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UCF 86: Boxeri v Hardman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Leonardo (ranked 2461 p4p, 2340 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 288 p4p, 278 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
A head kick misses from Skibbo.
Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardo throws a lazy head kick
and Skibbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Skibbo lands a head shot.
Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Skibbo moved out of range.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick from Skibbo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
Leonardo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonardo.
Nice shot by Skibbo.
Skibbo blocks a head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Leonardo misses.
Skibbo moves away from the strike by Leonardo.
Skibbo feints a counter leg kick.
Skibbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Skibbo's shoulder, as Skibbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skibbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Leonardo.
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Leonardo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leonardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonardo throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skibbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Skibbo throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo swings for the body but Skibbo moves out of range.
Leonardo lands with a straight right. Skibbo didn't see that one coming.
Skibbo connects with a right hand. Leonardo shakes it off.
Leonardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skibbo lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Skibbo, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Leonardo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skibbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skibbo tried to score with a low kick but Leonardo checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Leonardo misses the target.
Leonardo digs a good body shot into Skibbo's ribs.
The fighters circling - Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skibbo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo works the jab nicely.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
Mario Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skibbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Skibbo lands a jab to the nose.
Skibbo connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skibbo.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skibbo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leonardo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Leonardo punishes Skibbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
Leonardo takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Skibbo looks to land a combination but Leonardo avoids it well.
Leonardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Skibbo.
Leonardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skibbo.
A big right from Skibbo misses.
Leonardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Skibbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leonardo looks to land a right hand but Skibbo moved out of range.
Skibbo needs to keep his hands up - Leonardo had a free shot at his head there.
Leonardo scores with a punch to the head.
Leonardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skibbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skibbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonardo on the side of the head.
Leonardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
Leonardo scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skibbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonardo's sensitive parts.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Skibbo misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Skibbo finds it's target.
Skibbo throws a nice looking combination but Leonardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Skibbo tenderised Leonardo's leg. Leonardo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonardo connects with a body shot.
Skibbo takes one to the chin there.
Leonardo lands with a hook. Skibbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skibbo looks to throw the jab but Leonardo is out of range.
Leonardo lands a jab.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
Skibbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Leonardo finds it's target.
Skibbo misses with a body shot.
Leonardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skibbo finds it's way round the side to connect with Leonardo's head.
Leonardo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skibbo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uno Skibbo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Skibbo moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uno Skibbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skibbo misses with a body shot.
Skibbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skibbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skibbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardo.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses the body punch
and Skibbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonardo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skibbo.
Leonardo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Skibbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Skibbo misses with a body kick.
Leonardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo lands a jab to the head.
Skibbo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
Leonardo ducks right into an uppercut from Skibbo.
Skibbo lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonardo moves out of range as Skibbo strikes.
Leonardo throws a quick counter head kick but Skibbo was just out of range.
Skibbo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skibbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Leonardo misses with a head kick.
Skibbo throws a leg kick which misses Leonardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonardo tries to avoid it.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skibbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardo scrambles back to his feet.
Skibbo scores with a jab to the head.
Skibbo thuds his shin into the meat of Leonardo's side.
Leonardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonardo moves away from the strike by Skibbo.
Leonardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonardo throws a head kick that Skibbo semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skibbo staying out of range there.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo works the jab nicely.
Skibbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Skibbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Skibbo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skibbo.
Leonardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skibbo.
Skibbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skibbo lands a nice shot that snaps Leonardo's head back.
Leonardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonardo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Leonardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skibbo missing with a left hand there. Leonardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Leonardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leonardo checks the leg kick.
Skibbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Skibbo jabs at Leonardo's body.
Skibbo with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skibbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo lands a slapping body shot.
Skibbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Leonardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonardo throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonardo.
Leonardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skibbo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leonardo.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Leonardo.
Skibbo misses the jab.
Skibbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skibbo.
A leg kick checked by Leonardo.
Skibbo scores with a punch to the head.
Skibbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skibbo swings for the body but Leonardo moves out of range.
Skibbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Skibbo throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Skibbo misses.
Leonardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skibbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonardo lands a really nice looking cross but Skibbo seems unphased.
Skibbo lands with a hook. Leonardo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skibbo misses with a straight right.
Skibbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Leonardo.
Leonardo stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skibbo digs a good hook to Leonardo's body.
Skibbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonardo blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skibbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardo.
Skibbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Skibbo's shoulder, as Skibbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skibbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skibbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leonardo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Skibbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skibbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Skibbo misses with a straight left.
Skibbo jabs at Leonardo's body.
Skibbo with the inside leg kick.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Skibbo.
Leonardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skibbo tries a low kick but Leonardo avoids it.
Leonardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skibbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonardo swings for the body but Skibbo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo walks into a stiff left hand from Leonardo.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
A big left from Leonardo misses.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skibbo works Leonardo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Skibbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skibbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skibbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonardo throws out the jab.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
Leonardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skibbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leonardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
Leonardo takes one on the button.
Leonardo throws a hook but Skibbo blocks it.
Skibbo lands with a straight right. Leonardo didn't see that one coming.
Leonardo looks to land a body kick but Skibbo moved away.
Leonardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skibbo.
Leonardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skibbo lands a really nice looking cross but Leonardo seems unphased.
Leonardo scores with a body shot.
Leonardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skibbo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Skibbo throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Skibbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Skibbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skibbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skibbo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skibbo throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
Skibbo scores with a shot to the body.
Leonardo scores with a push kick.
Skibbo misses the jab.
Skibbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Leonardo misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skibbo.
Uno Skibbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slow jab from Leonardo misses its intended target.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Skibbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Leonardo's head.
Skibbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Skibbo.
Leonardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skibbo slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo walks into a jab.
Skibbo misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo jabs Leonardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Skibbo misses.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Skibbo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skibbo defending well as Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Mario Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo lands a right hook to the body.
Leonardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skibbo throws a low kick but Leonardo moves out of range easily.
Skibbo scores with a hook to the body. Leonardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.
Leonardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skibbo connects with a crisp jab.
Skibbo cracks Leonardo with an open hand slap.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skibbo throws out a powerful jab.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Nice jab there from Leonardo.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leonardo walks into a stiff left hand from Skibbo.
Skibbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skibbo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Skibbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skibbo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Skibbo!
Our winner, Uno Skibbo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jackson (ranked 2317 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Sagat Petchyindee (ranked 275 p4p, 222 weight class). Petchyindee has chosen Wai khru ram muay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sagat Petchyindee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petchyindee moves into the clinch successfully.
Petchyindee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petchyindee avoiding damage.
Petchyindee lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Petchyindee stalling the fight.
Petchyindee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Petchyindee lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Petchyindee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Petchyindee.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson is trying to drag Petchyindee to the mat but Petchyindee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Petchyindee leaning against his opponent.
Petchyindee lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Petchyindee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Petchyindee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petchyindee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petchyindee has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson tries to stall but Petchyindee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petchyindee landing knees to the body.
Petchyindee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Jackson is rocked!
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petchyindee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petchyindee.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petchyindee, against the cage.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow over the top.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Petchyindee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petchyindee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Petchyindee pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petchyindee, against the cage.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petchyindee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petchyindee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Petchyindee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow over the top.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it misses.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petchyindee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Petchyindee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petchyindee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petchyindee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Petchyindee.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petchyindee, against the cage.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petchyindee has him pressed against the cage.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson is trying to drag Petchyindee to the mat but Petchyindee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petchyindee throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Petchyindee, against the cage.
Petchyindee misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson letting Petchyindee take a breather here.
Petchyindee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petchyindee smiles and moves away.
Petchyindee throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jackson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sagat Petchyindee!
Sagat Petchyindee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 1889 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Henry Shorts (ranked 228 p4p, 270 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dyer.
Dyer swings for the body but Shorts moves out of range.
Dyer throws a body punch but Shorts moves out of range.
Shorts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dyer defends it well.
Dyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Shorts.
Dyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Stephen Dyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shorts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dyer as he avoids it easily.
Dyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shorts fails with the takedown
and Dyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts shoots in and gets a takedown into Dyer's guard.
Dyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dyer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shorts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts is looking to advance position but Dyer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Shorts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shorts wants to control but Dyer is having none of it.
