! Young slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harris's guard.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Harris.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
Benjamin Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris is pressing down on Young's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Young wants to stand but Harris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Ramsey (ranked 1372 p4p, 2061 weight class) and Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov (ranked 173 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses.
Zhanbolatov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ramsey fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Ramsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramsey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
Zhanbolatov moves into range and clinches up with Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov avoiding damage as Ramsey throws knees to the body.
Ramsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhanbolatovs head.
Zhanbolatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
Ramsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhanbolatov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Ramsey misses with a knee to the head.
Ramsey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhanbolatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhanbolatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov tries a body shot but Ramsey blocks it.
Zhanbolatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
Ramsey missing with knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
A short right from Zhanbolatov.
Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage.
Ramsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Zhanbolatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands an uppercut.
Ramsey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov has been cut.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhanbolatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey throws a leg kick which misses Zhanbolatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhanbolatov tries to avoid it.
Zhanbolatov throws an off balance right hand
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhanbolatov.
Ramsey tries to land a knee to the head but Zhanbolatov blocks with his arms.
Zhanbolatov managing to block the knees to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body.
Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramsey obliges.
Zhanbolatov looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Our sources have told us that Ramsey has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage.
Ramsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov tries a body shot but Ramsey blocks it.
Zhanbolatov working aggressively here.
Ramsey lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov prevents a body shot from Ramsey.
Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey.
Ramsey scores with a knee to the head.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsey lands with a left to the head.
Ramsey blocking some punches.
Ramsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhanbolatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov blocks a body shot from Ramsey.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramsey lands an elbow just above Zhanbolatov 's eye.
Ramsey lands a knee to the body.
Zhanbolatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramsey missing with knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramsey lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramsey scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Ramsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramsey closes the distance and clinches.
Zhanbolatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zhanbolatov misses with a body punch.
Zhanbolatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramsey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhanbolatov working aggressively here.
Ramsey prevents a body shot from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov has a couple of punches blocked by Ramsey.
Ramsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramsey tries a body shot but Zhanbolatov blocks it.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey crunches a lovely knee into Zhanbolatov's ribcage.
Ramsey misses with a body punch.
Zhanbolatov is breathing heavily.
Ramsey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
Zhanbolatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey.
Ramsey scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhanbolatov can do to turn this around?
Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov breaks from the clinch.
Ramsey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramsey throws a leg kick but Zhanbolatov checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramsey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ramsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
Ramsey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zhanbolatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramsey scores with a jab. Zhanbolatov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhanbolatov's sensitive parts.
Ramsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhanbolatov looks for the body kick but Ramsey saw that one coming.
Ramsey looks to land a body kick but Zhanbolatov moved away.
A good leg kick by Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramsey's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ramsey.
Ramsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramsey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bernard Ramsey has been cut.
Ramsey misses with a body shot
and Zhanbolatov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramsey misses with a shot to the body
and Zhanbolatov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramsey gets tackled into the cage by Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov maintains the clinch.
Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhanbolatov throws a head punch that misses.
Zhanbolatov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhanbolatov throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhanbolatov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramsey landing knees to the head.
Ramsey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhanbolatov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bernard Ramsey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Ramsey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramsey lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhanbolatov's elbow.
Zhanbolatov takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramsey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramsey tries to work over Zhanbolatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramsey looking to throw knees to the head but Zhanbolatov is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Ramsey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Zhanbolatov.
Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhanbolatov misses with a hook. Ramsey ducked under it nicely.
Bernard Ramsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramsey looks to clinch
and Zhanbolatov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramsey misses with a low kick as Zhanbolatov jumps back.
Zhanbolatov blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
Nice defenses there by Zhanbolatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey scores with a jab to the head.
Ramsey works Zhanbolatov's body with a nice hook.
Zhanbolatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhanbolatov circles away.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem.
Bernard Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey lands a brutal head kick. Zhanbolatov looks out on his feet and Ramsey throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bernard Ramsey!
Bernard Ramsey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 1851 p4p, 2226 weight class) and Uzochukwu Adebo (ranked 216 p4p, 252 weight class). Adebo has chosen MERCURY as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzochukwu Adebo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Uzochukwu Adebo has been cut.
