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GAMMA#1141 Malcolm v Miet PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 1326 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 165 p4p, 143 weight class). Tong Panong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tetris Song. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong Panong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Custer circles away.
Tong Panong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tong Panong wants to control from the top but Custer keeps moving.
Custer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tong Panong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer keeping full guard, as Tong Panong tries to pass.
Tong Panong won't allow Custer to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer is working an open guard so Tong Panong takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tong Panong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tong Panong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tong Panong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Custer is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Tong Panong.
Custer is trying to push Tong Panong away but Tong Panong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong lands a two punch combo.
Tong Panong shoots in but no luck this time.
Custer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Custer 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.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Tong Panong clinches up against the cage.
Tong Panong misses with a body punch.
Custer dodges an elbow strike from Tong Panong.
Custer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Custer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tong Panong closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer manages to break the clinch.
Tong Panong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tong Panong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Tong Panong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tong Panong seems to be working for a kimura but Custer defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer is controlling Tong Panong's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tong Panong tries to pass to full mount but Custer defends it.
Tong Panong slows the pace down in half guard.
Tong Panong trying to control from half guard but Custer is working away.
Tong Panong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tong Panong is trying to control. Custer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Custer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Custer counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tong Panong clinches with his opponent.
Tong Panong looking to throw knees to the head but Custer is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tong Panong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Tong Panong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up
and Custer counters with a low kick, right behind Tong Panong 's knee.
Tong Panong looks to clinch
letting Custer counter with a right hand.
Custer gets tackled into the cage by Tong Panong. Tong Panong maintains the clinch.
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marc Tong Panong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Custer. No joy for Tong Panong on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Tong Panong tries for a takedown but Custer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Tong Panong backs away, Custer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tong Panong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong darts in trying to clinch
and Custer counters with a head kick. That will keep Tong Panong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Custer gets tackled into the cage by Tong Panong. Tong Panong maintains the clinch.
Tong Panong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Custer blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Custer.
Tong Panong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Custer lands a shot to the body.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Custer blocks with his arms.
Custer breaks the clinch.
Tong Panong moves in looking to clinch but Custer pushes him off.
Custer throwing a counter right hand but Tong Panong manages to avoid it.
Tong Panong throws an off balance right hand
and Custer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong wants to clinch
and Custer counters with a nice right hand that sends Tong Panong toppling to the canvas! Tong Panong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Custer finish him?!
 Tong Panong is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up.
It appears Custer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tong Panong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Custer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Custer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Custer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tong Panong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tong Panong in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Custer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tong Panong.
Tong Panong is looking to pass Custer's guard but actually Custer recovers to full guard.
Tong Panong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tong Panong looking to pass the guard.
Tong Panong controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tong Panong is looking to clinch but Custer is avoiding it.
Custer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tong Panong just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tong Panong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Custer as he jumps to the side.
Tong Panong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Custer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jesse Custer is winning the standup battle so far.
Tong Panong tries to clinch there but Custer circles away.
Custer throws a quick counter head kick but Tong Panong was just out of range.
Tong Panong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Custer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tong Panong with a poor takedown
and Custer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jesse Custer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tong Panong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tong Panong clinches up against the cage.
Custer manages to break the clinch.
Tong Panong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tong Panong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tong Panong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Custer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong closes the distance but Custer moves to the side
enabling Custer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tong Panong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Custer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Custer thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tong Panong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tong Panong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Custer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up
and Custer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tong Panong's knee momentarily.
Tong Panong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Custer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong drives through and clinches with Custer against the cage.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Marc Tong Panong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Custer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tong Panong has him pressed against the cage.
Custer is trying to force a seperation but Tong Panong has the dominant position.
Tong Panong tries to land a knee to the head but Custer blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
Custer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Custer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong tries to clinch but Custer moves out of range.
Tong Panong tries to clinch
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tong Panong lands a body shot.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up
and Custer counters with a left to the body.
Tong Panong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tong Panong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Custer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tong Panong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Custer counters with a nice right hand that sends Tong Panong toppling to the canvas! Tong Panong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Custer finish him?!
Tong Panong is still on wobbly legs! Can Custer finish him?
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!
Tong Panong clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Custer.
Custer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tong Panong tries to clinch up
and Custer counters with a leg kick.
Tong Panong looks to clinch
and Custer counters with a big left hand that crumples Tong Panong! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Custer!
Our winner, Jesse Custer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Marc Tong Panong stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm slowing down.... I need to rethink seriously about my future'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Peterson (ranked 1158 p4p, 910 weight class) and Chris Richarlison (ranked 152 p4p, 114 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phoenix Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peterson moves away.
Richarlison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peterson.
Richarlison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Richarlison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Richarlison.
Richarlison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richarlison loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Peterson throwing a counter right hand but Richarlison manages to avoid it.
Richarlison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richarlison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson rushes Richarlison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Richarlison controls his hands.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richarlison's elbow.