Shorts is looking to improve his position but Dyer isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shorts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dyer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shorts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dyer looking to control but Shorts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dyer looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts is looking to improve his position but Dyer isn't that keen on the idea.
Dyer thowing shots but they're missing.
Shorts is trying desperately to improve position.
Dyer tries to control but Shorts wriggling away.
Shorts sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shorts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts is adopting a defensive guard.
Dyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shorts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shorts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shorts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shorts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts working over Dyer with some ground and pound. Dyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dyer is staying active underneath Shorts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shorts drops an elbow to the side of Dyer's head.
Shorts slips a nice elbow through Dyer's hands, connecting with Dyer's forehead.
Dyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts working Dyer over with strikes.
Shorts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dyer is trying to stand up here but Shorts is controlling him well.
Shorts with the ground and pound but Dyer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shorts.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shorts working his ground and pound in the gym.
Shorts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shorts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stephen Dyer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shorts shoots in for a takedown but Dyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shorts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dyer quickly recovers to half guard.
Shorts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dyer is trying to stand.
Shorts is stalling here. Dyer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shorts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dyer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shorts defending against the ground and pound.
Shorts regains half guard.
Shorts tries to get to full guard but Dyer has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shorts regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dyer.
Shorts trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer controlling from the top position.
Shorts working a defensive guard here.
Dyer throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
Shorts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dyer chips away with some ground and pound.
Shorts 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shorts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dyer wants to control from the top but Shorts keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shorts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dyer defends well and Shorts ends up having to push Dyer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorts moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shorts.
Stephen Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Shorts.
Shorts walks into a jab.
Stephen Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Shorts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shorts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shorts.
Dyer keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Shorts scoring with some ground and pound.
Dyer wants to stand but Shorts is controlling the position.
Shorts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shorts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dyer is looking to improve his position.
Shorts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shorts is looking to take a break and control but Dyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dyer wants to get back to his feet.
Shorts wants to take a breather but Dyer is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dyer is trying to stand up here but Shorts is controlling him well.
Shorts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henry Shorts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dyer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dyer closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Dyer - that landed with a thud.
Dyer lands a left hand.
Dyer lands with a right to the head.
Shorts can't get the takedown.
Dyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shorts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Dyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dyer.
Dyer presses Shorts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shorts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer lands a body shot.
Dyer lands a body shot.
Dyer has Shorts pushed against the cage.
Dyer breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer cracks a nice hook into Shorts's ribs.
Dyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shorts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stephen Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Shorts.
Dyer lands a body shot.
Dyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shorts can do to turn this around?
Dyer connects with a body shot that sends Shorts's belly button to the back.
Shorts shoots in but Dyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shorts was well out of range. Poor timing from Dyer.
Dyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dyer lands with a good body shot.
Dyer lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer lands with a straight right. Shorts didn't see that one coming.
 Shorts is rocked!
Shorts with a poor takedown
and Dyer counters with a huge left! Shorts is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dyer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shorts from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dyer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Dyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nice (ranked 1712 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Paulie Soprano (ranked 215 p4p, 180 weight class). Nice comes to the cage accompanied by “Warped” RHCP. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice forces Soprano back against the cage and clinches.
Nice lands a nice shot to the body.
Soprano fails to pull guard.
Soprano is trying to pull guard but Nice turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soprano blocks an uppercut.
Soprano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soprano jumps guard.
Soprano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nice has picked Soprano up and slammed him! Soprano can't keep hold of the triangle and Nice manages to pass to side control!
Soprano 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.
Nice advances nicely into full mount.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano tries to improve his position but Nice has taken his back! Nice has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Soprano tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nice pushes Soprano away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Nice!
Our winner, Jack Nice, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 882 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Dan Jones (ranked 115 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanma lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Hanma's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanma throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp one two that drops Hanma! Jones thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hanma to his feet! Hanma is in big trouble!
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Hanma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanma tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Hanma.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Jones throws out a counter right but Hanma avoids it with no problem.
Hanma lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma lands with a nice body punch.
Hanma cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hanma has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Jones is rocked!
Hanma throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanma cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a looping right.
Hanma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma sends Jones crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hanma is motioning to the referee to let Jones up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanma finish him?