Marshall Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebo moves out of range of the strikes.
Adebo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut. Adebo saw that one coming.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Adebo's head but Adebo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adebo throws out a counter right but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Adebo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Adebo misses.
Adebo works the jab nicely.
It looks like Marshall Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Adebo avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adebo! But no joy.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Adebo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adebo defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Adebo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson cracks Adebo with an open hand slap.
Jacobson throws an off balance right hand
letting Adebo counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adebo counters with a nice body shot.
Adebo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Adebo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws an overhand right that lands on Adebo's shoulder, as Adebo tries to avoid the shot.
Adebo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Adebo throws out a counter right but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
Adebo defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Adebo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacobson misses with a lunging right hand
and Adebo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Adebo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacobson is looking to clinch but Adebo is avoiding it.
Adebo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
Adebo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jacobson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adebo blocks a jab.
Adebo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adebo defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
And Adebo responds with a good body kick, but Jacobson manages to step out the way in time.
Jacobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Adebo counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobson throws a poor cross that misses
and Adebo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Adebo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebo pounces like a tiger and cracks Jacobson with a vicious hook! Jacobson is down but not out! Adebo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uzochukwu Adebo!
Uzochukwu Adebo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1488 p4p, 2272 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 130 p4p, 196 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Pablo Blades could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Dalton'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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
James Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch but Blades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
Blades is looking to land body kicks.
Blades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Blades misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blades tries to avoid it but Dalton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blades to the ground. Blades escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Blades.
Blades is looking to counter punch.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch but Blades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalton throws an off balance right hand
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades keeps the fight on the outside.
Blades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blades enables Dalton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blades manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dalton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blades swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blades wants to stand and escape but Dalton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton is pushing down on Blades's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blades is fighting to maintain full guard but Dalton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blades is looking to escape.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Blades won't allow it.
Dalton is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blades's head.
Dalton is pressing down on Blades's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blades is holding on for now.
Dalton is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton passes to side control.
Dalton trying to control the action but Blades is working from the bottom.
Blades prevents Dalton from improving position.
Dalton is still trying to improve position.
Dalton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blades keeps working.
Dalton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blades rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dalton's guard! Nice work there by Blades!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dalton is trying to control the position but Blades postures up.
Blades is looking to work some ground and pound but Dalton has wrist control.
Blades won't allow Dalton to sweep him here.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Blades from controlling successfully.
Dalton wants to sweep here but Blades controlling him for the moment.
Blades wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Blades throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dalton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dalton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blades defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dalton is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blades is keeping the position for now.
Dalton keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blades wants to stand and escape but Dalton is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Dalton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dalton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blades but Blades pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Blades.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dalton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades throws a leg kick which misses Dalton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dalton tries to avoid it.
Dalton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blades throws a big shot that misses.
Blades swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dalton fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Dalton misses.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dalton tries to clinch but Blades moves out of range.
Dalton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blades uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blades throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dalton is able to avoid easily.
Dalton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dalton fails with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Blades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dalton.
Dalton connects with a body shot that sends Blades's belly button to the back.
Dalton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Blades is looking to counter punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton dodges an elbow strike from Blades.
Blades misses with a knee to the head.
Blades blocks an uppercut.
Blades tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blades blocks an uppercut.
Blades tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blades blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Blades.
It looks like James Dalton has been cut.
Blades tries a knee to the head but Dalton blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton lands a body shot.
Dalton dodges an elbow strike from Blades.
Blades tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dalton avoids it.
Blades working Dalton over with knees to the body.
Blades softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blades tries to land a knee to the head but Dalton blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blades.
Blades creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dalton's defenses.
Blades lands a knee to the head.
 Dalton is rocked!
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Blades finish him?
Blades working Dalton over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blades obliges.
Blades gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Pablo Blades has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dalton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blades lands a knee to the head.
Blades lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dalton missing with knees to the body.
Blades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Blades lands an elbow inside.
Blades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blades comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blades.
Dalton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blades regains guard.
Blades scrambles and gets 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!
Dalton doesn't manage to clinch there - Blades circles away.
Blades lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Dalton can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Blades and Dalton drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Blades.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Blades!
