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HFA 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Tang Pu (ranked 4991 p4p, 25256 weight class) and Alex Pereira (ranked 462 p4p, 492 weight class). Alex Pereira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Son Tang Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Pereira.
Nice uppercut lands for Pereira. That snapped Pu's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pu moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Alex Pereira has been cut.
Pu slows down the pace here.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Pu.
I was talking to Pu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pereira tries to circle away but Pu has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pu wants the takedown. Pereira is fighting it off but Pu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pereira's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pu throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pu rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pu pulls Pereira into guard.
Pu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pereira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pereira stands up from Pu's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
A jab from Pereira finds it's way through Pu's defenses.
Pereira jabs Pu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pu drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu fails to pull guard.
Pereira is trying to force a seperation but Pu has the dominant position.
Pereira tries to break free but Pu pushes him back against the cage.
Pu manages to break the clinch.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pu misses with a head kick.
Pu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Tang Pu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pu forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pu manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Pereira has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pu has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Pu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pu misses with a knee strike.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Pu's ribs.
Pu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Son Tang Pu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Pereira'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.
Pu closes the distance and clinches.
Pu scores with a shoulder strike.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Pereira avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.
Pu presses Pereira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pu is trying to pull guard but Pereira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pereira wants to break free but Pu has control.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pu has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira blocks an elbow strike.
Pereira has had enough of the clinch but Pu keeps him there for the moment.
Pu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pereira lands a jab to the nose.
Pu clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Pu tries to pull guard but Pereira holds him up against the cage and eventually Pu drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Pereira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pu closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pu decides to pull guard.
Pereira stands up from Pu's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pereira connects with a right hand. Pu shakes it off.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira thows a leg kick but Pu checks it
and Pu counters with a left and a right that stings Pereira.
Pereira drops Pu with a left and a right! Oh, Pu is hurt - Pereira dives into side control looking to finish!
 Pu is rocked!
Pu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pereira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Pu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pereira's best efforts.
Pu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu has his hands clasped together around Pereira's back. He's all about the action.
Pereira decides to stand and escape the position.
Pu seems to have got his legs back now.
Pu gets a clinch.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Pu.
Pu breaks the clinch.
Pu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to avoid it but Pu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pereira to the ground. Pereira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Son Tang Pu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pu moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Pu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pereira up against the cage.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Pu has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira takes a swing at Pu's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pu.
Alex Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pereira feints a jab promting Pu to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Pu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Pereira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Pereira'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!
Pu takes the fight into the clinch.
Pu pulls guard effortlessly.
Pu managing to control the position.
Pu working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu is pulling down on Pereira's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu'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.
Pu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Pereira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Pereira. No joy for Pu on that attempt.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Pu clinches up against the cage.
Pereira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pu successfully pulls guard.
Pu controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu continues to stall.
Pereira gets to his feet. Pu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pu looks for a takedown but Pereira sprawls well.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Pu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pereira with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Pereira.
Pu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira lands a big shot that drops Pu! Can he finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pu has his hands on Pereira's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pu controlling the position.
Pu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Pereira.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Pereira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Barbiroto (ranked 5076 p4p, 24513 weight class) and Colby Koscheck (ranked 365 p4p, 381 weight class). Colby Koscheck acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felipe Barbiroto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colby Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbiroto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbiroto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koscheck connects with a body shot.
Barbiroto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbiroto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koscheck throws a series of punches but Barbiroto moves out of range.
A slow jab from Koscheck misses its intended target.
Barbiroto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koscheck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koscheck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbiroto's hands.
Koscheck connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbiroto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koscheck!
Barbiroto working the head with strikes.
Koscheck is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barbiroto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Koscheck!
Barbiroto landing shots from mount.
Koscheck is looking to get to half guard.
Barbiroto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbiroto looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Koscheck covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Barbiroto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Kruczek (ranked 4250 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Erich Fromm (ranked 408 p4p, 411 weight class). Erich Fromm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Kruczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erich Fromm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fromm gets caught flat footed, as Kruczek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fromm has momentary wrist control but Kruczek slips an elbow through the middle.
