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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesley (ranked 21374 p4p, 22818 weight class) and Kenlow Enlow (ranked 240 p4p, 255 weight class). Enlow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Is Absolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenlow Enlow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enlow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wesley's waist but Wesley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Enlow off to one side.
Enlow shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Enlow with that takedown attempt.
John Wesley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenlow Enlow.
Wesley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Enlow did well to prevent Wesley getting side control.
Enlow trying to hold on to Wesley's head to control him but Wesley postures up.
Well, if Wesley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley wants to pass the guard but Enlow is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wesley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wesley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wesley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Enlow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wesley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Enlow is trying to maintain the position but Wesley is very close to passing his half guard.
Wesley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Enlow is trying to get back to full guard.
Wesley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Enlow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wesley controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enlow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wesley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Enlow tries to sprawl but Wesley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Enlow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wesley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Enlow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wesley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Enlow sees it coming and defends easily.
Enlow gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enlow trying to control the position.
Wesley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wesley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Enlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wesley pushes Enlow up against the cage in a clinch.
Enlow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wesley prevents it.
Enlow wants a takedown.
John Wesley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenlow Enlow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Enlow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wesley manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enlow passes into half guard.
Wesley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wesley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Enlow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wesley defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wesley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wesley.
Wesley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Enlow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wesley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wesley is looking to sweep but instead, Enlow has passed into half guard.
Wesley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wesley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enlow can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enlow throwing strikes but missing.
Wesley is pulling down on Enlow's head. It's preventing any offense from Enlow, at least for the moment.
Enlow wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wesley is looking to clinch.
Wesley wants to clinch.
As Wesley backs off Enlow throws a huge counter combo but Wesley manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wesley throws a series of punches but Enlow moves out of range.
Wesley wants to clinch.
Enlow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wesley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wesley wants to free his trapped foot but Enlow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wesley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Wesley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Enlow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wesley circles away.
Enlow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wesley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wesley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Enlow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wesley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Enlow for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley lands an elbow.
Enlow wants to control but Wesley postures up.
The referee asks Wesley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wesley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wesley advances to full mount.
John Wesley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wesley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Enlow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Enlow tries to hold on but Wesley pushes him away.
Wesley controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley lands a big elbow.
Wesley controlling from mount.
Wesley continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Enlow reaches up to try and control the position but Wesley seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Enlow rolls and tries to escape and now Wesley has his back!
Wesley has the hooks in. Enlow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Enlow fending off the submission attempt from Wesley.
Enlow is holding onto Wesley's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wesley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wesley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wesley!
Kenlow Enlow spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to still thank HXF for the support.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Peterson (ranked 3915 p4p, 5007 weight class) and Changa Galowanga (ranked 164 p4p, 197 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk by Eminem. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Changa Galowanga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galowanga misses the jab.
Peterson works over Galowanga's head and body with a nice combination.
Galowanga 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.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Peterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Galowanga defends well and Peterson ends up having to push Galowanga into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Galowanga to keep the fight standing.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Galowanga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galowanga breaks from the clinch.
Peterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Jake Peterson has been cut.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Galowanga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peterson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Galowanga cracks Peterson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Peterson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Galowanga finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Galowanga doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Peterson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Peterson's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Changa Galowanga!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omnicron Bilesdon (ranked 3281 p4p, 5476 weight class) and The Royal Savage (ranked 179 p4p, 213 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omnicron Bilesdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Royal Savage!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Royal Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilesdon digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Bilesdon saw that one coming.
Savage throws a right hand that misses
and Bilesdon counters with a head kick that wobbles Savage - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Bilesdon sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omnicron Bilesdon!
Omnicron Bilesdon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saad Sadiq (ranked 22672 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Shahram Sheikhan (ranked 294 p4p, 98 weight class). Sadiq comes to the cage accompanied by Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone - Slaughter And The Dogs . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Saad Sadiq !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shahram Sheikhan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheikhan tries to clinch up.
