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GAMMA#1125 Cleever v Petrov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ger McDonnell (ranked 1283 p4p, 1300 weight class) and Sickwat Dan (ranked 125 p4p, 127 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ger McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dan is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonnell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dan wants to control the pace but McDonnell is squirming around nicely.
McDonnell's coaches at Copes have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan wants to control but McDonnell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
McDonnell trying to hold on to Dan 's head to control him but Dan postures up.
Dan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dan is keen to just control but McDonnell is a slippery customer.
McDonnell wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonnell is staying active underneath Dan , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dan wants to take a breather but McDonnell is having none of it.
McDonnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McDonnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dan throws a body shot but no joy.
Dan just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
Dan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dan has time to react.
Dan missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Dan .
Dan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McDonnell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ger McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Dan had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dan 's sensitive parts.
McDonnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Dan .
Dan lands with a hook. McDonnell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonnell as he jumps to the side.
McDonnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dan .
McDonnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dan .
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonnell.
McDonnell wants to land a leg kick but Dan is out of range.
Dan is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sickwat Dan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dan throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell takes a swing at Dan 's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Dan knows he should have avoided that one.
Dan cracks McDonnell with an open hand slap.
McDonnell throws out a leg kick but Dan moves out of range and McDonnell only half commits.
Dan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell lands an overhand right.
McDonnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dan in his tracks.
Sickwat Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from McDonnell lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Dan scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Ger McDonnell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dan shoots in and drives through. McDonnell sprawls well.
McDonnell throws a big counter combination but Dan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McDonnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Dan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a body shot.
Dan blocks a jab.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Dan 's shoulder, as Dan tries to avoid the shot.
Dan throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Dan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Dan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
Nice uppercut there from Dan .
A swing and a miss from Dan .
Dan throws a one two combo.
Dan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Dan moved out of range nicely.
Dan throws out a counter right but McDonnell avoids it with no problem.
McDonnell throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.
McDonnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dan throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan gets a clinch.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell pushes Dan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dan missing with knees to the body.
Dan misses with a body punch.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan misses with a looping right.
McDonnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dan throws a body shot but no joy.
Dan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the head.
McDonnell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ger McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dan scores with a hook to the body. McDonnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dan throws out the jab.
McDonnell defending well as Dan loads up on a big left hand.
Dan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dan lands a jab to the nose.
Dan lands a slapping body shot.
McDonnell lands a head shot.
McDonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dan slips under a jab from McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Dan should have avoided that one.
Dan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonnell as he avoids it easily.
Dan staying out of range there.
Dan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Dan misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell cracks Dan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dan .
Dan lands a body shot.
Dan scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonnell in his tracks.
Dan fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
Dan misses with a straight left.
Dan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDonnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dan manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from McDonnell. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dan scores with a punch to the head.
McDonnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dan missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sickwat Dan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dan misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonnell counters with a leg kick.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonnell tried to counter with a leg kick but Dan avoided it.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick.
Dan misses with a double jab.
McDonnell lands with a straight right. Dan didn't see that one coming.
Dan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonnell on the side of the head.
Dan misses with a takedown attempt - McDonnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dan tries for a takedown but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan scores with a jab. McDonnell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for McDonnell.
Dan misses the jab.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonnell momentarily.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
McDonnell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dan is out of range and McDonnell settles back down.
Dan misses with a hook.
McDonnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Dan forces McDonnell back against the cage and clinches.
McDonnell misses with some punches.
McDonnell presses Dan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dan prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Dan .
McDonnell pushes Dan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dan misses with some punches.
McDonnell breaks from the clinch.
Dan throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Dan .
Dan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan moves to clinch but McDonnell breaks away
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan misses with a few strikes there.
Dan slips a jab and a cross from McDonnell.
Dan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
Dan tries to clinch up.
McDonnell lands a jab to the nose.
Dan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonnell.
Some wild striking there from Dan .
McDonnell lands a head shot.
Dan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonnell throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonnell to score with a decent uppercut.
Dan dives in for a single leg takedown but McDonnell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ger McDonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sickwat Dan .
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dan is just out of range.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Dan .
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan is looking to clinch but McDonnell is avoiding it.