Fromm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kruczek defends well.
Kruczek scoring with some ground and pound.
Kruczek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fromm's head.
Fromm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruczek 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.
Kruczek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kruczek connects with a couple of short punches.
Fromm throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruczek works over Fromm with some ground and pound from guard.
Fromm has momentary wrist control but Kruczek slips an elbow through the middle.
Kruczek postures up and lands a big shot to Fromm's brow.
Fromm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fromm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kruczek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Kruczek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fromm is striking off his back. Kruczek thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruczek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fromm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kruczek winds up and cracks Fromm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 Fromm is rocked!
Kruczek working over Fromm with some ground and pound. Fromm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fromm is still in real trouble! Can Kruczek finish him?
Kruczek looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fromm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kruczek lands with a punch from half guard.
Kruczek unloads with some huge strikes here! Fromm is out! Kruczek wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Kruczek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rinderknecht (ranked 3198 p4p, 3363 weight class) and Bomba Clott (ranked 370 p4p, 389 weight class). Albert Rinderknecht had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Rinderknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomba Clott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clott lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Clott misses
and Rinderknecht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rinderknecht gets a clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clott backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rinderknecht scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clott looking to slow down the pace here.
Clott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clott stalling in the clinch but Rinderknecht improves position.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinderknecht taking a breather.
Rinderknecht dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rinderknecht - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clott looking to stall.
Rinderknecht displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clott up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Albert Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rinderknecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rinderknecht circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Rinderknecht was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clott.
Clott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rinderknecht.
Clott throws a combination that misses
and Rinderknecht counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rinderknecht manages to avoid it.
Rinderknecht tests Clott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rinderknecht tests Clott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clott throws a leg kick but Rinderknecht sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clott looks to throw the jab but Rinderknecht is out of range.
Rinderknecht with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clott 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.
Rinderknecht seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Clott is looking to score with low kicks.
Rinderknecht's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clott under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rinderknecht moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rinderknecht seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Clott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rinderknecht closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clott stalling.
Rinderknecht lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clott backwards.
Rinderknecht avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rinderknecht as Clott tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've been informed that Clott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Clott trying to stall but Rinderknecht improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rinderknecht will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clott up against the cage.
Rinderknecht gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Clott trying to control the position but instead, Rinderknecht has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clott into the cage.
Clott is looking to control Rinderknecht's arms but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clott has his back to the cage.
Clott seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clott tries to throw a body punch but Rinderknecht avoids it by throwing Clott back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice cross by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clott.
Rinderknecht was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clott missing with a left hand there. Rinderknecht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rinderknecht holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht lands an uppercut.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clott.
Rinderknecht lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinderknecht pushes Clott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rinderknecht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rinderknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Clott.
Rinderknecht scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott is looking to control Rinderknecht's arms but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clott has his back to the cage.
Clott letting Rinderknecht take a breather here.
Good body shot from Rinderknecht.
Clott is trying to stall.
Rinderknecht has Clott pushed against the cage.
Rinderknecht is stalling here.
Rinderknecht lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rinderknecht.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rinderknecht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clott is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rinderknecht has denied him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rinderknecht blocking some punches.
Rinderknecht can't find room to land a body shot as Clott controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clott.
Albert Rinderknecht has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht lands a nice shot to the body.
Rinderknecht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clotts head.
Rinderknecht gets through Clott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rinderknecht leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rinderknecht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rinderknecht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clott backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rinderknecht takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rinderknecht lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rinderknecht.
Clott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rinderknecht avoids it.
Rinderknecht content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clott misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rinderknecht blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rinderknecht as Clott tries to tie him up.
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rinderknecht.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that second round.
That's time! Rinderknecht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Clott misses with a hook to the body
and Rinderknecht counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clott thinking.
Rinderknecht is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht pushes Clott up against the cage in a clinch.
Rinderknecht blocks an uppercut.