Sadiq changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sheikhan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sadiq .
Sadiq slips under a jab.
Sheikhan 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.
Sadiq closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sheikhan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sheikhan blocking the ground and pound.
Sheikhan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sheikhan trying to hold on to Sadiq 's head to control him but Sadiq postures up.
Sheikhan is trying to stand back up but Sadiq is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheikhan is looking to control Sadiq 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sheikhan avoid being mounted?
Sadiq wants to work for an arm triangle but Sheikhan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sadiq is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sheikhan wants to get back to his feet.
Sadiq looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadiq thows a huge punch but Sheikhan dodges it nicely.
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.
Sadiq is looking to stall here but Sheikhan recovers full guard.
Sadiq controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sheikhan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sadiq will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sadiq stands and throws Sheikhan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sadiq lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheikhan wants to get back to his feet but Sadiq is dominant here and he's now got Sheikhan's back!
Sheikhan has hold of Sadiq 's leg, trying to break free but it's let Sadiq lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Sheikhan is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Sadiq throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Saad Sadiq !
Saad Sadiq decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 3114 p4p, 3033 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 130 p4p, 168 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Patryk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aurelius!
Patryk looks up at the clock and then as Aurelius takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Patryk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aurelius wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Patryk has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Aurelius's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Aurelius is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Patryk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lukasz Patryk!
Lukasz Patryk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilbur Ratt (ranked 2366 p4p, 2641 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 88 p4p, 107 weight class). Ratt comes to the cage accompanied by ABRACADABRA- Super Eurobeat. Tragedy has chosen Bury Me In Southern Ground by Rebel Son as his entrance music. Wilbur Ratt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilbur Ratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Ratt.
Ratt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ratt.
Tragedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Ratt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ratt feints a jab promting Tragedy to slip. Ratt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tragedy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ratt throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ratt.
Tragedy scores with a one two! Ratt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Wilbur Ratt has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratt.
Tragedy misses with a body punch.
Ratt lands a hook that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Tragedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Ratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Tragedy is just out of range.
Tragedy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tragedy there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been told by Ratt's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ratt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tragedy's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ratt.
Tragedy misses with a looping right.
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but Ratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Tragedy misses.
Ratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tragedy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ratt misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tragedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tragedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ratt can't find room to land a body shot as Tragedy controls the action.
Ratt lands with a light punch inside.
Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Ratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tragedy.
Ratt moves in looking to clinch but Tragedy pushes him off.
Tragedy connects with the punch.
Tragedy looks to throw the jab but Ratt is out of range.
Ratt misses with the combination.
Tragedy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tragedy walks into a stiff left hand from Ratt.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Ratt avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ratt. That's going to slow Tragedy down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy throws a jab when Ratt was well out of range.
Ratt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt cracks Tragedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tragedy.
Tragedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ratt with a body shot.
Tragedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ratt circles away quickly and effectively.
Ratt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tragedy misses the jab.
Ratt thuds his right hand into Tragedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ratt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tragedy on the side of the head.
Wilbur Ratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratt lands a jab to Tragedy's midsection.
Tragedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tragedy throws a wild body kick that Ratt sees coming a mile off.
Ratt lands the left hand.
Tragedy 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.
Ratt ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
Tragedy lands with a nice body kick.
Tragedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ratt doesn't manage to clinch there - Tragedy circles away.
Ratt scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ratt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ratt slips a jab from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Ratt avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Tragedy misses its intended target.
Tragedy throws a front kick aimed at Ratt's knee but Ratt avoids it well.
Tragedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Ratt avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Ratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ratt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tragedy throws a leg kick
and Ratt counters with a thumping low kick.
Tragedy digs a good hook to Ratt's body.
Ratt lands a slapping body shot.
Ratt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ratt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tragedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Ratt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ratt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ratt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tragedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tragedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Tragedy misses.
Ratt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tragedy's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tragedy - that will leave a mark!
Tragedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tragedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tragedy.