Hanma lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jones falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hanma dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wood Chuck (ranked 471 p4p, 855 weight class) and Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 66 p4p, 110 weight class). Chuck comes to the cage accompanied by Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars. Smolarek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Easy Way Out. Wood Chuck 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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serwacy Smolarek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolarek misses the body punch
and Chuck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smolarek's guard.
Chuck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smolarek keeping moving, preventing Chuck from controlling successfully.
Chuck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chuck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chuck postures up in Smolarek's guard and throws a big left but Smolarek blocks it.
Chuck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Smolarek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smolarek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chuck pushes down on Smolarek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chuck winds up and cracks Smolarek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smolarek trying to hold on to Chuck's head to control him but Chuck postures up.
Chuck working Smolarek over with strikes.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smolarek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chuck pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Chuck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck is nestled in close to Smolarek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chuck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smolarek is controlling Chuck's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chuck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smolarek is not content to let Chuck control the position.
Chuck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smolarek moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck cracks Smolarek with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek is looking for a triangle but Chuck pushes his legs off easily.
Chuck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chuck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Chuck has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Smolarek tries to strike from the bottom.
Chuck is standing up over Smolarek. Smolarek looks to escape but Chuck dives into side control.
Smolarek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chuck grinds an elbow into Smolarek's temple.
Chuck scoring with punches from side control.
Chuck trying to control the action but Smolarek is working from the bottom.
Chuck lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chuck working the head with strikes.
Chuck landing a few strikes.
Smolarek lands a little strike from the bottom.
Chuck cracks Smolarek with a big right hand but Smolarek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smolarek is rocked!
Smolarek is looking for a sweep.
Chuck is looking to take a break and control but Smolarek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chuck creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuck in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chuck cracks Smolarek with a big right hand but Smolarek just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smolarek works the jab nicely.
Smolarek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chuck on the side of the head.
Smolarek throws a hook but Chuck blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chuck.
Chuck slips under a jab.
Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smolarek moves away.
Chuck throws the left hand but Smolarek avoids the punch easily.
Smolarek misses with a looping left.
Smolarek thumps Chuck with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chuck ducks under a wild hook from Smolarek.
Chuck goes for a double leg but Smolarek avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smolarek continues to drive forward.
Smolarek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chuck.
Chuck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smolarek's elbow.
Chuck blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuck misses with a body punch.
Smolarek's coach down at London MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smolarek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chuck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Smolarek misses the target.
Chuck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chuck connects with a body shot that sends Smolarek's belly button to the back.
Chuck looks to land a right hand but Smolarek moved out of range.
A nice side step and Smolarek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smolarek lunges at Chuck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chuck's hand.
Chuck slips under a jab.
Smolarek misses with a wild combination.
Smolarek avoids the body shot from Chuck.
Smolarek missing with a left hand there. Chuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chuck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smolarek to the mat! Smolarek manages to get full guard.
Chuck trying to control but Smolarek is working from the bottom.
Chuck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smolarek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wood Chuck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chuck chips away with some ground and pound.
Chuck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chuck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chuck is in close to Smolarek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smolarek keeping moving, preventing Chuck from controlling successfully.
Chuck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck wants to control from the top but Smolarek keeps moving.
Chuck works over Smolarek with some ground and pound from guard.
Smolarek trying to strike off his back.
Smolarek trying to keep a closed guard but Chuck is proving a slippery customer.
Chuck passes Smolarek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chuck connects with a nice short shot to Smolarek's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck is thwarting Smolarek's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Ground and pound from Chuck.
Chuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chuck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chuck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smolarek keeps working.
Smolarek tries to kick Chuck off in order to stand up. Chuck Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Smolarek takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chuck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smolarek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wood Chuck dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
Serwacy Smolarek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Chuck misses.
Smolarek flicks out a counter leg kick but Chuck steps away.
Chuck misses the jab.
Chuck's corner calls for a 1-2. Chuck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Smolarek.
Smolarek throws a hook but Chuck blocks it.
Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chuck.
Chuck avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck lands a body shot.
Chuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smolarek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chuck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smolarek can do to turn this around?
Smolarek jabs at Chuck's body.
Chuck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek avoids the body shot from Chuck.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smolarek! But no joy.