Dan tries to clinch up but McDonnell circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonnell tries to score with a low kick but Dan moves his leg out of the way.
Dan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Dan misses.
McDonnell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dan misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Dan scores with a four punch combination!
McDonnell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dan misses with a hook
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDonnell lands the left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonnell, which made it look bad.
Dan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dan connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
Dan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Dan walks into a left hand.
Dan ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dan 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.
McDonnell cracks Dan with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonnell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ger McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan throws out a leg kick but McDonnell moves out of range and Dan only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ger McDonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kane (ranked 1169 p4p, 652 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 39 p4p, 16 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
A low kick from Kane is predictable there
and Thorsby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
We've been told by Kane's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorsby moves away from the strike by Kane.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thorsby - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thorsby. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kane rushes Thorsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorsby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsby blocks a leg kick.
Kane tries to clinch up
letting Thorsby counter with a right hand.
Thorsby scores with a one two! Kane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorsby.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsby is just out of range.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Thorsby is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Thorsby's head back.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kane looks for the body kick but Thorsby saw that one coming.
Kane drives through and clinches with Thorsby against the cage.
Kane tries to work over Thorsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Thorsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorsby blocks a body shot from Kane.
Thorsby takes a shot to the head.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorsby prevents a body shot from Kane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane misses with a body shot.
A jab from Thorsby misses.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kane misses with a low kick as Thorsby jumps back.
Thorsby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Thorsby.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Thorsby's belly button to the back.
Kane blocks a head kick by Thorsby.
Thorsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Thorsby does no damage.
Thorsby swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Thorsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Thorsby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane slips a jab from Thorsby.
Kane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thorsby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorsby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
A slow jab from Thorsby misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Thorsby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsby throws a sloppy body shot
and Kane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thorsby really felt that one!
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thorsby's hands.
A cross from Kane lands.
Kane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thorsby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thorsby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kane lands a jab to the nose.
Chris Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane slips a straight right by Thorsby.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kane! Thorsby is out on his feet! Kane rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Thorsby is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Thorsby is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kane!
Chris Kane 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 782 p4p, 633 weight class) and Marski Martola (ranked 83 p4p, 69 weight class). Marski Martola 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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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marski Martola!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice sprawl there from Redcliffe as Martola shoots in.
Martola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martola lands with an overhand left.
Redcliffe moves away from the strike by Martola.
Marski Martola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martola.
Martola jabs at Redcliffe's body.
Martola moves into range and clinches up with Redcliffe.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martola taking a breather.
Martola is trying to maintain a safe position but Redcliffe gets an underhook and turns Martola into the cage.
Martola seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Redcliffe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martola backwards.
Martola takes a shot to the head.
Redcliffe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martola has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliffe misses with the head strike.
Redcliffe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redcliffe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martola tries to score a body lock takedown but Redcliffe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martola takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Marski Martola has been cut.
Redcliffe lands a knee to the body.
Martola is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redcliffe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marski Martola.
Martola has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Redcliffe regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola trying to control but Redcliffe is working from the bottom.
Redcliffe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Redcliffe is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Redcliffe is on top in guard.
Redcliffe stopping the sweep attempt from Martola.
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.
Redcliffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Redcliffe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Redcliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redcliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Martola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martola shoots in looking for a takedown but Redcliffe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that half lands.
Martola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redcliffe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martola scrambles back to his feet.
Martola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redcliffe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martola shoots in and gets a takedown into Redcliffe's guard.
Redcliffe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martola works over Redcliffe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Redcliffe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martola has managed to get both his arms back between Redcliffe's legs - danger averted.
Redcliffe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redcliffe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martola manages to get himself to full guard.
Redcliffe won't allow Martola to sweep him here.
Martola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redcliffe defends well.
Redcliffe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marski Martola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martola digs a good hook to Redcliffe's body.
Martola closes the distance looking to clinch
and Redcliffe counters with a straight right hand.
Martola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws out a powerful jab.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut. Martola saw that one coming.
Redcliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martola.
Redcliffe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redcliffe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martola momentarily.
Martola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martola misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Redcliffe throwing a counter right hand but Martola manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redcliffe sprawls well. Redcliffe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martola gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Martola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliffe ducks right into an uppercut from Martola.