Clott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rinderknecht lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clott.
Clott trying to control the position but instead, Rinderknecht has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clott into the cage.
Clott tries to stall but Rinderknecht uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinderknecht controlling the action here for a moment.
Clott wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clott is looking to control Rinderknecht's arms but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clott has his back to the cage.
Clott struggles to land a body shot inside as Rinderknecht controls his hands.
Rinderknecht pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rinderknecht holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Rinderknecht seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Albert Rinderknecht.
Rinderknecht just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rinderknecht was well out of range. Poor timing from Clott.
Clott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rinderknecht counters with a stiff right hand.
Clott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rinderknecht rather than just go for the knockout.
Clott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clott misses with a shot to the body
and Rinderknecht holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rinderknecht lands with a light punch inside.
Rinderknecht lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clott tries to stall but Rinderknecht uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rinderknecht controlling the action here for a moment.
Rinderknecht lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinderknecht tries a body shot but Clott blocks it.
Rinderknecht is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clott can do to turn this around?
Rinderknecht manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rinderknecht is keeping busy.
Clott tries to stall but Rinderknecht uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rinderknecht lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clott is trying to maintain a safe position but Rinderknecht gets an underhook and turns Clott into the cage.
Rinderknecht stalling.
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.
Clott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rinderknecht's elbow.
Rinderknecht lands a shot to the body.
Rinderknecht lands a left hand.
Rinderknecht holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rinderknecht holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Rinderknecht.
Bomba Clott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Come on Rinderknecht - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rinderknecht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinderknecht taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rinderknecht for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rinderknecht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rinderknecht has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rinderknecht!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midget Mode Jones (ranked 2314 p4p, 4471 weight class) and Tiago Martelo (ranked 202 p4p, 316 weight class). Midget Mode Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
161
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Midget Mode Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Martelo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martelo misses with a two punch combination.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martelo wants to get back to full guard.
Jones 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.
Martelo is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martelo avoid being mounted?
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martelo tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Martelo keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martelo is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martelo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Martelo is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Martelo is keeping the position.
Jones trying to control but Martelo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones lying in Martelo's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Martelo decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Jones taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiago Martelo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Messi (ranked 1777 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Re Mora (ranked 164 p4p, 227 weight class). Messi comes into the arena with The spark blaring out of the sound system. Mora has chosen Freestyle Zampa - IDS as his entrance music. Leonard Messi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Re Mora's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Re Mora!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Messi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mora shoots in for a double leg but Messi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Messi.
Messi misses with a head kick.
Mora tries to keep at a distance but Messi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messi pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Messi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mora is in close to Messi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi looking for a sweep. Not yet Messi, not yet.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mora landing some decent shots from guard.
Mora lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Messi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi pulls Mora in close to prevent any damage.
Messi trying to control the position.
Mora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mora throws a strike but Messi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mora is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Messi.
Messi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Messi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Messi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mora is proving hard to escape from.
Mora keeping moving, preventing Messi from controlling successfully.
Mora is working an open guard so Messi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora stuffs the takedown attempt from Messi. Messi gets slowly back to his feet.
Messi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mora defends it nicely.
Mora misses with a left hand
and Messi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mora is looking for a sweep. Messi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mora won't allow Messi to pass to mount.
Messi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mora felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mora reverses the position - he's now on top in Messi's guard.
Mora is working Messi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mora seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mora distracts Messi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mora lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mora looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Messi looking for a sweep. Not yet Messi, not yet.
Mora trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Re Mora will probably get the nod.
That's time! Messi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Messi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Messi showed some decent athleticism there.
Messi wants to take a breather but Mora is having none of it.
Mora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Messi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi content to control rather than advance.
Messi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mora trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora is squirming around, avoiding Messi's attempts to control the action.
Messi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mora can do to turn this around?
Messi tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mora is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mora regains half guard.
Mora trying to hold on to Messi's head to control him but Messi postures up.
Messi is working for a kimura but Mora is defending it quite comfortably.
