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GAMMA#1146 Robson v John PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 2672 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Spenser Swagger (ranked 98 p4p, 82 weight class). Thulani comes into the arena with Zara - Sojaboy blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spenser Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thulani's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Thulani.
Thulani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swagger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swagger misses with a head kick.
Thulani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thulani jabs at Swagger's body.
The fighters circling - Thulani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thulani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Thulani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swagger. That did some damage!
Thulani punishes Swagger's body with a nice straight punch.
Swagger is looking to clinch but Thulani is avoiding it.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thulani misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Thulani.
 It looks like Spenser Swagger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger gets a clinch.
Swagger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swagger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thulani.
Thulani scores with a hook to the body.
Thulani misses with some punches.
Thulani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swagger lands a shot to the body.
Swagger misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swagger backwards.
Swagger struggles to land a body shot inside as Thulani controls his hands.
Thulani swings wildly with an uppercut but Swagger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thulani blocks an uppercut.
Thulani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thulani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thulani prevents a body shot from Swagger.
Thulani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swagger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thulani misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thulani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swagger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swagger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thulanis head.
Thulani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Swagger misses with a body punch.
Thulani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swagger misses with a body punch.
Thulani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a body punch.
Thulani throws a punch but it's blocked by Swagger.
Thulani blocks a body shot from Swagger.
Swagger can't find room to land a body shot as Thulani controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thulani looking to stall.
Swagger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thulani blocks a body shot from Swagger.
Swagger blocks a body shot from Thulani.
Swagger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Swagger fails to land.
Swagger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thulani prevents a body shot from Swagger.
Thulani is struggling to control the position.
Swagger digs a right hand underneath Thulani's ribcage. Thulani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thulani slowing the pace effectively.
Swagger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Swagger as the two fighters clinch.
Thulani is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thulani or not.
Swagger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Swagger.
Swagger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thulani's elbow.
A short uppercut from Swagger.
Swagger misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thulani backwards.
A short right from Swagger on the inside.
Swagger tries a body shot but Thulani blocks it.
Thulani taking a breather.
Thulani misses with a punch to the body.
Thulani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thulani prevents a body shot from Swagger.
Swagger misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Swagger.
Swagger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thulanis head.
Swagger can't find room to land a body shot as Thulani controls the action.
Swagger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swagger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Swagger.
A short uppercut from Swagger.
Swagger throws a head punch that misses.
Swagger can't find room to land a body shot as Thulani controls the action.
Swagger lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swagger misses with a punch to the body.
Thulani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swagger tries to throw a body punch but Thulani avoids it by throwing Swagger back against the cage.
Swagger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swagger.
Thulani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swagger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swagger tries to throw a body punch but Thulani avoids it by throwing Swagger back against the cage.
Swagger struggles to land a body shot inside as Thulani controls his hands.
Thulani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swagger lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swagger lands with a left to the head.
Swagger lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spenser Swagger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spenser Swagger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swagger thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Swagger.
Thulani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick from Swagger lands but Thulani takes it in his stride.
Swagger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thulani.
Jab from Swagger.
Thulani connects with a nice looking jab.
Thulani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swagger manages to avoid it.
Thulani just misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swagger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swagger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thulani seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Swagger shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Thulani is backing up but Swagger catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Thulani covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Swagger Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spenser Swagger!
A very excited looking Spenser Swagger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 1628 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 205 p4p, 159 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabral was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers .
Cabral looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabral counters with a body kick that stops Rodgers in his tracks momentarily.
Cabral clinches.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Cabral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
A short left from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cabral.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers .
Cabral lands with a right to the head.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrals head.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Rodgers tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Cabral has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cabral blocking some punches.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers .
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabral. That's going to slow Rodgers down.
Rodgers lands a jab to Cabral's midsection.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers jumps guard.
Cabral throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabral slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cabral stands up over Rodgers , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabral wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Cabral is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rodgers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rodgers has escaped and now he's on top!
Cabral wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodgers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rodgers tries to stand but Cabral is controlling his head.
Rodgers trying to control the position but Cabral is working away.
Cabral prevents Rodgers from moving into mount.
Cabral manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cabral is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cabral throwing shots but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emberson Cabral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabral appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodgers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Cabral is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral forces Rodgers back against the cage and clinches.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers has picked Cabral up - he's going for a ride! Rodgers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cabral tries to kick Rodgers off but Rodgers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodgers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodgers prevents Cabral from getting the reversal.