Martola moves away from the strike by Redcliffe.
Martola slips under a jab from Redcliffe.
Martola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redcliffe on the side of the head.
Kwame Redcliffe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martola dives in for a single leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Redcliffe lands with a hook. Martola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martola tries to clinch up but Redcliffe circles away and keeps his distance.
Martola just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRedcliffe.
Martola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redcliffe's hands.
Martola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Redcliffe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redcliffe with a nice calf kick.
Martola blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Martola - just one landing.
Martola tries to clinch but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe misses with a straight right.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick.
Redcliffe throws a looping overhand right but Martola ducks down to avoid it.
Redcliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martola moves away.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the body kick from Martola.
Redcliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redcliffe moves out of range of the body kick from Martola.
Martola scores with a nice strike.
Martola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redcliffe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martola tries to clinch up but Redcliffe circles away and keeps his distance.
Martola has closed the distance and engaged Redcliffe in a clinch.
Redcliffe swings wildly with an uppercut but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martola can do to turn this around?
Martola struggles to land a body shot inside as Redcliffe controls his hands.
Redcliffe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martola blocks it with crossed arms.
Martola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martola tries to work over Redcliffe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redcliffe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Redcliffe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Martola is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Redcliffe to the mat. Redcliffe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marski Martola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martola wants to pass the guard but Redcliffe is keeping the position.
Martola postures up and lands a big shot to Redcliffe's brow.
Martola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Redcliffe's guard.
Redcliffe wants to improve his position but Martola is controlling well.
Redcliffe missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola is trying to work for a kimura but Redcliffe is defending well.
Martola is looking to advance position but Redcliffe won't allow it.
Redcliffe wants to get back to full guard but Martola has passed into side control.
Redcliffe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martola wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marski Martola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marski Martola's cut.
That's time! Redcliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Redcliffe scores with a jab.
Martola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Martola is just out of range.
Redcliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martola's corner calls for a 1-2. Martola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Redcliffe blocks the low kick.
Martola dips to his left and cracks Redcliffe with an uppercut!
Redcliffe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Redcliffe misses.
Redcliffe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martola clobbers Redcliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut.
Martola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martola throws a lazy right hand but Redcliffe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Redcliffe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martola misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Martola tenderised Redcliffe's leg. Redcliffe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martola misses with a looping left.
Redcliffe delivers a nice body kick.
Martola throws a jab when Redcliffe was well out of range.
Redcliffe punishes Martola's body with a nice straight punch.
Martola fails with a takedown attempt.
Martola dives in for a single leg takedown but Redcliffe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Redcliffe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redcliffe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redcliffe moves away.
Martola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redcliffe's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Redcliffe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redcliffe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martola scores with a hook.
Martola digs a good body shot into Redcliffe's ribs.
Martola moves forwards but Redcliffe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martola avoids the head kick by Redcliffe.
A telegraphed right hand from Redcliffe misses the target.
Martola clinches up against the cage.
Redcliffe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redcliffe missing with knees to the body.
Martola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwame Redcliffe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martola gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Redcliffe keeping full guard, as Martola tries to pass.
Redcliffe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola stopping the sweep attempt from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe is trying to keep Martola in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martola advances to half guard.
Redcliffe gets full guard.
Martola passes Redcliffe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola trying to control from half guard but Redcliffe is working away.
Redcliffe tries to get to full guard but Martola has control of the leg.
Redcliffe is trying to control but can't.
Redcliffe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Redcliffe working for a triangle but Martola defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marski Martola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martola 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kwame Redcliffe!
A victorious Kwame Redcliffe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clive Hicks (ranked 570 p4p, 456 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 78 p4p, 62 weight class). Bradley Rainey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Rainey's shoulder, as Rainey tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Rainey's ribs.
Rainey misses the jab.
Rainey 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.
Rainey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rainey lands with an uppercut that bounces Hicks off the cage and back into range.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Rainey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Rainey is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rainey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hicks won't be happy with that.
Hicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks is working hard here to advance position.
Hicks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hicks tries to get to full guard but Rainey has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hicks.
Rainey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks is looking to sweep but instead, Rainey has passed into half guard.