Mora wants to get back to full guard but Messi has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora gets back to half guard.
Messi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mora keeps working.
Leonard Messi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mora is looking for a sweep. Messi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Messi controlling the pace.
Messi tries to pass to full mount but Mora defends it.
Mora is looking to control Messi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mora avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Messi trying to control the action but Mora is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nice strikes from Messi there.
Mora is looking to control Messi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mora avoid being mounted?
Mora wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Messi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mora's thigh. Mora counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Messi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Messi throws a low kick but Mora avoids it.
Messi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mora misses with an uppercut. Messi saw that one coming.
Mora throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Messi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mora lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Messi backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mora.
Mora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mora lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messi shoots for a double leg takedown but Mora sprawls well. He's pushed Messi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mora changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Messi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mora circles away.
Messi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Messi slips a straight right by Mora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mora scores with a sloppy right hand. Messi should have avoided that one.
Mora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messi circles away quickly and effectively.
Messi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mora.
Sloppy strikes from Messi. Those never looked like landing.
Messi misses with a body shot.
Mora slips a jab and a cross from Messi.
Messi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Mora tries to counter it with a takedown but Messi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Messi scores with a takedown into Mora's guard.
Messi preventing the sweep.
Mora manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Messi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mora is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Messi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mora landing some decent shots from guard.
Messi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Messi tries to get out of the position.
Mora with a nice head shot there.
Messi managing to control the position.
Mora makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Messi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mora's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora is looking to work some ground and pound but Messi has wrist control.
Messi wants to stand up but Mora is controlling him.
Mora makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Messi has momentary wrist control but Mora slips an elbow through the middle.
Messi working a defensive guard here.
Mora chips away with some ground and pound.
Mora stands up over Messi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mora is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mora avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mora postures up and lands a big shot to Messi's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mora working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Messi's head.
Messi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mora landing some decent shots from guard.
Messi is rocked!
Mora works over Messi with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Messi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mora showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Messi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Messi working a defensive guard here.
Mora distracts Messi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Messi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Re Mora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mora has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karson Caldwell (ranked 1458 p4p, 2353 weight class) and Leroy Michel (ranked 169 p4p, 265 weight class). Michel has chosen Good bye horses - Q Lazzarus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karson Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Michel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a looping overhand right but Michel ducks down to avoid it.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Caldwell misses its target.
Michel scores with a nice head shot.
Caldwell misses with a looping right.
Caldwell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michel walks into a stiff left hand from Caldwell.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Michel.
Michel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caldwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Michel's head.
Caldwell throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell swings widly with a right hand
and Michel counters by clinching up.
Michel digs a right hand into Caldwell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caldwell's gas tank.
Caldwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michel prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
Michel stalling in the clinch.
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel moves into the clinch successfully.
Caldwell pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michel tries to free his leg and advance position but Caldwell is retaining full guard.
Caldwell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caldwell tries to get out of the position.
Michel trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
Caldwell controlling the position.
Michel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldwell is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell pulls Michel in close to his closed guard and prevents Michel from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Michel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caldwell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michel digs a good body shot into Caldwell's ribs.
Michel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caldwell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Michel scrambles back to his feet.
Michel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michel there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell blocks a jab.
Michel missing with a left hand there. Caldwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caldwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Caldwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Caldwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Michel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michel misses with a body shot.
Caldwell takes a swing at Michel's ribcage but misses.
Michel wants to counter the offense by Caldwell and move into the clinch position.
Caldwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michel.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michel.
Caldwell scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michel misses with a body shot.
Caldwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michel moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldwell. Michel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michel misses with a straight left.
Caldwell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michel throws a hook but Caldwell blocks it.
Caldwell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Michel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michel gets a clinch.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caldwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Caldwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michel under the eye.
Michel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caldwell on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karson Caldwell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell lands a head shot.
Caldwell misses the jab.
Caldwell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caldwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michel ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michel throws a lazy right hand but Caldwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Caldwell.
Caldwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michel can do to turn this around?
Caldwell gets tackled into the cage by Michel. Michel maintains the clinch.
Caldwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell can't break the clinch.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Karson Caldwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Michel throws a shot from downtown. Caldwell moves away and avoids it.
Michel tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Michel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
Michel staying out of range there.
Michel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Caldwell with a body shot.
Caldwell throws a big shot that misses.
Caldwell throws a lazy right hand but Michel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Jab from Michel.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell swings widly with a right hand
and Michel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michel connects with a body shot.
Michel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caldwell.
Michel misses with a lunging right hand
and Caldwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caldwell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell tests Michel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
Michel misses with an uppercut.
Caldwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michel forces Caldwell back against the cage and clinches.
Caldwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Michel.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caldwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caldwell's efforts to push away.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Michel works Caldwell's body with a nice hook.
Michel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Caldwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Michel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michel.
Caldwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michel moves away.
Caldwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Michel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caldwell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michel has time to react.
Caldwell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michel drives through and clinches with Caldwell against the cage.
Michel breaks from the clinch.
Caldwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caldwell momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel throws a hook but Caldwell blocks it.
Caldwell lands a body shot.
Caldwell staying out of range there.
Michel scores with a punch to the head.
Caldwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michel was well out of range. Poor timing from Caldwell.
Caldwell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michel throws out the jab.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell misses with a looping right.
Michel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a shot from downtown. Michel moves away and avoids it.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michel scores with a nice head shot.
Michel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caldwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Michel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leroy Michel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Michel lands with a straight right. Caldwell didn't see that one coming.
Caldwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caldwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michel.
Caldwell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michel backs up against the cage.
Caldwell throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a hook to the side of Michel's head but Michel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caldwell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Michel on the side of the head.
Michel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caldwell.
A big left from Michel misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Caldwell misses its target.
Caldwell avoids the body shot from Michel.
Caldwell is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caldwell moves out of range as Michel strikes.
Michel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michel throws a hook to the side of Caldwell's head but Caldwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Caldwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Caldwell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michel instigates a clinch.
Caldwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Michel won't allow it.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Michel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caldwell throws a body punch but Michel moves out of range.
Michel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Michel tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michel ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell misses with a straight right.
Michel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caldwell.
Michel lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Caldwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caldwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Caldwell finds it's target.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Michel.
Caldwell connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Caldwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michel digs a good body shot into Caldwell's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldwell. Michel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caldwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldwell.
Michel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Michel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caldwell on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Michel slips the punch.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michel. Caldwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldwell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Michel throws a right hand that misses
and Caldwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michel takes a swing at Caldwell's ribcage but misses.
Michel scores with a decent looking hook.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Michel.
Michel wants to clinch up but Caldwell keeps it at a distance.
Caldwell takes a swing at Michel's ribcage but misses.
Caldwell connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Caldwell.
Caldwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell looks to land a right hand but Michel moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Caldwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caldwell.
Michel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caldwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michel moves away.
Caldwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michel.
Caldwell sets himself, and Michel steps forward looking for the clinch! Caldwell avoids it this time.
Michel tries to clinch but Caldwell is having none of it.
Caldwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michel was well out of range. Poor timing from Caldwell.
Michel tries to clinch but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Michel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karson Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caldwell 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karson Caldwell!
A very excited looking Karson Caldwell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 851 p4p, 1987 weight class) and Koa Yagan (ranked 111 p4p, 246 weight class). Malig Hunt 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koa Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagan.
Hunt lands with a hook. Yagan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Yagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagan moves away.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yagan's head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Hunt misses.
A swing and a miss from Yagan.
Malig Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt slips a straight right by Yagan.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Yagan 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.
Yagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan with a jab.
Hunt misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Yagan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yagan ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Yagan is out of range.
Yagan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with an inside leg kick.
Yagan slips a straight right by Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt takes a swing at Yagan's ribcage but misses.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yagan.
Hunt with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt connects with the punch.
Yagan lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Hunt.