Cabral is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodgers wants to stand but Cabral is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to stand up but Cabral had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabral.
Cabral throws a strike but Rodgers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabral throws an elbow that misses. Rodgers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabral's guard. Nice move by Rodgers !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cabral is proving hard to escape from.
Cabral lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabral wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Cabral stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .
Cabral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabral makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cabral throws a strike but Rodgers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabral working a defensive guard here.
Cabral wants to stand and escape but Rodgers is having none of it.
Rodgers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers is pushing down on Cabral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabral is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodgers has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Rodgers 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers 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 Cabral has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabral and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cabral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodgers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabral rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabral lands a head kick!
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Cabral connects with a body shot that sends Rodgers 's belly button to the back.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Cabral moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
And Cabral counters with a quick kick to the body but Rodgers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabral swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Rodgers looks for a takedown but Cabral sprawls well.
Cabral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Cabral counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Cabral moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Cabral.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Cabral.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral wants to clinch.
Cabral cracks Rodgers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Cabral throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rodgers avoids it.
Cabral pushes Rodgers up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Cabral is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Cabral.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers .
Cabral blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodgers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Cabral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Cabral as Rodgers shoots in.
Emberson Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Cabral avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cabral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabral.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabral was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a nice body shot.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers takes one to the side of the head.
Rodgers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodgers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emberson Cabral showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabral has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emberson Cabral!
Emberson Cabral managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Sojka (ranked 858 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Islim Makhmud (ranked 107 p4p, 213 weight class). Albert Sojka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Islim Makhmud's chin.
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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 20 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islim Makhmud!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makhmud circles away quickly and effectively.
Sojka throws a jab but it's blocked by Makhmud.
The fighters circling - Makhmud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sojka has managed to clinch.
Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhmud backwards.
Sojka scores with a shoulder strike.
Makhmud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Makhmud.
A head punch on the inside from Makhmud fails to land.
Sojka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka tries to work over Makhmud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Makhmud.
Sojka lands with a light punch inside.
Makhmud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sojka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhmud.
Makhmud working aggressively here.
Makhmud blocks an uppercut.
Sojka can't find room to land a body shot as Makhmud controls the action.
Makhmud tries a body shot but Sojka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Makhmud fails to land.
Makhmud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makhmud misses with the head strike.
Makhmud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sojka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makhmud can turn it around.
Sojka presses Makhmud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sojka lands with a light punch inside.
Sojka lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhmud backwards.
Makhmud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhmud blocks a jab.
Sojka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makhmud's hands.
Sojka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makhmud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Makhmud gets tackled into the cage by Sojka. Sojka maintains the clinch.
Makhmud breaks the clinch.
Sojka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Sojka is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makhmud cracks Sojka with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Islim Makhmud!
After winning the bout, Islim Makhmud 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Niskanen (ranked 654 p4p, 852 weight class) and Pedro Neto (ranked 85 p4p, 112 weight class). Pedro Neto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto pushes Niskanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Neto lands a body shot.
Niskanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Niskanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Neto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto misses with a punch to the body.
Niskanen is working Neto over against the cage.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen lands an uppercut.
Neto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niskanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rivo Niskanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niskanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Niskanen tries to work over Neto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niskanen breaks from the clinch.
Pedro Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niskanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niskanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niskanen walks into a left hand.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Neto. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Niskanen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto clinches up with Niskanen and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Neto.
Neto tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Neto back against the cage.
Niskanen is trying to force a seperation but Neto has the dominant position.
Neto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Nice body punch from Neto - that landed with a thud.
Niskanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Neto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
Neto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niskanen's efforts to push away.
Neto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Niskanen misses with the head strike.
Neto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neto backwards.
Niskanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskanen's elbow.
Neto is stalling here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Neto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Neto controls the action.
Neto struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niskanen misses with the head strike.
Neto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Niskanen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Neto can turn it around.
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niskanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neto is looking to clinch but Niskanen is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Niskanen.
Niskanen with a nice calf kick.
Niskanen ducks under a wild hook from Neto.
Neto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto misses with a series of wild punches.
Niskanen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neto misses with a hook.
Neto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Neto jabs at Niskanen's body.
Niskanen throws a nice looking combination but Neto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neto misses with a lunging right hand
and Niskanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neto cracks Niskanen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Niskanen falls backwards against the cage. Neto follows up with more strikes that drop Niskanen to his knees. Neto keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Niskanen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Neto!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Neto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Projekti Yksi (ranked 1312 p4p, 1216 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 177 p4p, 160 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music. Walter Payton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Projekti Yksi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yksi sizes up Payton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yksi.