Richarlison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richarlison.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Richarlison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richarlison throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Richarlison's leg. Richarlison is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richarlison eats them both and turns towards Peterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richarlison misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Richarlison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richarlison tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richarlison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peterson feints and then cracks Richarlison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Richarlison down.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Peterson is rocked!
Richarlison misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Richarlison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Richarlison throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Peterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Richarlison.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Richarlison is avoiding it.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Richarlison's leg. Richarlison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richarlison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Richarlison had a free shot at his head there.
Richarlison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richarlison has time to react.
Peterson tries to clinch but Richarlison moves out of range.
Richarlison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut.
Richarlison throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richarlison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richarlison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richarlison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Richarlison.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peterson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Richarlison!
Richarlison misses with a body kick.
Richarlison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richarlison misses with a straight left.
Richarlison slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Richarlison's shoulder, as Richarlison tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richarlison! But no joy.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Richarlison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Richarlison misses.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson cracks Richarlison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richarlison throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson 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.
Richarlison throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Peterson lands a jab to Richarlison's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Peterson moves forwards but Richarlison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Peterson. Beautiful body shot.
Peterson scores with a hook.
Richarlison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richarlison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richarlison scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peterson blocks the body kick.
Richarlison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Richarlison pushes him off.
Peterson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richarlison misses with a double jab.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson darts in and clinches Richarlison up against the cage.
Peterson digs a right hand into Richarlison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richarlison's gas tank.
Richarlison breaks the clinch.
Richarlison motions for Peterson to come forward. Richarlison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richarlison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Richarlison circles away.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Richarlison.
Peterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phoenix Peterson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Richarlison coming out on top.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Richarlison scores with a hook.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richarlison at a distance.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Donk. Peterson catches Richarlison right on the button with a cross.
Richarlison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Richarlison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson slips a jab from Richarlison.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richarlison swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Richarlison 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson rushes Richarlison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richarlison is trying to pull guard but Peterson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Richarlison lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richarlison's defenses.
 It looks like Chris Richarlison has been cut.
Richarlison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richarlison backwards.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richarlison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Richarlison blocks an elbow strike from Peterson.
Richarlison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richarlison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Richarlison crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peterson - the referee stops the clock and Richarlison gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peterson. Richarlison manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richarlison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richarlison eats them both and turns towards Peterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chris Richarlison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson scores with a nice body kick.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richarlison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson closes the distance and pushes Richarlison back into the cage.
Richarlison has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richarlison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richarlison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Richarlison keeps it at a distance.
Peterson tests Richarlison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richarlison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peterson.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richarlison lands a slapping body shot.
Richarlison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
A counter left hand to the body from Peterson misses its target.
Richarlison missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Richarlison throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
Richarlison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Richarlison down.
Peterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson tries to bum rush Richarlison with a series of wild strikes but Richarlison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richarlison throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson cracks a nice hook into Richarlison's ribs.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Richarlison circles away.
Richarlison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson throws a front kick aimed at Richarlison's knee but Richarlison avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Richarlison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richarlison.
Peterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Peterson.
Richarlison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Richarlison throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richarlison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peterson. Peterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richarlison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peterson. Peterson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richarlison throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peterson misses with a hook. Richarlison ducked under it nicely.
Peterson thumps Richarlison with a low kick.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Richarlison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richarlison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Richarlison lands a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! Richarlison stays standing though and waves Peterson back to his feet!
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Richarlison steps in with a hook that catches Peterson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Richarlison follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Peterson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Richarlison!
After the fight, Chris Richarlison 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanson (ranked 667 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Alpharuis Omegon (ranked 87 p4p, 166 weight class). Hanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Subcouds - on red. Omegon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton-Saboteur. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpharuis Omegon !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omegon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanson counters with a single leg into guard. Omegon didn't expect that.
Omegon wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson postures up and lands a big shot to Omegon 's brow.
Hanson landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omegon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
Hanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omegon is keeping the position for now.
Hanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omegon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanson stands and throws Omegon 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Omegon is defending well.
Omegon prevents Hanson from moving into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Hanson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hanson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omegon sneaks back into half guard.
Hanson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Omegon sees it coming and defends easily.
Hanson is pressing down on Omegon 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Omegon is holding on for now.
Omegon wants to improve his position but Hanson is controlling well.
Hanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Omegon sees it coming and defends easily.
Omegon tries to roll over but Hanson keeps him under control.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Omegon still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Omegon has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Omegon cracks Hanson with a big elbow.
Hanson tries to improve position but can't.
Hanson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Omegon working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Omegon grinds an elbow into Hanson's temple.
Hanson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Omegon cracks Hanson with a big right hand but Hanson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Omegon landing a few strikes.
Omegon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omegon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hanson is looking to regain half guard here but Omegon keeps moving and retains side control.
Omegon avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hanson.
Omegon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Omegon lands some shots froms side control.
Hanson is rocked!