As Tragedy tries to get set, Ratt tries to push him back and clinch up but Tragedy manages to avoid the attempt.
Ratt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tragedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ratt.
Tragedy takes one to the side of the head.
Tragedy throws a front kick aimed at Ratt's knee but Ratt avoids it well.
Ratt lands a nice hook to Tragedy's body. Tragedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tragedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tragedy misses with a hook.
Tragedy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilbur Ratt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ratt scores with a sloppy right hand. Tragedy should have avoided that one.
Ratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
Ratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tragedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilbur Ratt is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tragedy misses.
Ratt misses with a body shot.
Ratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tragedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Ratt misses the target.
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy cracks Ratt with a good jab.
Tragedy misses with a double jab.
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Tragedy misses the body punch
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ratt lands a slapping body shot.
Ratt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tragedy can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Ratt.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses.
Tragedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ratt throws a series of strikes that have Tragedy backpedaling.
Ratt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ratt fails to land with a series of punches.
Tragedy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ratt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilbur Ratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Ratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ratt scores with a body shot.
Tragedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt is looking to clinch but Tragedy is avoiding it.
Tragedy throws out a counter right but Ratt avoids it with no problem.
Tragedy looks to land a left hand but Ratt moved out of range nicely.
Tragedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tragedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ratt takes the fight into the clinch.
Ratt avoids the elbow strike from Tragedy, against the cage.
Ratt prevents a body shot from Tragedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt breaks the clinch.
Tragedy throws out a leg kick but Ratt moves out of range and Tragedy only half commits.
Ratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Ratt defending well as Tragedy loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Tragedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Ratt as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Ratt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tragedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ratt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tragedy scrambles back to his feet.
Ratt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tragedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratt stuns Tragedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Ratt lands but Tragedy takes it in his stride.
Ratt checks a leg kick.
Tragedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ratt has managed to clinch.
Ratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tragedy backwards.
Good body shot from Ratt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ratt blocking some punches.
Tragedy working aggressively here.
Tragedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ratt.
Ratt lands with a right to the head.
Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ratt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Tragedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ratt throwing a counter right hand but Tragedy manages to avoid it.
Tragedy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ratt can pounce on him.
Tragedy throws a low kick but Ratt avoids it.
A head kick misses from Ratt.
Tragedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ratt moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ratt misses the target.
Ratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Ratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ratt throws a series of strikes that have Tragedy backpedaling.
Ratt with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ratt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tragedy doesn't seem phased though.
Ratt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ratt lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tragedy.
Ratt lands with a left to the head.
Tragedy working aggressively here.
Ratt lands with a left to the head.
Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ratt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tragedy takes a swing at Ratt's ribcage but misses.
Ratt tests Tragedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ratt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tragedy throws a leg kick but Ratt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ratt works Tragedy's body with a nice hook.
Ratt lands with a good body shot.
Ratt lands the left hand.
Ratt lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilbur Ratt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Ratt.
Some wild striking there from Ratt.
Ratt throws a shot to the body.
Ratt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ratt.
Nice uppercut there from Ratt.
Ratt thuds a left hand into Tragedy's body.
Ratt wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt digs a good body shot into Tragedy's ribs.
Tragedy throws a low kick but Ratt moves out of range easily.
Ratt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tragedy blocks a head kick by Ratt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ratt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ratt throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tragedy. Ratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tragedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tragedy misses with a hook. Ratt ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Ratt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Ratt.
Ratt throws a nice head kick!
Ratt rushes Tragedy and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ratt.
Ratt manages to break the clinch.
Ratt scores with a hook.
Tragedy loads up on a big right hand but Ratt slips the punch.
Ratt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratt thumps Tragedy with a low kick.
Tragedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ratt.
A cross from Ratt lands.
Tragedy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tragedy drops his hands momentarily and Ratt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tragedy tries to move into range but Ratt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tragedy. Ratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratt rushes Tragedy and presses him up against the cage.
Ratt blocks a body shot from Tragedy.
Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tragedy misses the shot to the body.