In his post fight interview, Pablo Blades started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maron (ranked 853 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Harrison Kiely (ranked 99 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harrison Kiely enters the cage!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely scores with a decent looking hook.
Maron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely with the counter takedown but Maron avoids it easily.
Kiely closes the distance and pushes Maron back into the cage.
Kiely looking for a takedown.
Maron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiely is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Maron.
Kiely keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maron's efforts to push away.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Maron wants to break free but Kiely has control.
Maron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maron lands with a kick to the temple. Kiely shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maron lands a head shot.
Kiely cracks Maron with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maron misses with an uppercut.
Maron throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Maron throws a shot from downtown. Kiely moves away and avoids it.
Maron shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely lands a nice shot that snaps Maron's head back.
Maron tries to bum rush Kiely with a series of wild strikes but Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maron throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Kiely drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maron defends it well.
Kiely misses with a straight right.
Kiely misses the jab.
Maron lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiely has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maron.
It looked like Maron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maron quickly recovers to half guard.
Kiely controlling the action here.
Maron actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiely is working for a kimura but Maron is defending it quite comfortably.
Maron is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiely wants to pass the guard but Maron is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely keeps trying to improve his position.
Kiely is keen to just control but Maron is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kiely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kiely controlling the position easily from mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Maron's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maron is looking to improve his position but Kiely isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiely is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Maron has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Maron!
Maron trying to control but Kiely is working from the bottom.
Kiely looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiely, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harrison Kiely 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.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Maron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiely lands with a straight right. Maron didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Kiely wants to clinch.
Kiely takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick from Maron.
Maron works the jab nicely.
Kiely moves out of range as Maron throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Maron scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Kiely walks into a stiff left hand from Maron.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
A telegraphed right hand from Maron misses the target.
Maron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maron kicks off Kiely and gets to his feet.
The fighters circling - Maron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Maron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maron.
A jab from Maron misses.
Maron takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely blocks a jab.
Mike Maron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely defending well as Maron loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maron looks to land a right hand but Kiely moved out of range.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Maron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maron lands a nice looking body shot.
Maron misses with a body shot.
Maron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiely counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kiely.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Maron manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiely has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maron after a bit of a struggle.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiely wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maron or not.
Maron wants to break free but Kiely has control.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiely is trying to maintain a safe position but Maron gets an underhook and turns Kiely into the cage.
Maron breaks the clinch.
Maron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maron lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiely's head.
Maron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiely lands with an uppercut that bounces Maron off the cage and back into range.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Maron misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maron slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
Kiely fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maron avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Maron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Kiely.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Maron slips the punch.
Maron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiely.
Maron scores with a one two! Kiely had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Maron.
Maron throws the kick towards the body but Kiely avoids it.
Maron misses with a wild body shot.
Maron lands a jab to Kiely's midsection.
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maron just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Maron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely gets a double leg takedown into Maron's guard.
Kiely trying to control but Maron is working from the bottom.
Kiely is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kiely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maron keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Kiely has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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 Mike Maron will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiely throws a good cross that connects.
Kiely lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Maron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Maron.
Maron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiely cracks Maron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maron moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Maron swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Maron.
Maron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Maron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kiely has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiely there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maron dips to his left and cracks Kiely with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maron misses with a wild combination.
Maron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
A jab from Kiely misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Maron looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kiely misses with a straight right.
Mike Maron is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a hook but Maron avoids it easily.
Maron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiely closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maron sneaks out the side door and pushes Kiely away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maron.
Maron lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maron.
Kiely drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maron defends it well.
A nice leg kick from Maron, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Maron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiely doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maron missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maron misses with a straight left.
Maron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Maron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Maron's head.
Maron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Maron should have avoided that one.
Maron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiely catches Maron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maron moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely moves away from the strike by Maron.
Kiely throws a hook but Maron blocks it.
Maron misses with a looping right.
Kiely shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maron ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Maron connects with a leg kick.
Maron slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely scores with a takedown into Maron's guard.
Kiely looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kiely wants to control from the top but Maron keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to free his leg and advance position but Maron is retaining full guard.
Kiely showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiely trying to control but Maron is working from the bottom.