Hanson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Oh Hanson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Omegon 's best efforts.
Hanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omegon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Omegon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanson's guard.
Hanson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hanson has momentary wrist control but Omegon slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanson wants to sweep here but Omegon controlling him for the moment.
Hanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omegon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Omegon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omegon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Omegon has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
Omegon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson keeping full guard, as Omegon tries to pass.
Omegon trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Omegon stands and throws Hanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson gets back to half guard.
Hanson tries to roll over but Omegon keeps him under control.
Hanson taking some punishment here, with Omegon in his half guard.
Hanson won't allow Omegon to pass to mount.
Hanson tries to get to full guard but Omegon has control of the leg.
Omegon is pressing down on Hanson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanson is holding on for now.
Hanson looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Omegon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Omegon wants to control but Hanson is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alpharuis Omegon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Omegon looks to throw the jab but Hanson is out of range.
Hanson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hanson slips a nice elbow through Omegon 's hands, connecting with Omegon 's forehead.
Hanson is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Omegon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Omegon is on top in guard.
Hanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Omegon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson working for a triangle but Omegon defends it easily.
Omegon looking to pass the guard.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omegon defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omegon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Omegon looking to pass the guard.
Omegon trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Omegon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David Hanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omegon passes Hanson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Omegon there.
Omegon prevents Hanson from improving his position.
Omegon is looking to advance position but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Omegon 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Omegon 's back!
Omegon is trying to break free.
Hanson avoiding Omegon 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson keeps control of the position as Omegon tries to break free.
Hanson is landing with strikes from the back.
Hanson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Omegon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Omegon for a finish.
Hanson working for the choke.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hanson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Omegon is controlling his hands well.
Omegon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Omegon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hanson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Omegon tries to escape the position.
Hanson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Omegon has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Omegon rolls, trying to escape but Hanson keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omegon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Omegon covers up after that shot from Hanson.
Hanson is persistently looking for the submission but Omegon is defending it well.
Hanson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hanson is looking for the choke from the back position but Omegon is controlling his hands well.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omegon can do to turn this around?
Omegon wants to control his opponent's hands but Hanson gets his hands free.
Hanson looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Omegon is controlling Hanson 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Hanson is looking for a triangle but Omegon pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omegon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Omegon has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
Omegon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Omegon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Omegon pushing down on Hanson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hanson has hold of Omegon 's hands but Omegon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Omegon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omegon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hanson wants to get back to full guard.
Omegon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hanson wants to get back to full guard.
Hanson is refusing to be controlled, as Omegon sits in half guard.
Hanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Omegon works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Omegon throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Omegon misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanson counters with a shoot takedown. Omegon fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Omegon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Omegon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hanson, into his guard.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Omegon from controlling successfully.
Hanson working for submissions but it's allowed Omegon to get to half guard.
Omegon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson is looking for a sweep. Omegon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omegon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanson working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is squirming around, avoiding Omegon 's attempts to control the action.
Omegon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omegon pulls his head out easily.
Omegon is pressing down on Hanson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hanson is holding on for now.
Hanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Omegon working the head and body with strikes.
Hanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omegon pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Omegon there.
Nice strikes from Omegon there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Omegon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Omegon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Omegon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Omegon is looking to take a break and control but Hanson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omegon 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.
Omegon is looking to advance position but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson is looking for a sweep. Omegon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omegon pulls his head out easily.
Omegon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omegon working over Hanson with some ground and pound. Hanson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanson punching from the bottom.
Omegon moves into full mount! Hanson won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omegon with a couple of short strikes.
Hanson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Omegon looking for a sweep. Not yet Omegon , not yet.
Hanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Omegon is retaining full guard.
Hanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Omegon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
Hanson postures up in Omegon 's guard and throws a big left but Omegon blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omegon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
Omegon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanson is one step ahead there.
Omegon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omegon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Omegon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Omegon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Omegon working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanson is looking for a triangle but Omegon pushes his legs off easily.
Omegon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Omegon postures up and lands a big shot to Hanson's brow.
Omegon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omegon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Omegon has managed to get both his arms back between Hanson's legs - danger averted.
Omegon stopping the sweep attempt from Hanson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpharuis Omegon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Omegon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alpharuis Omegon !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Li Citra (ranked 681 p4p, 353 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 91 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li Citra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tonioli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li Citra has time to react.
 It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
We've been told by Li Citra's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li Citra connects with a crisp jab.
Tonioli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Li Citra finds it's way through Tonioli's defenses.
Li Citra throws a big shot that misses.
Tonioli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tonioli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li Citra can pounce on him.
Li Citra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonioli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonioli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li Citra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonioli is out of range and Li Citra settles back down.
Li Citra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Tonioli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Li Citra lands the left hand.
Tonioli takes one to the chin there.
Li Citra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li Citra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonioli.
Li Citra lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Li Citra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonioli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonioli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Vinicius Tonioli's cut even more.
Li Citra lands with a cross.