Ratt pushes Tragedy up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ratt.
Tragedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Ratt.
Ratt breaks the clinch.
Ratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ratt lands a slapping body shot.
Tragedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt scores with a jab.
Ratt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ratt.
Ratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ratt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tragedy has time to react.
Ratt throws out a powerful jab.
Trage Tragedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ratt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ratt works Tragedy's body with a nice hook.
Ratt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ratt lands with a right hand.
Tragedy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tragedy throws a solid leg kick but Ratt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tragedy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tragedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ratt.
Nice shot lands for Ratt.
Tragedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratt.
Ratt closes the distance and clinches.
Ratt gets through Tragedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Ratt as he connects with a hook.
Ratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ratt scores with a nice strike.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratt is just out of range.
Tragedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tragedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ratt blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Ratt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tragedy misses with a looping left.
It looked like Ratt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ratt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tragedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ratt connects with a right hand. Tragedy shakes it off.
Tragedy throws a body punch but Ratt moves out of range.
Jab by Ratt.
Tragedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Ratt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ratt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Ratt!
Wilbur Ratt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 2330 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Kova Luu (ranked 143 p4p, 60 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 33 - 2, fighting out of London, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luu throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Unbelivable has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Unbelivable avoids the body shot from Luu.
Unbelivable throws a quick counter kick to the body but Luu avoids it.
Luu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luu throws a leg kick but Unbelivable moved away.
Luu throws a body kick that misses.
Luu closes the distance and clinches.
Unbelivable has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luu working Unbelivable over with knees to the body.
Unbelivable managing to block the knees to the body from Luu.
Unbelivable is trying to pull guard but Luu has him pressed against the cage.
Luu landing knees to the body.
Unbelivable can't break the clinch.
Unbelivable jumps guard but Luu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Unbelivable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Unbelivable blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luu.
Unbelivable is breathing heavily.
Unbelivable takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luu obliges.
Luu lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Luu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Luu.
Luu connects with a knee to the head.
Luu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Unbelivable seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luu can turn it around.
Luu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Unbelivable lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Unbelivable's face.
 Unbelivable is rocked!
Luu lands a nice elbow.
Oh Unbelivable is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luu lands a big knee! That's hurt Unbelivable! Oh, he's all over the place! Luu lands another knee that sends Unbelivable to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kova Luu!
Usko Unbelivable was interviewed post fight and said 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 1589 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 52 p4p, 45 weight class). Burrows comes into the arena with Baba O'Riley blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn throws a good cross that connects.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrows feinted with a counter takedown.
Ahearn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burrows connects with a right hand. Ahearn shakes it off.
Burrows lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahearn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Burrows sprawling to the canvas! Burrows rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ahearn finish him?!
Burrows is rocked!
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!
Burrows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Burrows is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burrows takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burrows jumps guard but Ahearn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahearn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but Ahearn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Burrows tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ahearn lands a nice uppercut.
Burrows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Burrows has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn holds him up against the cage and eventually Burrows drops back down to his feet.
Burrows ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burrows no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burrows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ahearn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burrows has his foot on Ahearn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahearn works his way back into a safe position though.
Ahearn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burrows working for a triangle but Ahearn defends it easily.
Burrows is trying to keep Ahearn in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahearn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahearn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ahearn is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burrows drops his hands momentarily and Ahearn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burrows jabs at Ahearn's body.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahearn.
Burrows throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahearn.
It seemed like Ahearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahearn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burrows.
Ahearn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Burrows's head.
Ahearn lands with a shot to the body.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burrows jumps into guard, dragging Ahearn to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Ahearn defends easily.
Ahearn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahearn defends it easily.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burrows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahearn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahearn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahearn works Burrows's body with a nice hook.
Burrows moves away from the strike by Ahearn.
Burrows drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahearn sprawls and moves away.
Ahearn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burrows misses with a looping left.
Ahearn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahearn looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Ahearn defending well as Burrows loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
Burrows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrows throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahearn.