Kiely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiely tries to move to full mount but Maron actually manages to regain half guard.
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.
Maron won't allow Kiely to pass to mount.
Kiely stops Maron from getting back to his feet.
Kiely is looking for a kimura but Maron is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiely to get the leverage.
Kiely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kiely is just content to waste time from the top position. Maron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kiely tries to free his leg and advance position but Maron is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrison Kiely.
I think Kiely has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harrison Kiely!
A relieved looking Harrison Kiely thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 735 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Bruno Adams (ranked 87 p4p, 204 weight class). Bruno Adams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Benzo does it's job there.
A big right from Benzo misses.
Adams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benzo slips under a jab from Adams .
Adams connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Benzo.
Benzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adams tries to pull guard but Benzo holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Adams .
Benzo just leaning against Adams , taking a breather.
Adams gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo kicks off Adams and gets to his feet.
Benzo scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Benzo.
Benzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adams 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.
Adams moves out of range as Benzo throws a body kick.
Benzo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Bruno Adams has been cut.
Adams lands an overhand right.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Benzo ducks down to avoid it.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benzo throws a leg kick which misses Adams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Benzo misses the target.
Benzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benzo ducks under a wild hook from Adams .
Adams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benzo. That one must have hurt.
Adams catches Benzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Adams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benzo lands with a shot to the body.
Benzo ducks under a wild hook from Adams .
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
Nice body punch from Benzo.
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!
Benzo slips a straight right by Adams .
Benzo scores with a nice strike.
Benzo catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick lands for Benzo.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Benzo.
Adams is rocked!
A big right from Adams misses.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Benzo finish him?
Benzo tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benzo works the jab nicely.
Benzo goes for a small jab and connects. Now Benzo goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Adams stumbles back but Benzo runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Adams to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Adams will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ritanzo Benzo!
The defeated Bruno Adams had this to say: 'Aww geez'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Rumiantsev (ranked 776 p4p, 896 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 66 p4p, 72 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Rumiantsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumiantsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Rumiantsev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knightley shoots in but no luck this time.
Knightley scores with a jab to the body.
Rumiantsev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rumiantsev scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Knightley misses.
Rumiantsev is looking to counter punch.
Rumiantsev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumiantsev misses with a hook.
Knightley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rumiantsev as he avoids it easily.
Rumiantsev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knightley.
Tomas Rumiantsev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rumiantsev but Rumiantsev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knightley clinches up with Rumiantsev and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumiantsev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumiantsev works on Knightley's body with a couple of short punches.
Rumiantsev digs a right hand underneath Knightley's ribcage. Knightley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumiantsev scores with a shoulder strike.
Knightley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rumiantsev up against the cage.
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rumiantsev backwards.
Rumiantsev lands with a light punch inside.
Knightley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley is working for takedown but Rumiantsev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rumiantsev blocking some punches.
Knightley pushes Rumiantsev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Rumiantsev.
Nice body punch from Rumiantsev.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumiantsev scores with a shoulder strike.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knightley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumiantsev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Knightley lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev blocks an uppercut.
Rumiantsev prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley misses with the head strike.
Knightley trying to stall but Rumiantsev improves his position.
Rumiantsev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley tries to throw a body punch but Rumiantsev avoids it by throwing Knightley back against the cage.
Knightley cracks Rumiantsev with a nice body shot.
Rumiantsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rumiantsev blocks an uppercut.
Rumiantsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley is leaning against Rumiantsev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knightley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumiantsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rumiantsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley misses with some punches.
Knightley tries to throw a body punch but Rumiantsev avoids it by throwing Knightley back against the cage.
Knightley tightens his grip and picks Rumiantsev up, before dumping him to the ground. Rumiantsev manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rumiantsev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley being controlled here momentarily.
Rumiantsev keeping moving, preventing Knightley from controlling successfully.
Knightley being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four 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.
Knightley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rumiantsev lands with a hook. Knightley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knightley cracks Rumiantsev with an open hand slap.
Knightley slips a jab from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev misses with a looping left.
Knightley misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rumiantsev counter with a right hand.
Flynn Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rumiantsev avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Rumiantsev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rumiantsev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knightleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumiantsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley is looking to clinch.