Tonioli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tonioli is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Li Citra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Li Citra 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.
Li Citra lands a really nice looking cross but Tonioli seems unphased.
Luca Li Citra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Tonioli.
It seemed like Tonioli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Li Citra clobbers Tonioli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Li Citra swings widly with a right hand
and Tonioli counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Li Citra as he connects with a hook.
Li Citra misses the shot to the body.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Li Citra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonioli counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonioli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The cut above Vinicius Tonioli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Li Citra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonioli manages to avoid it.
Li Citra misses with a looping left.
Li Citra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Li Citra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonioli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That kick from Li Citra tenderised Tonioli's leg. Tonioli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li Citra swings widly with a right hand
and Li Citra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Li Citra.
Tonioli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut.
Li Citra throws a big shot that misses.
Tonioli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonioli wants to counter the offense by Li Citra and move into the clinch position.
A big right from Li Citra misses.
Li Citra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonioli throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a hook but Tonioli avoids it easily.
Li Citra throws an overhand right that lands on Tonioli's shoulder, as Tonioli tries to avoid the shot.
Tonioli throws out a counter right but Li Citra avoids it with no problem.
Li Citra scores with the left hand. Tonioli knows he should have avoided that one.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Li Citra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li Citra swings widly with a right hand
and Tonioli counters with a crisp one two that drops Li Citra! Tonioli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Li Citra to his feet! Li Citra is in big trouble!
Li Citra is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tonioli.
Oh Li Citra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li Citra lands a leg kick that knocks Tonioli off balance momentarily.
Li Citra seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Li Citra.
Tonioli wants to counter the offense by Li Citra and move into the clinch position.
Tonioli slips under a jab.
Tonioli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Li Citra looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tonioli misses.
Li Citra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra scores with a nice right hand.
Li Citra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonioli manages to avoid it.
Tonioli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li Citra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tonioli lands a big head kick that sends Li Citra tumbling to the mat! Tonioli takes a step backwards and waves Li Citra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Luca Li Citra's cut is getting worse.
Tonioli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Li Citra lands an overhand right.
Donk. Li Citra catches Tonioli right on the button with a cross.
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li Citra looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
Li Citra throws a head kick but Tonioli moves out of range.
Tonioli tries to counter with a clinch but Li Citra shakes him off and moves away.
Tonioli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the liver by Li Citra. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li Citra swings for the body but Tonioli moves out of range.
Li Citra lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinicius Tonioli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luca Li Citra!
Luca Li Citra thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 402 p4p, 517 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 10 p4p, 29 weight class). Bronte has chosen Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta lands a jab to the nose.
Bronte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bronte counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pyay Thuta has been cut.
Bronte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Bronte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thuta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bronte.
We've been told by Thuta's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thuta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bronte working aggressively here.
Bronte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thuta backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
Thuta scores with a hook to the body.
Bronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Thuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta tries to work over Bronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Thuta stalling in the clinch but Bronte improves position.
Bronte wants to break free but Thuta has control.
Thuta prevents a body shot from Bronte.
Bronte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thuta or not.
Thuta is breathing heavily.
Thuta can't break the clinch.
Bronte digs a right hand into Thuta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thuta's gas tank.
Bronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Bronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thuta slips a jab and a cross from Bronte.
Thuta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bronte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronte cracks Thuta with an uppercut from hell and Thuta crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bronte's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Thuta is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thuta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Thuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronte throws an elbow that misses. Thuta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bronte's guard. Nice move by Thuta!
Bronte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thuta has managed to get both his arms back between Bronte's legs - danger averted.
Bronte pushes a forearm under Thuta's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thuta is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Deane (ranked 443 p4p, 772 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 25 p4p, 20 weight class). Deane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cinderella Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cross's choice of entrance music: Folk Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Deane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deane tries to move into range but Cross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cross sprawls well initially but Deane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Deane trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Deane wants to free his trapped foot but Cross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Deane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cross defending well though.
Deane thows a huge punch but Cross dodges it nicely.
Deane is trying to control. Cross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deane slips a nice elbow through Cross's hands, connecting with Cross's forehead.
Cross controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Deane wants to take a breather but Cross is having none of it.
Deane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is staying active underneath Deane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deane.
Deane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deane is keen to just control but Cross is a slippery customer.
Deane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing that Deane has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Deane throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cross to regain full guard.
Cross lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cross engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cross slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deane can't do much from the bottom here.
Deane seems a little lost for a moment, as Cross dominates the positioning.
Deane tries to improve position but can't.
Deane is working hard here to advance position.
Cross is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Deane will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Deane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deane is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deane striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Deane throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross gets caught napping as Deane dives in and scores a takedown. Cross manages to retain guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deane is in close to Cross's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deane trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Deane is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Deane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cross misses the jab.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deane in his tracks.
Deane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cross lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Calvin Deane has been cut.
Deane darts in looking for a takedown but Cross gets double underhooks and turns Deane into the cage.