A jab lands there for Yagan.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan scores with a hook.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt catches Yagan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yagan throws a solid leg kick but Hunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yagan.
Yagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yagans head.
Yagan tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koa Yagan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yagan sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Yagan's belly button to the back.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yagan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Yagan ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Yagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Yagan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Yagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yagan or not.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt is pushing Yagan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
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!
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan blocking some punches.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yagan moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt slips under a jab from Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunt.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt backing away here, and Yagan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malig Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Yagan moves away and avoids it.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Yagan misses.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Yagan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan is looking to score with low kicks.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Yagan throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Yagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
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!
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yagan throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Nice shot by Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt works Yagan's body with a nice hook.
Hunt cracks Yagan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yagan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yagan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Yagan saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Yagan avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Yagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Yagan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan manages to break the clinch.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt swings for the body but Yagan moves out of range.
A jab from Yagan misses.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Yagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Hunt steps away.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
Yagan slips under a jab.
Yagan throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Yagan throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Yagan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yagan scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Yagan avoids the body shot from Hunt.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yagan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
Hunt pushes Yagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Malig Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yagan is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Yagan controls the action.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Yagan improves position.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a jab when Yagan was well out of range.
Hunt tries to clinch up
enabling Yagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yagan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yagan staying out of range there.
Yagan defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malig Hunt!
A very excited looking Malig Hunt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Karras (ranked 1439 p4p, 2524 weight class) and Wa Hoo (ranked 131 p4p, 221 weight class). Karras comes into the arena with Blinded by the Light blaring out of the sound system. Hoo has chosen Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Karras!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wa Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo looks to land a left hand but Karras moved out of range nicely.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karras lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karras has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savate Club in the buildup to the fight.
Karras takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karras throws a hook but Hoo blocks it.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karras as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras lands with a shot to the body.
Karras slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo swings for the body but Karras moves out of range.
Hoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karras lands with a nice combination. Hoo backs away looking to recover.
Karras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Karras misses the target.
Karras moves out of range as Hoo strikes.
Hoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karras misses with a wild body shot.
Karras stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoo. Hoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Damien Karras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wa Hoo.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoo thinking.
Karras changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoo missing with a left hand there. Karras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Karras lands a jab to Hoo's midsection.
The fighters circling - Hoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karras scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoo should have avoided that one.
Hoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Karras counter with a right hand.
Hoo misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target.
Karras swings for the body but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Hoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karras rather than just go for the knockout.
Karras works the jab nicely.
Hoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karras connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoo scrambles back to his feet.
Karras scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hoo.
Karras misses with a hook.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karras moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karras looks to land a right hand but Hoo moved out of range.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoo shoots for a takedown but Karras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karras looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoo is just out of range.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karras misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karras lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karras throws a series of strikes that have Hoo backpedaling.
Karras connects with a body shot that sends Hoo's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoo as he connects with a hook.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Karras moves away from the strike by Hoo.
Karras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karras fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karras misses with a body punch
and Hoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Hoo catches Karras right on the button with a cross.
Hoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karras moves away.
A jab from Karras finds it's way through Hoo's defenses.
The fighters circling - Karras throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoo misses the shot to the body.
Hoo walks into a stiff left hand from Karras.
Hoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Karras catches Hoo right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hoo does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoo misses with an uppercut
and Karras counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoo tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras tries to counter by clinching up but Hoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Karras thuds a left hand into Hoo's body.
Hoo throws an overhand right that lands on Karras's shoulder, as Karras tries to avoid the shot.
Hoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karras misses with a body shot.
Karras misses with a straight right.
Hoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karras.
Hoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karras at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karras was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoo.
Karras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damien Karras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoo misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Karras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karras on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Damien Karras has been cut.
Karras throws a series of punches but Hoo avoids them all with ease.
Karras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras walks into a straight right hand from Hoo.
Karras digs a good body shot into Hoo's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karras moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo with a nice cross.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
Karras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
Karras takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoo scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wa Hoo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Karras takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karras takes one to the chin there.
Hoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoo misses with a body shot
and Karras counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karras throws an off balance right hand
and Hoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoo misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Hoo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
Hoo missing with a left hand there. Karras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Karras wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karras scores with a jab to the body.
Karras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karras avoids the body shot from Hoo.
No joy there for Hoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Hoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras connects with a looping right hand.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoo looks for a takedown but Karras sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand.
Hoo lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Hoo does it's job there.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.
Karras swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karras.
Karras throws a shot from downtown. Hoo moves away and avoids it.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karras with a body shot.
Hoo digs a good hook to Karras's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Karras as he connects with a hook.
Hoo throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.
Karras slips under a jab from Hoo.
Karras scores with a jab to the head.
Karras lands with a shot to the body.
Karras throws a right hand that Hoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoo also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo slips a straight right by Karras.
Hoo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karras lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karras misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karras takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoo.
Karras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoo's hands.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Karras was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wa Hoo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras's cut.
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.
Hoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karras.
Karras lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoo off the cage and back into range.
Hoo misses with a looping right.
Hoo takes a swing at Karras's ribcage but misses.
Hoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karras lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras throws a big shot that misses.
Damien Karras is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoo cracks Karras with a good jab.
Karras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras with a jab.
Hoo misses the body punch
and Karras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karras connects with a body shot.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses with a hook
and Karras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoo thinking.
Hoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Karras counter with a right hand.
Hoo is rocked!
Karras ducks under a wild hook from Hoo.
Karras throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Karras throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karras misses with a body shot
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo looks to throw the jab but Karras is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras cracks a nice hook into Hoo's ribs.
Karras connects with a crisp jab.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoo cracks Karras with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Hoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
Karras scores with a decent looking hook.
Karras falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras throwing a counter right hand but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo looks to land a right hand but Karras moved out of range.
Hoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Karras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoo.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras lands with a hook. Hoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoo gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras had his way with Wa Hoo in that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras'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!
Hoo tests Karras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karras to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Karras to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karras.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Karras controls his hands.
Karras blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karras takes a shot to the head.
Karras gets through Hoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoo is leaning against Karras and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoo at a distance.
Karras misses with a body shot.
Hoo scores with a shot to the body.
Hoo blocks a jab.
Hoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoo misses with an uppercut
and Karras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karras looks to land a combination but Hoo avoids it well.
Hoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karras eats them both and turns towards Hoo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karras misses with a series of wild punches.
Karras looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoo is just out of range.
Karras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo moves forwards but Karras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoo misses with a looping right.
Karras swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karras sizes up Hoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Karras.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Hoo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karras misses with a straight right.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoo takes one on the button.
Hoo throws out a loose jab but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karras thuds his right hand into Hoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoo misses with a straight left.
Karras was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoo! But no joy.
Karras fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karras. Karras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoo throws a hook but Karras blocks it.
Hoo throws a looping overhand right but Karras ducks down to avoid it.
Hoo looks to land a right hand but Karras moved out of range.
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 Damien Karras.
I think Karras 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 Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Karras!
Damien Karras retains his featherweight title!
Damien Karras bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 348 p4p, 795 weight class) and Ciro Tavernelli (ranked 47 p4p, 104 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ciro Tavernelli!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavernelli slips under a jab from Temirbekovich.
Tavernelli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Temirbekovich swivels and escapes.
Nice shot by Temirbekovich.
Tavernelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Temirbekovich has time to react.
Temirbekovich misses the jab.
Tavernelli misses with a straight right.
Temirbekovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Temirbekovich misses.
Tavernelli lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Tavernelli misses its intended target.
Tavernelli misses with a hook
and Temirbekovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavernelli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Temirbekovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirbekovich scores with a nice right hand.
Tavernelli is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavernelli leaves his chin hanging out and Temirbekovich seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tavernelli crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
Zaurbek Temirbekovich retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Zaurbek Temirbekovich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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