Yksi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payton.
Yksi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Yksi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payton lands the left hand.
It looks like Projekti Yksi has been cut.
Payton misses with a hook
and Yksi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yksi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yksi is looking to work some ground and pound but Payton has wrist control.
Yksi wants to pass the guard but Payton is keeping the position.
Payton seems keen to control Yksi's posture.
Yksi stopping the sweep attempt from Payton.
Payton is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton wants to sweep here but Yksi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yksi 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.
Payton is trying to control the position but Yksi postures up.
Payton pulls Yksi in to control the position.
Yksi trying to control but Payton is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Yksi saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Yksi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A big right from Payton misses.
Yksi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Payton missing with a left hand there. Yksi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Payton misses the target.
Yksi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payton's guard.
Payton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yksi lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton is pulling down on Yksi's head to control his posture.
Payton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Payton looking for a sweep. Not yet Payton, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payton is trying to keep Yksi in close.
Payton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Yksi.
Yksi wants to improve his position but Payton is controlling well.
Payton stalling.
Yksi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to stand but Yksi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Payton trying to control from half guard but Yksi is working away.
Payton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Payton prevents Yksi from improving his position.
Well, if Payton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Payton wants to stand up but Yksi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Payton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton swings widly with a right hand
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yksi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Payton misses with the combination.
Yksi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Payton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yksi ducks under a wild hook from Payton.
Jab by Payton.
Yksi throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payton gets caught napping as Yksi dives in and scores a takedown. Payton manages to retain guard.
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 Projekti Yksi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Projekti Yksi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payton is looking to clinch.
Payton throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Yksi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payton.
A quick step to the side and Yksi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yksi slips under a jab from Payton.
Yksi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Payton takes one on the button.
A big left from Payton misses.
Yksi is looking to counter the offense by Payton and move into the clinch.
Payton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yksi throws out the jab.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Yksi misses its target.
A left lands for Payton.
Payton with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton misses with a left hand
and Yksi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yksi avoids the body shot from Payton.
Yksi tries to counter with a takedown but Payton is quick to defend against it.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yksi scores with a decent looking hook.
Payton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yksi blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Yksi misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Payton missing with a left hand there. Yksi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yksi throwing a counter right hand but Payton manages to avoid it.
Payton throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Walter Payton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yksi goes for a double leg but Payton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Payton continues to drive forward.
Payton throws a head punch that misses.
Yksi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yksi has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Yksi taking a breather.
Yksi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yksi seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Payton is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Payton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Yksi takes a shot to the head.
Payton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yksi's defenses.
Yksi misses with a punch to the body.
Payton tries to work over Yksi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi being controlled against the cage.
Yksi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yksi is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Projekti Yksi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yksi blocking some punches.
Yksi tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Yksi back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yksi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yksis head.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Yksi controls the action.
Payton is looking to control Yksi's arms but Yksi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payton has his back to the cage.
Payton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Yksi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Payton after a bit of a struggle.
Yksi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Payton fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi looking to stall.
Payton stalls.
Payton throws a head punch that misses.
Payton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yksi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payton misses with a punch on the inside.
Yksi working aggressively here.
Yksi blocking some punches.
A short right from Yksi on the inside.
Yksi lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payton misses with a punch to the body.
Payton looking to slow down the pace here.
Yksi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yksi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Payton.
Payton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yksi is trying to maintain a safe position but Payton gets an underhook and turns Yksi into the cage.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yksi is keeping busy.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yksi swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Payton.
Yksi swings wildly with an uppercut but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter Payton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yksi has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Projekti Yksi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yksi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Payton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yksi moves out of range of the strikes.
Payton slaps away a takedown attempt from Yksi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payton misses with a hook to the body
and Yksi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Payton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yksi is looking to counter punch.
Payton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yksi on the side of the head.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Yksi moved out of range nicely.
Yksi tries to counter with a takedown but Payton is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yksi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yksi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payton is keeping the position for now.
Payton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Payton pulls Yksi in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi tries to free his leg and advance position but Payton is retaining full guard.
Yksi pushes down on Payton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yksi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Payton is looking to control Yksi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payton avoid being mounted?
Projekti Yksi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payton wants to improve his position but Yksi is controlling well.
Payton won't allow Yksi to pass to mount.
Yksi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yksi trying to pass the guard but Payton defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to improve his position but Yksi is controlling well.