Cross throws out a counter right but Deane avoids it with no problem.
Cross presses Deane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deane's elbow.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cross drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Deane right on the button. Deane goes down! Cross follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cross gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Cross!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Cross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve McMichael (ranked 162 p4p, 119 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 26 p4p, 20 weight class). Steve McMichael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by McMichael's head coaches at The Barn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew throws a solid leg kick but McMichael takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthew.
Matthew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and McMichael counters with a three punch combo that has Matthew backing up. Matthew nods at McMichael to acknowledge the strikes.
Matthew lands a head shot.
McMichael moves away from the strike by Matthew.
A quick step to the side and McMichael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew misses with a right hand
and McMichael counters with a nice body shot.
McMichael is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
McMichael with a jab.
Matthew throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
Matthew looks to land a left hand but McMichael moved out of range nicely.
Matthew blocks a head kick by McMichael.
A clash of legs there as Matthew blocks the low kick.
Matthew ducks right into an uppercut from McMichael.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
McMichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a looping right.
McMichael moves out of range of the strikes.
Matthew checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by McMichael as he connects with a hook.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichael is just out of range.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McMichael uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthew thows a leg kick but McMichael checks it
and McMichael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McMichael tries to clinch there but Matthew circles away.
McMichael staying out of range there.
Matthew takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
Matthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMichael throws out a leg kick but Matthew moves out of range and McMichael only half commits.
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew slips a jab from McMichael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Matthew lands with an overhand left.
McMichael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthew swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as McMichael blocks the low kick.
McMichael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body.
Matthew misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
Matthew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthew scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from McMichael does no damage.
McMichael misses the jab.
McMichael swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew throws a big shot that misses.
Matthew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matthew scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthew misses with a kick to the body
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matthew gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from McMichael misses its intended target.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but McMichael slips the punch.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Matthew does no damage.
McMichael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthew misses the jab.
McMichael defending well as Matthew loads up on a big left hand.
McMichael was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMichael.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McMichael wants to slow Matthew down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Matthew misses.
Matthew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McMichael can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMichael throws out a loose jab but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McMichael throws a hook to the side of Matthew's head but Matthew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve McMichael will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
Matthew jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matthew looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
McMichael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Matthew throws a right hand that misses
and McMichael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McMichael 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 Matthew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
McMichael lands a leg kick that knocks Matthew off balance momentarily.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
McMichael lands a jab to the nose.
Matthew swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling McMichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthew looks to land a right hand but McMichael moved out of range.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
letting McMichael counter with a right hand.
Matthew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McMichael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for McMichael.
Steve McMichael is winning the standup battle so far.
McMichael tries a low kick but Matthew avoids it.
McMichael throws a leg kick which misses Matthew's front leg but catches the back leg as Matthew tries to avoid it.
Matthew moves out of range as McMichael strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichael.
Matthew scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Matthew misses.
McMichael misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Matthew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matthew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew cracks McMichael with a right hand to the side of the head.
McMichael lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matthew will feel that in the morning.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with a head kick.
McMichael moves out of range as Matthew strikes.
McMichael just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Matthew.
McMichael looks to throw the jab but Matthew is out of range.
McMichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthew is just out of range.
McMichael throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McMichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Matthew.
McMichael misses the shot to the body.
Matthew was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthew throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMichael on the side of the head.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and McMichael counters with a thumping low kick.
McMichael loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
McMichael checks a leg kick.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthew lands a jab-cross combination.
McMichael checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McMichael takes one to the chin there.
Matthew blocks a jab.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthew.
The fighters circling - McMichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
Matthew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
As Matthew backs away, McMichael returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from McMichael misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. McMichael moves away and avoids it.
Matthew throws an off balance right hand
and McMichael counters with an outside leg kick.
McMichael takes a jab right on the kisser.
McMichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
McMichael appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matthew 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.
Matthew lands with a straight right. McMichael didn't see that one coming.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Matthew backs away, McMichael returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matthew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McMichael swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matthew avoids the body shot from McMichael.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matthew lands with a right hand.
Matthew throws a hook to the side of McMichael's head but McMichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMichael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
Matthew is looking to chop away at McMichael's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthew throws a body punch but McMichael moves out of range.
Matthew swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
Matthew tries a low kick but McMichael avoids it.
McMichael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Matthew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
McMichael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McMichael takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Matthew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McMichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Matthew misses its intended target.
McMichael misses the jab.
Matthew blocks a jab.
A jab from Matthew misses.
McMichael slips a straight right by Matthew.
McMichael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMichael doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael staying out of range there.
McMichael appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matthew connects with a crisp jab.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMichael.
McMichael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from McMichael does no damage.
McMichael has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matthew finds it's way round the side to connect with McMichael's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichael is just out of range.