Burrows misses with a straight left.
Burrows is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ahearn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn scores with a nice head shot.
Burrows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burrows has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burrows there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Burrows defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Ahearn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
Burrows misses with an uppercut.
Burrows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a hook to the side of Burrows's head but Burrows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burrows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahearn.
Burrows dodges the punch combination from Ahearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows gets tackled into the cage by Ahearn. Ahearn maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Burrows prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Ahearn slips the punch.
Burrows connects with a body shot.
Burrows takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burrows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Ahearn walks into a straight right hand from Burrows.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Burrows misses
and Ahearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burrows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahearn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahearn swings for the body but Burrows moves out of range.
Burrows lands with an overhand left.
Ahearn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahearn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn won't allow it.
Burrows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahearn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Ahearn defends easily.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahearn instigates a clinch.
Burrows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrows.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but Ahearn has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ahearn to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
Burrows jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahearn walks away with a smile on his face. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Burrows to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Burrows looks to clinch but Ahearn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Burrows taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tobias Ahearn!
Tobias Ahearn is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 128 p4p, 1615 weight class) and Jarkko Ahola (ranked 6 p4p, 54 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahola misses with a hook.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahola circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahola leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ahola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams slips a straight right by Ahola.
Ahola lands with a cross.
Williams wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahola wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahola as he jumps to the side.
Ahola tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Ahola moves out of range easily.
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ahola just manages to avoid it.
Williams avoids the body shot from Ahola.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams looks for the body kick but Ahola saw that one coming.
Williams punishes Ahola's body with a nice straight punch.
Ahola with a jab.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahola tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahola scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahola has managed to clinch.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams is trying to break free.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahola working aggressively here.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ahola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahola lands a left hand.
Ahola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ahola is defending well.
Ahola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams has Ahola pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ahola tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Ahola's guard.
Ahola keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams stands up and waves to Ahola to follow him.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Ahola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Ahola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Ahola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Ahola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Ahola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahola.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Ahola takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in but Ahola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams is looking to clinch but Ahola is avoiding it.
Ahola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Ahola coming out on top.
Ahola throws a shot to the body.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ahola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Ahola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola misses with a body shot.
Williams is looking to counter the offense by Ahola and move into the clinch.
Ahola throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahola.
Jarkko Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams slips a straight right by Ahola.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Ahola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ahola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice jab there from Ahola.
Ahola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahola tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Ahola is having none of it.
Ahola throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahola with a hook.
Ahola with a jab.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahola's waist but Ahola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Ahola is looking to clinch.
Ahola stuffs the takedown.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahola throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ahola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola misses with the head strike.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Ahola has him pressed against the cage.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ahola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Ahola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Ahola throws a head punch that misses.
Ahola throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Ahola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahola stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ahola moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of punches but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ahola throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Ahola thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws a big shot that misses.
Williams shoots in but Ahola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarkko Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams walks into a jab.
Ahola just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Ahola.
Williams looks for a takedown but Ahola sprawls well.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahola throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Ahola connects with a jab.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahola looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Ahola throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up but Ahola circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahola throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Ahola is avoiding it.
Ahola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ahola finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Williams slips under a jab from Ahola.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahola is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahola cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Ahola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Ahola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Ahola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahola throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Ahola looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Ahola just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Ahola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Ahola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahola walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Ahola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahola connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jarkko Ahola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Ahola sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams striking off his back but it's not causing Ahola any problems.
Williams is trying to control the position but Ahola postures up.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ahola passes into side control.
Ahola staying calm.
Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Ahola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ahola 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Ahola!
Jarkko Ahola thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 131 p4p, 552 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 7 p4p, 20 weight class). The key to victory for Kohinata Minoru Ii has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga shoots in for a takedown but Minoru Ii shows good takedown defense.