Payton trying to hold on to Yksi's head to control him but Yksi postures up.
Yksi working the head and body with strikes.
Yksi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Payton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yksi trying to control from half guard but Payton is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton trying to control but Yksi postures up.
Payton controlling the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Payton is looking to improve his position.
Payton trying to hold on to Yksi's head to control him but Yksi postures up.
Payton tries to get to full guard but Yksi has control of the leg.
Payton manages to get to full guard.
Yksi won't allow Payton to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payton can't keep his opponent in guard - Yksi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Payton taking some punishment here, with Yksi in his half guard.
Payton has hold of Yksi's hands but Yksi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yksi prevents Payton from improving his position.
Payton is looking to control Yksi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payton avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yksi lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yksi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Payton is trying to control but can't.
Yksi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Projekti Yksi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yksi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Projekti Yksi!
An out of breath Projekti Yksi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Walter Payton spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullsh*t'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thufir Hawat (ranked 216 p4p, 760 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 31 p4p, 91 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Von Alkum checks a low kick from Hawat.
Hawat 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.
Hawat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
And Hawat counters with a quick kick to the body but Von Alkum blocks it.
Von Alkum connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawat just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Alkum connects with a single shot there.
We've been informed that Von Alkum 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.
Nice defenses there by Von Alkum.
Hawat throws the kick towards the body but Von Alkum avoids it.
Von Alkum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Hawat circles away.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Von Alkum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Alkum misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Alkum.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Alkum misses the target.
Von Alkum works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawat misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
Von Alkum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawat with a body shot.
Hawat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Von Alkum in his tracks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawat.
Von Alkum misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat thuds a left hand into Von Alkum's body.
Hawat lands a head shot.
Hawat punishes Von Alkum's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawat misses with the body kick
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Alkum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Alkum has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum tries a body shot but Hawat blocks it.
Hawat trying to stall but Von Alkum improves his position.
Von Alkum can't find room to land a body shot as Hawat controls the action.
Von Alkum is struggling to control the position.
Hawat trying to stall but Von Alkum improves his position.
Von Alkum lands a shot to the body.
Hawat wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Alkum won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat prevents a body shot from Von Alkum.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Alkum.
Von Alkum struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawat controls his hands.
Von Alkum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawat.
Von Alkum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Von Alkum.
Hawat tries to circle away but Von Alkum has him pinned against the cage.
Von Alkum stalls.
Von Alkum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Alkum tries a body shot but Hawat blocks it.
Von Alkum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Alkum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawat's elbow.
Hawat letting Von Alkum take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Alkum lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Alkum slowing the pace effectively.
Von Alkum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawat walks into a stiff left hand from Von Alkum.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.
Von Alkum lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawat's head.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hawat misses.
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Von Alkum slips the punch.
Von Alkum misses with a head kick.
Hawat loads up on a big right hand but Von Alkum slips the punch.
Hawat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Von Alkum.
Hawat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawat blocks a jab.
Hawat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot that snaps Hawat's head back.
Hawat is looking to chop away at Von Alkum's legs.
Hawat slips a straight right by Von Alkum.
Hawat wants to land a leg kick but Von Alkum is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawat. That snapped Von Alkum's head back.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy head kick and Hawat moves out of range easily.
Hawat misses with an uppercut. Von Alkum saw that one coming.
Von Alkum checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawat tries to keep at a distance but Von Alkum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Alkum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Von Alkum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawat blocks the leg kick.
Hawat looks to land a left hand but Von Alkum moved out of range nicely.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Von Alkum throws out a counter right but Hawat avoids it with no problem.
Von Alkum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hawat lands a jab.
Hawat tried to score with a low kick but Von Alkum checks it.
Hawat misses with a looping left.
Von Alkum connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat lands a jab to Von Alkum's midsection.
Hawat 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.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawat misses with a looping right.
Hawat slips a jab from Von Alkum.
Hawat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawat lunges at Von Alkum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Von Alkum's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Alkum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Hawat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Von Alkum.
Hawat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawat throws out the jab.
Von Alkum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Alkum misses with a hook. Hawat ducked under it nicely.
Von Alkum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawat moves away.
Hawat misses with a straight right.
Hawat connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Von Alkum misses.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a straight left.
Hawat misses with an uppercut. Von Alkum saw that one coming.
Von Alkum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Alkum blocks a head kick by Hawat.
Hawat throws a leg kick
and Von Alkum counters with a straight right hand.
Hawat connects with the punch.