Hicks is doing well to control the position and prevent Rainey from advancing to side control.
Hicks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hicks holds on and takes a little breather.
Rainey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks pulls Rainey in to control the position.
Rainey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rainey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
Rainey stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Rainey throwing strikes but missing.
Hicks trying to control the position here.
Hicks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rainey is one step ahead there.
Rainey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is pulling down on Rainey's head. It's preventing any offense from Rainey, at least for the moment.
Hicks wants to sweep here but Rainey controlling him for the moment.
Hicks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rainey postures up.
Rainey stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
Hicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Hicks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rainey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks stands up over Rainey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hicks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rainey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rainey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rainey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hicks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hicks cracks Rainey with a solid left hand.
Hicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rainey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Rainey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks defending well as Rainey loads up on a big left hand.
Rainey looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hicks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hicks is trying to control. Rainey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hicks prevents Rainey from improving his position.
Clive Hicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Hicks there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hicks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hicks is keen to just control but Rainey is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey is looking to improve his position.
Rainey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hicks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rainey wants to get back to full guard.
Hicks is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rainey has hold of Hicks's hands but Hicks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of Rainey's head.
Hicks tries to pass to full mount but Rainey defends it.
Hicks working Rainey over with strikes.
Hicks moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey taking a bit of punishment here - Hicks scoring with strikes.
Hicks taking a breather here.
Hicks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rainey is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Rainey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rainey can do to turn this around?
Rainey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hicks working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rainey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hicks grinds an elbow into Rainey's temple.
Rainey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 Rainey is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks cracks Rainey with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hicks immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rainey is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hicks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Hicks!
Clive Hicks decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 833 p4p, 912 weight class) and Henry Dustfinger (ranked 52 p4p, 57 weight class). Dustfinger has chosen The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chidi Chika 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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chika throws a counter high kick but Dustfinger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dustfinger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dustfinger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chika's head.
It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chika quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dustfinger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chika has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Dustfinger coming out on top.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dustfinger takes a swing at Chika's ribcage but misses.
Dustfinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Chika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Chika throws the kick towards the body but Dustfinger avoids it.
Dustfinger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dustfinger throws a hook but Chika avoids it easily.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Chika's shoulder, as Chika tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dustfinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dustfinger sends Chika crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dustfinger is motioning to the referee to let Chika up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dustfinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dustfinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dustfinger misses with a hook.
Chika was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dustfinger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chika takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Dustfinger misses its intended target.
Chika slips under a jab.
Chika quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chika slips under a jab from Dustfinger.
Chika thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dustfinger misses with a hook. Chika ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger misses the shot to the body.
Chika thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slow jab from Dustfinger misses its intended target.
Dustfinger throws a looping overhand right but Chika ducks down to avoid it.
Chika slips under a jab.
Dustfinger cracks Chika with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dustfinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chika to stand back up!
 Chika is rocked!
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Dustfinger finds Chika's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Chika flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Dustfinger lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Chika will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
After the fight, Henry Dustfinger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 443 p4p, 126 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 48 p4p, 15 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner moves away from the strike by Khanna.
Abner avoids a kick to the body.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Khanna motions for Abner to come forward. Khanna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Abner.
Khanna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abner's hands.
Khanna slips a straight right by Abner.
A countering left hand to the body from Khanna misses.
Khanna misses with a jab to the body
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Abner.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abner jabs at Khanna's body.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Abner throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner moves in looking to clinch but Khanna pushes him off.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Abner.
Khanna 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.
Abner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lands an overhand right.
Abner drops his hands momentarily and Khanna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Khanna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abner is able to avoid easily.
Abner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Abner tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
Abner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abner misses with a head kick.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abner will feel that in the morning.
Khanna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khanna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abner throws a leg kick but Khanna moved away.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Abner connects with a solid leg kick.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khanna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abner.
A cross from Khanna lands.
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!
Khanna works the jab nicely.
Abner takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
Abner lands a really nice looking cross but Khanna seems unphased.
Abner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Abner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khanna.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna 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.
Abner misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanna! But no joy.
Khanna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna lands a head shot.
Abner rushes Khanna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abner misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abner.