Rumiantsev ducks right into an uppercut from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a looping right.
Rumiantsev gets caught flat footed, as Knightley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rumiantsev is trying to control the position but Knightley postures up.
Rumiantsev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knightley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumiantsev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumiantsev looking for a guillotine here but Knightley defends easily.
Rumiantsev trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knightley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rumiantsev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knightley has managed to get both his arms back between Rumiantsev's legs - danger averted.
Knightley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knightley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knightley shoots in for a double leg but Rumiantsev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knightley walks into a stiff left hand from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Knightley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knightley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rumiantsev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knightley wants to clinch up but Rumiantsev keeps it at a distance.
Rumiantsev stuffs the takedown attempt from Knightley. Knightley gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomas Rumiantsev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley darts in and clinches Rumiantsev up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Knightley.
Knightley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomas Rumiantsev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rumiantsev misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley is leaning against Rumiantsev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Rumiantsev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley lands with a short shot to the head.
Rumiantsev blocking some punches.
Knightley wants to take the fight to the mat but Rumiantsev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumiantsev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Rumiantsev working aggressively here.
Knightley lands a right hand.
Rumiantsev tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumiantsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley wants to clinch
letting Rumiantsev counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knightley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev moves away from the strike by Knightley.
Knightley moves in looking to clinch but Rumiantsev pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knightley or perhaps it was just good defense by Rumiantsev, which made it look bad.
Knightley closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Rumiantsev controls the action.
Rumiantsev lands with a right to the head.
Rumiantsev works on Knightley's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumiantsev misses with some punches.
Rumiantsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumiantsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rumiantsev throws a head punch that misses.
Knightley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rumiantsev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Rumiantsev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Rumiantsev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knightley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rumiantsev circles away.
Flynn Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumiantsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
A slow jab from Knightley misses its intended target.
Knightley misses with an uppercut. Rumiantsev saw that one coming.
Rumiantsev throws out a powerful jab.
Knightley throws a body punch but Rumiantsev moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumiantsev misses the target.
Knightley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rumiantsev as he avoids it easily.
Knightley throws a big shot that misses.
Rumiantsev takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Knightley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knightley wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley has a takedown stuffed.
Tomas Rumiantsev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley shoots in looking for a takedown. Rumiantsev tries to sprawl out of it but Knightley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rumiantsev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rumiantsev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumiantsev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knightley on the side of the head.
Rumiantsev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knightley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knightley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knightley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knightley scores with a decent looking hook.
Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Rumiantsev's shoulder, as Rumiantsev tries to avoid the shot.
Rumiantsev thuds his right hand into Knightley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knightley closes the distance but Rumiantsev moves to the side
and Knightley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knightley or perhaps it was just good defense by Rumiantsev, which made it look bad.
Tomas Rumiantsev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley loads up on a big right hand but Rumiantsev slips the punch.
Knightley looks to clinch
enabling Rumiantsev to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley looks to clinch
and Rumiantsev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumiantsev slaps away a takedown attempt from Knightley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knightley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knightley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rumiantsev swivels and escapes.
Knightley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knightley loads up on a big right hand but Rumiantsev slips the punch.
Rumiantsev scores with a nice head shot.
Rumiantsev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knightley can do to turn this around?
Rumiantsev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rumiantsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knightley.
Rumiantsev lands with a hook. Knightley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knightley looks for a takedown but Rumiantsev sprawls well.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knightley or perhaps it was just good defense by Rumiantsev, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rumiantsev, as that shot connected.
Rumiantsev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev throws a good cross that connects.
Rumiantsev leaves Knightley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rumiantsev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knightley fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumiantsev misses the target.
Knightley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knightley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumiantsev is working Knightley over against the cage.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knightley tries to work over Rumiantsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumiantsev blocks a body shot from Knightley.
Rumiantsev lands a right hand.
Knightley misses with some punches.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumiantsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumiantsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumiantsev.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumiantsev blocks an uppercut.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumiantsev controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Rumiantsev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rumiantsev, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Rumiantsev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Dandrakulo (ranked 694 p4p, 715 weight class) and DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 91 p4p, 94 weight class). Dandrakulo comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Push- Sublime. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Dandrakulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandrakulo throws a hook but Dupree Holton blocks it.