Von Alkum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Alkum misses with a double jab.
Hawat takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Alkum is looking for the big counter here.
Hawat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawat avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
Hawat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Von Alkum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from Hawat lands.
Von Alkum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Alkum checks a low kick from Hawat.
Von Alkum connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawat misses with a right hand
and Von Alkum counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hawat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Von Alkum connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Alkum is out of range and Hawat settles back down.
Von Alkum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawat tries to move into range but Von Alkum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Von Alkum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Von Alkum.
Hawat slips a straight right by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws an overhand right that lands on Hawat's shoulder, as Hawat tries to avoid the shot.
Hawat throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Von Alkum counter with a right hand.
Von Alkum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawat is looking to slow Von Alkum down with leg kicks.
Hawat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Alkum doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Alkum tries to land a leg kick but Hawat saw it coming and moves away.
Von Alkum cracks Hawat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Alkum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawat throws a leg kick but Von Alkum checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Alkum checks it well.
Von Alkum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Von Alkum throws a front kick aimed at Hawat's knee but Hawat avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawat misses the target.
Hawat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Alkum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Alkum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawat circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Alkum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawat throws a big shot that misses.
Hawat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Alkum walks into a left hand.
Hawat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Von Alkum if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Alkum's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Von Alkum duly obliges.
Von Alkum looks for the body kick but Hawat saw that one coming.
Hawat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Alkum has time to react.
Hawat lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hawat throws a body shot but no joy.
Klaus Von Alkum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Alkum connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Alkum scores with a jab to the head.
Hawat misses with the combination.
Von Alkum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawat is out of range and Von Alkum settles back down.
Von Alkum is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Alkum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawat looks to land a left hand but Von Alkum moved out of range nicely.
Von Alkum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Alkum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawat misses with a straight left.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Von Alkum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Von Alkum cracks Hawat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Alkum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawat scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Alkum. That's going to slow Hawat down.
Von Alkum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawat throws a push kick but Von Alkum slaps the foot to one side.
Von Alkum ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Von Alkum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Alkum drops his hands momentarily and Hawat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawat tried to score with a low kick but Von Alkum checks it.
Von Alkum moves out of range as Hawat strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Alkum.
Danga de danga de dang - Von Alkum scores with a four punch combination!
Von Alkum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawat.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Alkum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Hawat.
Hawat gets tackled into the cage by Von Alkum. Von Alkum maintains the clinch.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat misses with the head strike.
Von Alkum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawat's elbow.
Hawat struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Alkum controls his hands.
Hawat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Von Alkum gets through Hawat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Alkum struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawat controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat throws a head punch that misses.
Hawat tries to break free but Von Alkum pushes him back against the cage.
Von Alkum blocks an uppercut.
Hawat blocking some punches.
Von Alkum stalls.
Von Alkum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Alkum blocks a body shot from Hawat.
Von Alkum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawat.
Hawat has a couple of punches blocked by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Alkum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klaus Von Alkum.
Well Von Alkum 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Von Alkum!
Klaus Von Alkum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 297 p4p, 234 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 33 p4p, 28 weight class). Jaegerjaquez comes to the cage accompanied by Рем Дигга - В огне. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez lands with a straight right. Wrou didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrou misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a push kick.
Wrou connects with a leg kick.
Wrou misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wrou takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wrou checks a leg kick.
Wrou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wrou lands a jab to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Wrou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a head kick. Wrou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Wrou keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrou misses with a body kick.
Wrou misses with a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters by clinching up.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an uppercut.
Wrou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a straight right. Wrou didn't see that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as Wrou strikes.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the head kick by Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrou misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Wrou's head.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a leg kick but Wrou saw it coming and moves away.
Wrou throws a front kick that sends Jaegerjaquez stumbling back into the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a kick to the body.
Wrou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab.
Wrou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a front kick that sends Wrou stumbling back into the cage.
Wrou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaegerjaquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
A little feinted left hand from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wrou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wrou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaegerjaquez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wrou. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
Nice shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by Wrou.
Wrou tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wrou connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Wrou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrou connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Wrou moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez tests Wrou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wrou throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Wrou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Wrou.
Wrou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrou misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrou lands a leg kick that knocks Jaegerjaquez off balance momentarily.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrou lands with a good body shot.
Jaegerjaquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wrou doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Wrou does it's job there.
Wrou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Wrou.
Wrou throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaegerjaquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaegerjaquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight left.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a left hand.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
Wrou misses the jab.