Matthew misses with a shot to the body
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMichael looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
Matthew doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McMichael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Matthew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matthew catches McMichael with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
McMichael motions for Matthew to come forward. McMichael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthew cracks McMichael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matthew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Matthew there.
Matthew misses with a low kick.
McMichael misses with an uppercut. Matthew saw that one coming.
Matthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMichael 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!
Matthew misses with an uppercut. McMichael saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matthew lands with a shot to the body.
Matthew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMichael lands a jab to the nose.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
Matthew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and McMichael tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMichael scores with the left hand. Matthew knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthew misses with a body shot.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
McMichael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McMichael connects with a leg kick.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by McMichael.
Matthew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matthew in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Matthew. That snapped McMichael's head back.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthew jabs at McMichael's body.
Matthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMichael scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthew missing with a left hand there. McMichael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McMichael missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMichael bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthew throws out the jab.
Matthew swings widly with a right hand
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McMichael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichael misses with a straight left.
Matthew misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
McMichael wants to clinch
and Matthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matthew takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McMichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMichael.
Matthew tries to move into range but McMichael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a body kick.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthew.
As Matthew looks to move away, McMichael throws a big counter combo but Matthew just gets out of the way.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Matthew.
Matthew with a nice cross.
McMichael misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from McMichael misses its intended target.
Matthew throws out a counter right but McMichael avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by McMichael.
McMichael throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McMichael swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
Patrick Matthew 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 115 p4p, 465 weight class) and Rokken Roll (ranked 16 p4p, 49 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita misses with a straight right.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
Mesquita cracks Roll with an open hand slap.
Roll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mesquita was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roll thuds his shin into the meat of Mesquita's side.
Roll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roll 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.
Mesquita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita tests Roll's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mesquita or perhaps it was just good defense by Roll, which made it look bad.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Mesquita misses the target.
Mesquita moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Roll misses.
Mesquita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mesquita misses with a straight left.
Roll only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Roll slips under a jab.
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!
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
Roll dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll feints and then cracks Mesquita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mesquita down.
Roll blocks a jab.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
We've been hearing reports that Mesquita has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roll fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mesquita checks it well.
Roll takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
Mesquita uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mesquita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mesquita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roll slips under a jab.
Roll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mesquita looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita working over Roll with some ground and pound. Roll looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roll actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Mesquita is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Roll as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up in Roll's guard and throws a big left but Roll blocks it.
Mesquita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roll keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita is in close to Roll's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Roll wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mesquita is now in half guard.
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roll doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita trying to control the action but Roll is working from the bottom.
Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but Roll is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mesquita dips to his left and cracks Roll with an uppercut!
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Roll saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roll.
Mesquita slips under a jab from Roll.
Roll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mesquita under the eye.
Roll throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
A jab from Mesquita misses.
Roll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mesquita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roll misses with a straight right.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesquita circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita cracks Roll with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roll can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll catches Mesquita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roll scores with a nice body kick.
Mesquita fails with the takedown.
Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Roll misses.
Mesquita swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mesquita is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mesquita checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roll getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roll lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
Roll misses with a hook
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown. Roll fights it but they end up in guard.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Roll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Roll stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Roll uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita sneaks back into half guard.
Roll passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mesquita!
Mesquita is looking to improve his position but Roll isn't that keen on the idea.
Mesquita tries to lock up and control but Roll gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roll tries to control but Mesquita wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to hold on but Roll pushes him away.
Mesquita is trying to escape the mount.
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Roll's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita tries to hold on but Roll postures up.
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Roll's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mesquita is trying to escape the mount.
Roll controlling his opponent.
Mesquita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mesquita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mesquita works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roll manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Roll throws a leg kick that is checked
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita throws an elbow that misses. Roll uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mesquita's guard. Nice move by Roll!
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roll doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roll manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roll has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Mesquita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roll pushes down on Mesquita's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mesquita sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mesquita regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mesquita has his foot on Roll's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roll works his way back into a safe position though.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Roll controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita working for a triangle but Roll defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roll defends it easily.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roll looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Roll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roll is posturing up here but Mesquita has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Roll tries to roll out but it's too tight and Roll has to tap! Slick submission there by Mesquita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 28 p4p, 286 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 5 p4p, 39 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Черная Волга. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov wants to clinch.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
River takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River .
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River connects with the punch.
Petrov blocks a jab.
River misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from River . Those never looked like landing.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrov.
A jab from River finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
River moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River .
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a hook but River blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
River throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
That kick from River tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov lands a nice looking body kick.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River walks into a jab.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov avoids the body shot from River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
River misses with a leg kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
River replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov lands a nice hook to River 's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from River .
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrov lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but River might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Petrov.
River throws a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov blocks a head kick by River .
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River moves out of range of the body kick.
River scores with a hook.
River connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
River 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by River .
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from River .
Petrov blocks a body shot from River .