Minoru Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Minoru Ii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caruga doesn't seem phased though.
Minoru Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minoru Ii throws a body punch but Caruga moves out of range.
Caruga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Minoru Ii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Caruga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caruga goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Minoru Ii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Caruga but great work by Minoru Ii.
Caruga is looking to reverse the position.
Caruga can't do much from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caruga tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Minoru Ii easily slips into full mount!
Caruga is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruga reaches up to try and control the position but Minoru Ii seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Caruga rolls and tries to escape and now Minoru Ii has his back!
Caruga tries to roll but Minoru Ii sticks to his back.
Minoru Ii really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Caruga.
Caruga wants to control his opponent's hands but Minoru Ii gets his hands free.
Caruga is really stuck here.
Minoru Ii gets his hands free as Caruga looks to control.
Caruga rolls, trying to escape but Minoru Ii keeps control of the position.
Minoru Ii not allowing Caruga to control his hands.
Caruga is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Minoru Ii is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is in bad spot here.
Caruga just trying to survive but Minoru Ii is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Caruga is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minoru Ii is not going to allow Caruga to sit and survive in this position.
Minoru Ii keeps control of the position as Caruga tries to break free.
Minoru Ii gets his hands free as Caruga looks to control.
Minoru Ii trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Caruga doesn't escape.
Caruga trying to control the hands but Minoru Ii won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii struggling to keep hold of the position.
Caruga trying to control the position but Minoru Ii manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Caruga's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Minoru Ii is not going to allow Caruga to sit and survive in this position.
Caruga is in bad spot here.
Caruga trying to control the hands but Minoru Ii won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga has hold of Minoru Ii's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Minoru Ii gets his hands free as Caruga looks to control.
Caruga tries to escape the position.
Caruga keeps trying to improve his position.
Caruga trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caruga is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kohinata Minoru Ii 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.
Minoru Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caruga.
Minoru Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caruga.
Caruga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minoru Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Caruga changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minoru Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Caruga with the counter takedown but Minoru Ii avoids it easily.
Caruga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caruga throws a right hand that misses
and Minoru Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caruga misses with a takedown
and Minoru Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Minoru Ii defends well and Caruga ends up having to push Minoru Ii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minoru Ii stuffs the takedown.
Kohinata Minoru Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Caruga.
Caruga feints and as Minoru Ii raises his hands in defense, Caruga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Caruga is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Minoru Ii is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Minoru Ii has escaped and now he's on top!
Caruga working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Minoru Ii has passed into half guard!
Caruga tries to get to full guard but Minoru Ii has control of the leg.
Caruga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga with the active half guard here but Minoru Ii passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii working away.
Caruga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caruga struggling a bit here.
Kohinata Minoru Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Caruga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caruga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Minoru Ii haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Caruga tries to bench press Minoru Ii off him but Minoru Ii keeps the position.
A control attempt from Caruga but he's now mounted!
Caruga looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Caruga trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is trying to break free.
Minoru Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caruga can do to turn this around?
Caruga trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
What can Caruga do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Minoru Ii not allowing Caruga to control his hands.
Minoru Ii keeps control of the position as Caruga tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caruga trying to control the hands but Minoru Ii won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kohinata Minoru Ii dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Caruga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Minoru Ii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caruga shoots and misses
and Minoru Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minoru Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caruga doesn't seem bothered though.
Caruga misses with a takedown attempt
and Minoru Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minoru Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kohinata Minoru Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Caruga.
Caruga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caruga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoru Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minoru Ii lands a jab.
Caruga misses with a takedown
and Minoru Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caruga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caruga moves away.
Caruga tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kohinata Minoru Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minoru Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Minoru Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minoru Ii scores with a hook.
Minoru Ii connects with a single shot there.
Minoru Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caruga manages to avoid it.
Caruga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii connects with the punch.
 Caruga is rocked!
Minoru Ii drops Caruga with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Caruga! Minoru Ii dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
An out of breath Kohinata Minoru Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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