Wrou swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wrou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up but Wrou circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Wrou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Wrou to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wrou throws a lazy head kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a low kick, right behind Wrou 's knee.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez moves into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrou.
Wrou takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrou controls his hands.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the head strike.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrou lands with a light punch inside.
Wrou wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaegerjaquez won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrou.
A short right from Wrou.
A head punch on the inside from Jaegerjaquez fails to land.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Wrou takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wrou up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wrou or not.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez tries to throw a body punch but Wrou avoids it by throwing Jaegerjaquez back against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Wrou blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrou lands with a right to the head.
Wrou swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wrou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Wrou moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wrou misses with a body kick.
Wrou tries to keep at a distance but Jaegerjaquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou is trying to break the clinch but Jaegerjaquez has him pressed against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Wrou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez has a couple of punches blocked by Wrou.
Wrou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Wrou is trying to force a seperation but Jaegerjaquez has the dominant position.
Wrou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez has Wrou pressed against the cage, preventing Wrou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrou connects with a single shot there.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut. Wrou saw that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a straight right hand from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou digs a good hook to Jaegerjaquez's body.
The fighters circling - Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaegerjaquez gets a clinch.
Wrou is trying to force a seperation but Jaegerjaquez has the dominant position.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wrou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaegerjaquez pushes Wrou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrou lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a shot to the side of Wrou's head.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrou is leaning against Jaegerjaquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrou is working Jaegerjaquez over against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrou misses with a head kick.
Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and clinches.
Wrou is trying to break the clinch but Jaegerjaquez is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez.
A head punch on the inside from Wrou fails to land.
Wrou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrou throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wrou's hands.
Jaegerjaquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sledge Wrou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick
and Wrou counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez lunges at Wrou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrou's hand.
A low kick from Wrou is predictable there
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez backing away here, and Wrou unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a kick to the body.
Jaegerjaquez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Wrou misses.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jaegerjaquez with a nice calf kick.
Wrou lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Wrou misses its intended target.
Wrou throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Wrou throws a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrou blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez gets a clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Wrou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Wrou - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrou tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Wrou back against the cage.
Wrou prevents a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou breaks from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez wants to clinch up but Wrou keeps it at a distance.
Wrou scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Wrou tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaegerjaquez's sensitive parts.
Wrou throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Decent striking displayed by Wrou there.
A good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez.
Wrou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrou is looking to slow Jaegerjaquez down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the leg kick.
Wrou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaegerjaquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but Wrou moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Wrou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Wrou blocks the low kick.
Jaegerjaquez moves to clinch but Wrou breaks away
enabling Wrou to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez rushes Wrou and presses him up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Wrou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez prevents a body shot from Wrou.
Wrou manages to break the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as Wrou strikes.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. Wrou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez jabs Wrou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as Wrou loads up on a big left hand.
Wrou misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a low kick, right behind Wrou 's knee.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick
and Wrou counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrou misses with a kick to the body.
Jaegerjaquez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez clinches up against the cage.
Wrou is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaegerjaquez has double underhooks.
Jaegerjaquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Wrou controls the action.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jaegerjaquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Wrou.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrou breaks from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wrou can't break the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrou digs a right hand into Jaegerjaquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaegerjaquez's gas tank.
Wrou throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrou's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Wrou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
Wrou can't find room to land a body shot as Jaegerjaquez controls the action.
Wrou blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Wrou breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.
I think Jaegerjaquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sledge Wrou!
Sledge Wrou 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 105 p4p, 404 weight class) and Clive Hicks (ranked 16 p4p, 51 weight class). Clive Hicks acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond is looking to slow Hicks down with leg kicks.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bond is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Bond loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bond - that will leave a mark!
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Clive Hicks has been cut.
Hicks throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond takes one to the chin there.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond.
Hicks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a straight right.
Bond avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
and Bond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Hicks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Hicks shoots in but Bond avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bond rather than just go for the knockout.
Bond throws a jab but it's blocked by Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond slips a jab from Hicks.
Bond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
Bond throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond.
Bond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Bond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Bond was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hicks.
Hicks punishes Bond's body with a nice straight punch.
Hicks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hicks checks the leg kick.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Bond connects with a body shot that sends Hicks's belly button to the back.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond dips to his left and cracks Hicks with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Bond's ribs.
Bond connects with a single shot there.