Dandrakulo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree Holton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dupree Holton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dupree Holton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dupree Holton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dandrakulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Dupree Holton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dupree Holton shoots and misses
and Dandrakulo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dandrakulo connects with a leg kick.
Dandrakulo connects with a solid leg kick.
Dandrakulo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dupree Holton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dandrakulo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dandrakulo tries a low kick but Dupree Holton avoids it.
We've been told by Dandrakulo's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dandrakulo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dupree Holton fails with a takedown attempt.
Samson Dandrakulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShaun Dupree Holton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dandrakulo counters with a straight right hand.
Dupree Holton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dupree Holton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dupree Holton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dandrakulo is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Dupree Holton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dandrakulo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dandrakulo sneaks back into half guard.
Dandrakulo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo wants to sweep here but Dupree Holton controlling him for the moment.
Dupree Holton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dandrakulo is keeping the position for now.
Dupree Holton preventing the sweep.
Dupree Holton is looking to advance position but Dandrakulo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dupree Holton is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupree Holton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dandrakulo trying to control from half guard but Dupree Holton is working away.
Dupree Holton tries to roll over but Dandrakulo keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo trying to control the action but Dupree Holton is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton wants to improve his position but Dandrakulo is controlling well.
Dandrakulo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dupree Holton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dandrakulo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dandrakulo's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dandrakulo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dupree Holton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dandrakulo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dupree Holton gets his hands free as Dandrakulo looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandrakulo is really stuck here.
Dupree Holton is trying to stick to Dandrakulo's back but Dandrakulo is turning into Dupree Holton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dupree Holton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupree Holton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupree Holton controls Dandrakulo momentarily but Dandrakulo frees himself.
Dandrakulo advances to half guard.
Dandrakulo trying to pass the guard but Dupree Holton defending well.
Dupree Holton gets full guard.
Dandrakulo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dupree Holton keeping full guard, as Dandrakulo tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Dandrakulo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dupree Holton shoots in but no luck this time.
Dandrakulo throws a leg kick but Dupree Holton moved away.
Dupree Holton fails with the takedown.
Samson Dandrakulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShaun Dupree Holton.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton ducks under a wild hook from Dandrakulo.
Dandrakulo lands a nice looking body kick.
Dupree Holton takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dandrakulo. Dupree Holton shrugs it off though.
Dandrakulo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree Holton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dandrakulo circles away.
Dandrakulo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Dupree Holton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Samson Dandrakulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandrakulo tries to sprawl but Dupree Holton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dupree Holton prevents Dandrakulo from improving his position.
Dandrakulo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dandrakulo is staying active underneath Dupree Holton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dupree Holton prevents Dandrakulo from improving his position.
Dupree Holton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dandrakulo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dupree Holton has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dandrakulo defend it? Dupree Holton steps over the head and cranks it - Dandrakulo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dupree Holton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DeShaun Dupree Holton!
DeShaun Dupree Holton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 61 p4p, 319 weight class) and Probert Beukeboom (ranked 10 p4p, 38 weight class). Probert Beukeboom told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Probert Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Beukeboom misses the target.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher 's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
Beukeboom throws a looping overhand right but Crusher ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Beukeboom misses its intended target.
Crusher tries to counter with a takedown but Beukeboom is quick to defend against it.
Crusher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beukeboom.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Beukeboom clinches with his opponent.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Beukeboom.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher .
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beukeboom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusher .
A counter left hand to the body from Crusher misses its target.
Beukeboom clinches.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beukeboom tries to throw a body punch but Crusher avoids it by throwing Beukeboom back against the cage.
Crusher has Beukeboom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beukeboom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crusher prevents a body shot from Beukeboom.
Crusher looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Crusher . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crusher has hold of one of Beukeboom's legs. Beukeboom is fighting the takedown attempt but Crusher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Beukeboom controls Crusher momentarily but Crusher frees himself.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Beukeboom keeps moving.
Crusher wants to pass the guard but Beukeboom is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher throws a big right hand that misses.
Crusher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crusher works over Beukeboom with some ground and pound from guard.
Beukeboom wants to sweep but no luck.
Crusher cracks Beukeboom with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beukeboom looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beukeboom trying to control the position.