Khanna lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Abner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner misses with some punches.
Khanna has had enough of the clinch but Abner keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khanna has had enough of the clinch but Abner keeps him there for the moment.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries to work over Abner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanna is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
Abner blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.
Khanna throws a push kick but Abner slaps the foot to one side.
Khanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abner lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna thinks about the counter body kick.
Abner avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Khanna lands a jab.
Khanna misses with a hook
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanna circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
A little jabbing left from Khanna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Khanna. Those never looked like landing.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lands a jab to Abner's midsection.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Abner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abner with a hook.
Khanna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abner lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abner.
Khanna connects with a body shot that sends Abner's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abner.
A lazy body kick from Khanna
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna staying out of range there.
Abner misses with a body shot
and Khanna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Abner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khanna.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abner on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A low kick from Khanna misses
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Abner.
Khanna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abner misses with a body shot.
Khanna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abner takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
Khanna throws a push kick but Abner slaps the foot to one side.
Abner staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna connects with a right hand. Abner shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Khanna.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Khanna misses the body punch
and Abner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abner.
Abner gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Khanna.
Abner breaks from the clinch.
Khanna blocks a head kick by Abner.
Khanna with the inside leg kick.
Abner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanna lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanna. That snapped Abner's head back.
Khanna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abner is able to avoid easily.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Khanna takes a swing at Abner's ribcage but misses.
Abner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Abner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanna is out of range and Abner settles back down.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Brayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khanna!
Abner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abner defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Abner moves into the clinch.
Abner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abner has closed the distance and engaged Khanna in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Abner's 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!
Abner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abner works on Khanna's body with a couple of short punches.
Khanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abner has Khanna pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries a body shot but Abner blocks it.
Khanna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abner tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Abner.
A nice left hand lands by Abner.
Khanna tries to break the clinch but Abner is controlling the position.
Khanna tries to break free but Abner pushes him back against the cage.
Abner tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raja Khanna.
I've got Khanna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
A less than humble Raja Khanna misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 234 p4p, 273 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 23 p4p, 28 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21 - 10 - 0 |
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30
155
24 - 12 - 0 |
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita cracks Yamasaki with an open hand slap.
Mesquita misses with a straight left.
Yamasaki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mesquita.
Mesquita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamasaki tries to avoid it but Mesquita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamasaki to the ground. Yamasaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Mesquita throws out a loose jab but Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamasaki misses the body punch
and Mesquita counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Yamasaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Yamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mesquita defends well.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mesquita passes into half guard.
Yamasaki tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamasaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yamasaki is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yamasaki manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamasaki lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up in Yamasaki's guard and throws a big left but Yamasaki blocks it.
Yamasaki wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Yamasaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamasaki is pushing down on Mesquita's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mesquita is fighting to maintain full guard but Yamasaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mesquita can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamasaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita is looking to get back to full guard here but Yamasaki has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mesquita tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yamasaki presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mesquita is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki looking for a guillotine from mount but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Yamasaki prevents Mesquita from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamasaki throws out the jab.
Yamasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a head shot.
Yamasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita connects with a body shot that sends Yamasaki's belly button to the back.
Yamasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamasaki.
Mesquita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamasaki is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki 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.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Yamasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamasaki forces his way into half guard.
Mesquita wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamasaki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mesquita is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Yamasaki is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back.
Mesquita is staying active underneath Yamasaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Yamasaki controlling him for the moment.
Yamasaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamasaki laying and praying for a moment but Mesquita takes advantage and regains half guard.
Mesquita controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mesquita is trying to control but Yamasaki manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is working to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki moves to the back.
Yamasaki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mesquita knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mesquita for a finish.
Mesquita defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yamasaki's arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki has the hooks in. Mesquita is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Yamasaki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Yamasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamasaki defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Yamasaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yamasaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mesquita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
Yamasaki takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throws a lazy right hand but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamasaki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yamasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Yamasaki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yamasaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mesquita to the ground. Yamasaki is now in Mesquita's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita wants to hit a sweep here but Yamasaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mesquita there!
Yamasaki moves to the back.
Mesquita turns into Yamasaki and is now in his guard.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mesquita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yamasaki dives on top into guard.
Yamasaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mesquita's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Yamasaki escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Yamasaki!
Yamasaki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mesquita!
Mesquita is working to get back to half guard.
Mesquita sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mesquita works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita wants to control but Yamasaki passes easily into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamasaki pulls his head out easily.
Yamasaki controlling the action here.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Mesquita trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yamasaki wants to control the pace but Mesquita is squirming around nicely.
Mesquita tries to improve his position but instead Yamasaki has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki is not going to allow Mesquita to sit and survive in this position.
Mesquita is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Yamasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamasaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Yamasaki!
After the fight, Katsu Yamasaki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 417 p4p, 133 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 29 p4p, 9 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Alexey Markov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarrod Beard's chin.
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320
12 - 1 - 0 |
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280
21 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard throws a body shot but no joy.
Markov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jarrod Beard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markov.
A lazy left from Markov finds it's target.
It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
Markov lands a big right hand that sends Beard crashing to the mat! Markov stays standing though and waves Beard back to his feet!
Beard is rocked!
Markov throws an uppercut from hell that sends Beard clean off his feet! He's out cold! Markov stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Markov!
A very excited looking Alexey Markov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 208 p4p, 82 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 33 p4p, 14 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by Raiders Attack Vault City. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babcock looks to land a combination but Hoddle avoids it well.
Babcock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoddle. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babcock.
It looks like Glen Hoddle has been cut.
Hoddle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoddle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babcock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babcock.
Babcock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hoddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoddle shoots and misses
and Babcock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoddle misses with a hook. Babcock ducked under it nicely.
Hoddle tries for a takedown but Babcock circles away easily
and Hoddle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoddle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babcock.
Babcock moves away from the strike by Hoddle.
Babcock is looking to counter punch.
Hoddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoddle lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle lands with a good body shot.
Hoddle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoddle misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Babcock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoddle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babcock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoddle scrambles back to his feet.
Hoddle throws a head kick that misses
and Babcock counters with a crisp one two that drops Hoddle! Babcock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hoddle to his feet! Hoddle is in big trouble!
Hoddle is rocked!
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babcock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoddle is still on wobbly legs! Can Babcock finish him?
That has opened up Glen Hoddle's cut even more.
Babcock drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hoddle right on the button. Hoddle goes down! Babcock follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Babcock gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 3 p4p, 18 weight class) and Ivan Petrov (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Petrov has chosen Черная Волга as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ivan Petrov enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cleever's knee momentarily.
Cleever changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleever has time to react.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Cleever.
Cleever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Cleever misses with a right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Cleever throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Cleever rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cleever tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Cleever lands an elbow inside that Petrov shrugs off.
It looks like Ivan Petrov has been cut.
Cleever lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cleever lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Cleever lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov presses Cleever against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cleever softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Cleever.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Cleever lands an uppercut.
Cleever swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleever.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleevers head.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Cleever controls the action.
Cleever leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cleever.
Cleever lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Cleever blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Cleever avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike from Cleever.
Cleever digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Cleever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Cleever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleever misses with a punch on the inside.
Cleever misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov cracks Cleever with a nice body shot.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleever working aggressively here.
Cleever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleever was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov cracks Cleever with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Cleever swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleever misses with a hook to the body
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cleever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cleever really felt that one!
Petrov throws a leg kick which misses Cleever's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleever tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Cleever.
Cleever throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Cleever slips the punch.
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleever was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
It appears Cleever was looking to counter with a kick there.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but Cleever seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
Cleever was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cleever feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Cleever rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleever lands with a left to the head.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Cleever pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov digs a right hand into Cleever's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleever's gas tank.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleever.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Cleever trying to stall but Petrov improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cleever looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cleever blocks an uppercut.
Cleever misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleevers head.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Petrov blocks the elbow strike.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleever controls his hands.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Cleever has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleever tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Cleever has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Petrov tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleever.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Cleever avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleever controls his hands.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cleever seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
Cleever throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov pushes Cleever back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov pushes Cleever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrov presses Cleever against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov lands the left hand.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Cleever misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp right that sends Cleever to the canvas! Petrov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ivan Petrov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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