Bond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hicks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Hicks.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Bond counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hicks! Bond lets Hicks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Hicks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks digs a good body shot into Bond's ribs.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Bond finish him?
Hicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Bond.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a hook.
And Bond counters with a quick kick to the body but Hicks blocks it.
Nice cross by Bond.
That has opened up Clive Hicks's cut even more.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Bond counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hicks! Bond lets Hicks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hicks takes a swing at Bond's ribcage but misses.
Bond gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hicks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bond won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bond works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hicks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bond gets back to full guard.
Bond has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clive Hicks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hicks thuds a left hand into Bond's body.
Hicks lands a jab to Bond's midsection.
Bond connects with a right hand. Hicks shakes it off.
Clive Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
Bond avoids the body shot from Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bond is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hicks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bond lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks fails with the takedown.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Hicks.
Bond slips under a jab.
Hicks has his takedown stuffed
and Bond counters with an outside leg kick.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up with Bond, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes Bond against the cage but Bond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond is looking to land body kicks.
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick from Bond.
Bond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks 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.
Hicks shoots and misses
letting Bond counter with a right hand.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Bond looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bond was covering up waiting for the punch and Hicks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Hicks throws a strike but Bond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bond content to stall in guard here.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Bond showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hicks pulls Bond in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hicks wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bond is now in half guard.
Hicks is trying to control but Bond passes into side control!
Hicks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bond's best efforts.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hicks can do to turn this around?
Hicks trying to get back to full guard but Bond takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hicks is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Bond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clive Hicks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hicks lands with a good body shot.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond slips under a jab.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hicks misses
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bond throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hicks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, jab by Hicks - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks shoots and misses
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Clive Hicks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Hicks misses with a body shot
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Hicks checks it.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clive Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Bond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hicks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bond counters with a good low kick that Hicks was not able to check.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hicks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bond - the referee stops the clock and Hicks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bond. Hicks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bond throws a front kick that sends Hicks stumbling back into the cage.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gunner Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Hicks.
Hicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
Hicks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bond.
Bond lands a jab to the head.
Bond scores with a leg kick.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Bond sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bond throws a good cross that connects.
Bond lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hicks crumples to the floor! Bond milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunner Bond!
Gunner Bond 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 Tyrone Graves (ranked 330 p4p, 290 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 19 p4p, 17 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves darts in and clinches Beard up against the cage.
Graves tries to work over Beard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves presses Beard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves lands an elbow inside that Beard shrugs off.
Beard dodges an elbow strike from Graves.
Graves stalls.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beard blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves is trying to stall.
Beard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beard has picked Graves up - he's going for a ride! Beard dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Graves manages to get to full guard.
Beard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Graves trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Graves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Graves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Graves 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard won't allow Graves to pass to mount.
Beard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Graves stalling.
Graves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Graves wants to get back to his feet.
Graves is trying to control. Beard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graves is looking to advance position but Beard won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beard wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beard wants to get back to full guard.
Beard has his hands clasped together around Graves's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves leaves Beard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beard lands an overhand right.
Beard tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beard thinking.
Beard just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard with a poor takedown
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Beard 's knee.
Tyrone Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarrod Beard.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Graves presses Beard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves stops a takedown attempt from Beard.
Beard looks winded!
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves presses Beard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
Graves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beard being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarrod Beard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beard misses with a takedown
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beard misses the body punch
and Graves counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Beard should have avoided that one.
Graves cracks Beard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Graves has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Beard to stand back up!
Beard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beard misses with a takedown
and Graves counters by clinching up.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beard is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Graves creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Beard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Beard drops to his knees and Graves pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Graves!
Tyrone Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 16 p4p, 66 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). John is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Stop Me Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
Nice shot by John.
Robson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson 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.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson connects with a looping right hand.
Robson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robson.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck John on the side of the head.
Robson defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands an overhand right.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John throws the kick towards the body but Robson avoids it.
John throws a predictable looking body shot
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robson rather than just go for the knockout.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John blocks a jab.
Robson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John throws a jab when Robson was well out of range.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
A good leg kick by John.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by John.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John needs to keep his hands up - Robson had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Robson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from John tenderised Robson's leg. Robson is trying to keep his angry face on.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John lands a jab to the head.
Robson throws a sloppy body shot
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Robson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
John ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Crunch! John slams his shin into Robson's torso.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John scores with the left hand. Robson knows he should have avoided that one.
John connects with a crisp jab.
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robson.
John walks into a straight right hand from Robson.