River misses with some punches.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of River 's head.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from River on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
River looking to stall.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
River blocks a body shot from Petrov.
A hook to the body from Petrov.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov feints a jab promting River to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. River slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
River misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and River duly obliges.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
River drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov lands with a nice body kick.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
River misses with a body shot.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River 's head backwards.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov throws a hook but River blocks it.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov throws a leg kick but River moved away.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as River tries to tie him up.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
River throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivan Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for River .
River takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
River misses the body punch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Nice body punch from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a left hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River .
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
River is looking to clinch.
Petrov moves away from the strike by River .
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
A shot to the liver by River . Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Petrov misses.
River throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
River throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and River counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River . That did some damage!
River jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 Petrov misses its intended target.
River misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
River prevents a body shot from Petrov.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Clint River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
River breaks the clinch.
River lands with a good body shot.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles River 's knee momentarily.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
River loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles River 's knee momentarily.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Nice defenses there by River .
River misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick by River misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov is looking to counter with a body kick.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
River connects with a crisp jab.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Petrov!
A victorious Ivan Petrov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 11 p4p, 75 weight class) and Miet Cleever (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleever swings widly with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farquharson throwing strikes but missing.
Cleever has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Farquharson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Farquharson misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
Farquharson jumps guard but Cleever stands there with Farquharson around his waist. Farquharson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Farquharson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cleever works on Farquharson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Cleever taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cleever manages to break the clinch.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleever manages to avoid it.
Cleever thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farquharson if he has to take too many more of those.
Farquharson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miet Cleever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Cleever looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Cleever misses
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown. Cleever fights it but they end up in guard.
Cleever is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleever lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farquharson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farquharson.
Farquharson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cleever lands a right hand.
Farquharson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farquharson tries to stall but Cleever uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Cleever.
Farquharson tries to stall but Cleever uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Cleever keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farquharson's efforts to push away.
Farquharson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleever throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Cleever misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cleever. That one must have hurt.
Cleever with a nice cross.
Farquharson checks a leg kick.
Farquharson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farquharson clobbers Cleever with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cleever throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleever misses with an uppercut.
Cleever is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farquharson.
Cleever slips a jab from Farquharson.
Farquharson checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Farquharson misses its target.
Farquharson works Cleever's body with a nice hook.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cleever misses the jab.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Cleever fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cleever throws out a powerful jab.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleever was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Cleever rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farquharson tests Cleever's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cleever throws a leg kick
and Farquharson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Farquharson.
Cleever wriggles free and stands up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cleever.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Cleever.
Farquharson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleever throws a leg kick but Farquharson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cleever misses with an uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleever thuds his right hand into Farquharson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cleever with a jab.
Cleever has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cleever throws a looping overhand right but Farquharson ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cleever darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Farquharson misses.
Cleever throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miet Cleever seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farquharson scores with a shot to the body.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farquharson lands a nice looking body shot.
Farquharson misses with a hook.
Cleever is looking to chop away at Farquharson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever misses with a body kick.
Farquharson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Cleever misses.
Farquharson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Cleever.
Cleever slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cleever counters with a one-two to the body.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses
enabling Farquharson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleever shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cleever lands a nice hook to Farquharson's body. Farquharson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleever looks for the body kick but Farquharson saw that one coming.
Farquharson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cleever ducks under a wild hook from Farquharson.
Cleever lands a head kick. Farquharson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cleever is looking to land body kicks.
Cleever throws a head kick but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Farquharson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleever has time to react.
Farquharson slips a jab from Cleever.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farquharson manages to avoid it.
Cleever lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farquharson's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Cleever.
It looked like Farquharson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farquharson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleever.
Farquharson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farquharson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farquharson slips a jab from Cleever.
Cleever swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson lands a nice looking body shot.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cleever tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleever.
It looked like Farquharson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cleever.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws a jab but it's blocked by Farquharson.
Cleever with the inside leg kick.
Cleever drives through and clinches with Farquharson against the cage.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farquharson.
Farquharson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farquharson avoids a kick to the body.
Cleever lands the left hand.
A low kick lands for Cleever.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses.
Cleever misses with a body shot
and Cleever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cleever lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farquharson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cleever tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Farquharson is in Cleever's guard.
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!
Farquharson is working Cleever over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever wants to stand and escape but Farquharson is having none of it.
Farquharson has gone for a leg lock! Cleever slips out almost immediately though and dives into Farquharson's guard.
Cleever got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farquharson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cleever has managed to get both his arms back between Farquharson's legs - danger averted.
Cleever decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Farquharson, up you get!
Cleever misses with a body kick.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever scores with a hook.
Cleever feints and then cracks Farquharson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farquharson down.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cleever with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Farquharson.
Cleever cracks Farquharson with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Farquharson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleever moves away.
A big right from Cleever misses.
Cleever throws a looping overhand right but Farquharson ducks down to avoid it.