We've been informed that Beukeboom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Beukeboom looking for a sweep. Not yet Beukeboom, not yet.
Crusher controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beukeboom is pulling down on Crusher 's head. It's preventing any offense from Crusher , at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crusher looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crusher slips a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Beukeboom there.
Beukeboom throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher 's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
Beukeboom scores with a jab.
Probert Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beukeboom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusher 's head.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Crusher moves out of range.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beukeboom sprawls and moves away.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beukeboom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Crusher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Probert Beukeboom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Beukeboom just misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crusher slips a straight right by Beukeboom.
Crusher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beukeboom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch.
Beukeboom can't find room to land a body shot as Crusher controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crusher manages to pull guard.
Beukeboom won't allow Crusher to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom wants to stand but Crusher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crusher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beukeboom is one step ahead there.
Crusher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Crusher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Crusher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crusher wants to sweep here but Beukeboom controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Crusher is looking to counter the offense by Beukeboom and move into the clinch.
Beukeboom swings widly with a right hand
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Beukeboom fights it but they end up in guard.
Crusher is in close to Beukeboom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beukeboom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Beukeboom is retaining full guard.
Beukeboom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusher distracts Beukeboom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crusher postures up in Beukeboom's guard and throws a big left but Beukeboom blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher postures up.
Beukeboom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crusher . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crusher prevents Beukeboom from getting back to his feet.
Crusher is working Beukeboom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beukeboom has momentary wrist control but Crusher slips an elbow through the middle.
Beukeboom has Crusher pulled in close to control his posture.
Beukeboom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crusher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beukeboom has momentary wrist control but Crusher slips an elbow through the middle.
Beukeboom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is trying to control but can't.
Beukeboom seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Crusher is looking for a sweep. Beukeboom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crusher actively working from the bottom here.
Beukeboom wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beukeboom is thwarting Crusher 's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Crusher dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beukeboom misses with a body shot.
Crusher tries to counter by clinching up but Beukeboom breaks away and moves out of range.
Beukeboom lands a glancing blow to the side of Crusher 's head.
Beukeboom lands a slapping body shot.
Beukeboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusher is just out of range.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Beukeboom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Crusher attempts a counter takedown but Beukeboom avoids it well and moves away.
Beukeboom throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom misses the shot to the body.
Crusher is looking to counter the offense by Beukeboom and move into the clinch.
Crusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beukeboom!
Beukeboom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crusher .
Crusher 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.
Crusher working away.
Crusher controls the position.
Beukeboom is looking for a sweep.
Beukeboom taking a bit of punishment here - Crusher scoring with strikes.
Crusher scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Crusher .
Beukeboom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crusher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crusher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crusher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crusher is looking for a kimura here.
Beukeboom keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crusher lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is controlling the pace.
Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but Beukeboom defends the submission attempt.
Crusher winds up and cracks Beukeboom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crusher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beukeboom is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beukeboom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crusher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Beukeboom keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crusher 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crusher with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beukeboom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crusher preventing the sweep.
Crusher sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Crusher clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beukeboom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Crusher moves out of range.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beukeboom lands a jab to the head.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusher misses its target.
Beukeboom misses with a body shot
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Beukeboom. Those never looked like landing.
Crusher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Probert Beukeboom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beukeboom swings for the body but Crusher moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crusher manages to avoid it.
Crusher 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.
Crusher slips under a jab.
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crusher lands with a punch from half guard.
Beukeboom won't allow Crusher to pass to mount.
Beukeboom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crusher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beukeboom won't allow Crusher to pass to mount.
Beukeboom is refusing to be controlled, as Crusher sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crusher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crusher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crusher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crusher passes to full mount!
Crusher is landing with some decent strikes but Beukeboom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher cracks Beukeboom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crusher scoring with strikes but Beukeboom is staying in there.
Beukeboom is working to get back to half guard.
Crusher wants to control the pace but Beukeboom is squirming around nicely.
Beukeboom tries to reverse the position but Crusher maintains control.
Crusher has control of Beukeboom's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Beukeboom regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Crusher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands a big shot there that rocks Beukeboom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crusher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crusher unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Beukeboom wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Crusher celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Crusher !
Jack Crusher retains his heavyweight title!
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