John jabs Robson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from John misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Robson misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
John misses with an uppercut. Robson saw that one coming.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robson jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from John misses
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Robson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robson 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.
Robson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John lands a lovely overhand right.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robson's sensitive parts.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
John raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John lands an overhand right.
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 Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robson misses the jab.
Robson cracks John with a good jab.
A nice leg kick from Robson, right into the meat of the thigh.
John misses with a looping left.
Robson loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Robson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John tries a low kick but Robson avoids it.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
A head kick misses from John.
An attempted straight right counter from Robson misses the target.
Robson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John checks a leg kick.
John defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by John.
John throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
It looked like Robson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from John.
Robson throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
As Robson backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Robson manages to avoid it all.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robson. That's going to slow John down.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robson.
Robson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Robson misses.
John misses with a body shot.
John throws a wild body kick that Robson sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John throws out a powerful jab.
Robson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John throws a nice looking combination but Robson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Robson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robson avoids the head kick by John.
Robson throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Robson shrugs it off though.
Nice cross by Robson.
Jab by Robson.
Robson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with an outside leg kick.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
John lands a body shot.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Robson throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John cracks Robson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John throws a leg kick which misses Robson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robson tries to avoid it.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robson is able to avoid easily.
Robson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
Robson slips under a jab.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robson under the eye.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
John swinging wildly here.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robson misses with a hook
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John misses with a low kick.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
Robson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John 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!
Robson scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John wants to slow Robson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robson misses with a hook.
John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robson with a body shot.
John throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from John.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by John.
John throws a front kick aimed at Robson's knee but Robson avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
Chris John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson slips under a jab from John.
John checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson with a nice cross.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John scores with a head kick. Robson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson blocks a leg kick.
Robson blocks a leg kick.
John misses with a body shot
and Robson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson slips under a jab from John.
An inside leg kick lands from Robson.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John misses with a head kick.
Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
John misses the shot to the body.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
A head kick misses from Robson.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Robson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John scores with a leg kick.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John slips under a jab from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson thumps John with a low kick.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Robson tries a low kick but John avoids it.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Robson throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Robson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robson throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John misses with a low kick.
John with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot lands for Robson.
Robson throws a hook but John blocks it.
John throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
John looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
Robson ducks right into an uppercut from John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Robson does no damage.
A jab from Robson misses.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
It looked like Robson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from John tenderised Robson's leg. Robson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Robson misses with an uppercut.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John lands the left hand.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John jabs Robson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oliver Robson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John misses with a leg kick.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robson is out of range and John settles back down.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from John.
As John backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robson throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Robson slips a straight right by John.
A head kick misses from John.
Robson misses with a straight left.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick from John.
John digs a good body shot into Robson's ribs.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson misses with a looping left.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
Robson throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Robson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robson misses with a straight left.
Robson thumps John with a low kick.
Robson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robson misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from John.
Robson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. John eats them both and turns towards Robson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands with a shot to the body.
Robson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Robson misses with a leg kick
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson connects with the punch.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robson if he has to take too many more of those.
John cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson checks a low kick from John.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John throws a leg kick but Robson moved away.
John throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Robson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Robson misses.
Robson throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from John.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Robson seems unphased.
Robson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John misses with an uppercut
and Robson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robson lands a body shot.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Robson lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Robson misses.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot.
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Robson.
A jab from Robson misses.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from John.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson lands with a thumping leg kick.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Robson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Oliver Robson 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!
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
John thumps Robson with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Robson.
John misses the shot to the body.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John misses with a hook. Robson ducked under it nicely.
Robson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John cracks a nice hook into Robson's ribs.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Robson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
John looks to throw the jab but Robson is out of range.
A jab from Robson misses.
Robson lands a jab.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson pivots, looking for a leg kick but John is out of range and Robson settles back down.
Robson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
John misses with a looping right.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from John misses.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Robson misses its target.
Robson connects with a leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as John lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robson doesn't seem phased though.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robson.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Robson throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John looks to land a body kick but Robson moved away.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John looks to land a body kick but Robson moved away.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John throws a big shot that misses.
John throws a wild body kick that Robson sees coming a mile off.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robson 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.
John moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a body punch but Robson moves out of range.
Robson throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John checks a low kick from Robson.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Robson blocks the body kick.
Robson lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck John on the side of the head.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Robson tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
John raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Robson.
A big right from John misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris John!
Chris John is the new lightweight champion!
Chris John tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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