Cleever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farquharson cracks a nice hook into Cleever's ribs.
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Cleever.
Cleever throws a body kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cleever has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Farquharson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farquharson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
Cleever digs a good body shot into Farquharson's ribs.
Farquharson throws a body punch but Cleever moves out of range.
Cleever will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleever throws a solid leg kick but Farquharson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cleever.
A little feinted left hand from Farquharson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cleever misses with a body shot
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleever tries to move into range but Farquharson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cleever moves out of range of the strikes.
Cleever misses with a body kick.
Cleever pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson is looking to wear down Cleever with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Cleever goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cleever stuffs the takedown attempt from Farquharson. Farquharson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farquharson checks a leg kick.
Cleever misses with a hook. Farquharson ducked under it nicely.
Farquharson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farquharson looks to land a right hand but Cleever moved out of range.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleever throws a head kick but Farquharson moves out of range.
Cleever just misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleever.
Cleever lands with a nice body punch.
Farquharson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever throws a low kick but Farquharson moves out of range easily.
Cleever lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farquharson's sensitive parts.
Farquharson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farquharson with a body shot.
Cleever misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson is looking to counter punch.
Cleever looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Cleever throws a body kick that misses.
Cleever moves out of range as Farquharson strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Cleever there.
Cleever misses with a looping left.
Farquharson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cleever takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick.
Cleever misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Cleever 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cleever connects with a solid leg kick.
Cleever throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleever walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farquharson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleever! But no joy.
Cleever paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cleever looks to land a body kick but Farquharson moved away.
Farquharson blocks a head kick by Cleever.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cleever misses with a body punch
and Farquharson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cleever throws a jab when Farquharson was well out of range.
Farquharson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cleever misses with a leg kick
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cleever has one foot on Farquharson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cleever misses with a leg kick
and Farquharson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cleever misses with a hook.
Farquharson is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever throws a push kick but Farquharson slaps the foot to one side.
Cleever throws a right hand that misses
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleever throws a body kick that misses.
Farquharson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cleever misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cleever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleever.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Cleever misses
and Farquharson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleever.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleever was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Farquharson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Farquharson moves out of range easily.
Cleever throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cleever drops his hands momentarily and Farquharson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cleever thows a leg kick but Farquharson checks it
so Farquharson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Farquharson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farquharson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farquharson controlling from the top position.
Cleever utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cleever wants to stand up but Farquharson is controlling him.
Cleever bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farquharson's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cleever got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farquharson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cleever has managed to get both his arms back between Farquharson's legs - danger averted.
Miet Cleever has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farquharson 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.
Cleever wants to get up but he can't break Farquharson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson keeping full guard, as Cleever tries to pass.
Farquharson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cleever has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Farquharson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Farquharson is looking for a sweep.
Cleever decides to stand back up.
Farquharson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cleever takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a hook but Cleever blocks it.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Farquharson moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Farquharson misses its target.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Cleever.
Farquharson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cleever misses with a straight left.
Cleever misses with a hook.
Farquharson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cleever misses with a straight right.
Cleever is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Farquharson misses its target.
Miet Cleever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquharson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miet Cleever will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Farquharson misses with a right hand
and Cleever connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Cleever.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleever was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Both fighters circling a little - Cleever finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farquharson. Cleever does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farquharson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Cleever.
Cleever lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Farquharson moves out of range easily.
Farquharson is looking to counter punch.
Farquharson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a body kick.
A jab from Farquharson does it's job there.
Farquharson works the jab nicely.
Cleever throws a series of punches but Farquharson avoids them all with ease.
Cleever tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleever.
Cleever throws a leg kick but Farquharson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Farquharson misses its target.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farquharson avoids the head kick by Cleever.
Cleever takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cleever on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cleever defending well as Farquharson loads up on a big left hand.
Farquharson lands with a shot to the body.
Cleever dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farquharson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cleever lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Farquharson misses its intended target.
Farquharson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleever.
Farquharson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cleever tries to score with a low kick but Farquharson moves his leg out of the way.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Farquharson misses with a body shot.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cleever cracks Farquharson with a good jab.
Malcolm Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cleever misses with a left hand
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Farquharson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farquharson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cleever manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cleever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
Cleever lands a leg kick that knocks Farquharson off balance momentarily.
Farquharson throws a shot from downtown. Cleever moves away and avoids it.
Cleever has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleever shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Farquharson eats them both and turns towards Cleever to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleever misses with a lunging right hand
and Farquharson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleever throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Farquharson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cleever.
Farquharson lands a slapping body shot.
Cleever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Farquharson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cleever.
A big left from Cleever misses.
Cleever scores with a jab.
Miet Cleever is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleever uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farquharson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleever punishes Farquharson's body with a nice straight punch.
Farquharson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleever attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farquharson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miet Cleever comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleever has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miet Cleever!
Miet Cleever is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Miet Cleever thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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