Smolarek misses with an uppercut. Chuck saw that one coming.
Chuck drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smolarek sprawls and moves away.
Chuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Chuck lands with an overhand left.
Serwacy Smolarek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Smolarek coming out on top.
Smolarek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chuck.
Smolarek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuck works Smolarek's body with a nice hook.
Smolarek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chuck misses with a straight left.
Chuck misses with a straight right.
Smolarek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuck appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smolarek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smolarek throws a lazy uppercut
and Chuck counters with a single leg into guard. Smolarek didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Smolarek is retaining full guard.
Chuck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chuck lands a couple of elbows.
Smolarek has momentary wrist control but Chuck slips an elbow through the middle.
Chuck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chuck lands a couple of elbows.
Chuck trying to control but Smolarek is working from the bottom.
Chuck cracks Smolarek with a solid left hand.
Smolarek has momentary wrist control but Chuck slips an elbow through the middle.
Smolarek is still in real trouble! Can Chuck finish him?
Chuck 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smolarek can't keep his opponent in guard - Chuck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chuck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Chuck there.
Chuck lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Smolarek! More strikes land and this one is all over! Chuck jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wood Chuck!
During a confident post fight interview, Wood Chuck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pate Boxeri (ranked 538 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 56 p4p, 150 weight class). Bruce Hardman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Boxeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxeri misses with a straight right.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardman throws the left hand but Boxeri avoids the punch easily.
Boxeri is looking to counter punch.
Boxeri lands a jab to the head.
Hardman slips a jab from Boxeri.
Hardman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxeri defends it well.
We've been told by Boxeri's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardman doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Boxeri counter with a right hand.
Hardman slips under a jab from Boxeri.
A swing and a miss from Boxeri.
And Hardman tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxeri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardman is defended easily by Boxeri.
Boxeri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri connects with a body shot.
Boxeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardman.
Hardman fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxeri is looking to counter punch.
Pate Boxeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Hardman.
Hardman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxeri misses the jab.
Boxeri misses with a straight right.
Boxeri looks to land a left hand but Hardman moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Boxeri. That snapped Hardman's head back.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Boxeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxeri misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxeri lands a slapping body shot.
Pate Boxeri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxeri catches Hardman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxeri lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardman feints the counter takedown.
Boxeri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Boxeri as Hardman shoots in.
Boxeri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Hardman finds it's target.
Hardman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Boxeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boxeri lands with a nice body punch.
Boxeri throws a lazy right hand but Hardman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxeri lands a right hook to the body.
Boxeri scores with a jab. Hardman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxeri throws a hook to the side of Hardman's head but Hardman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxeri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardman on the side of the head.
Boxeri works Hardman's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxeri is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardman.
 It looks like Pate Boxeri has been cut.
Boxeri digs a good hook to Hardman's body.
Hardman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boxeri misses its intended target.
Hardman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Boxeri.
Hardman with the counter takedown but Boxeri avoids it easily.
Boxeri scores with a hook to the body. Hardman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boxeri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Boxeri - just one landing.
A big right from Boxeri misses.
Pate Boxeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxeri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardman gets the takedown into side control.
Boxeri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boxeri struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Boxeri dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boxeri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boxeri with a hook.
Hardman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxeri as he avoids it easily.
Boxeri takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Boxeri misses.
Hardman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Boxeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Boxeri.
Pate Boxeri is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxeri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Boxeri misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxeri walks into a stiff left hand from Hardman.
Boxeri feints a jab promting Hardman to slip. Boxeri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Boxeri.
Hardman feints the counter takedown.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxeri defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri lands with a hook. Hardman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxeri with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxeri misses the target.
Boxeri throws a body punch but Hardman moves out of range.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. Boxeri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxeri throwing a counter right hand but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxeri as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Boxeri.
Boxeri ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Bruce Hardman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Hardman misses.
Hardman slips under a jab from Boxeri.
Boxeri lands a really nice looking cross but Hardman seems unphased.
Boxeri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardman can do to turn this around?
Boxeri scores with a hook.
A big left from Hardman misses.
Boxeri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boxeri tries to avoid it but Hardman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boxeri to the ground. Boxeri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pate Boxeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Hardman.
Boxeri lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hardman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boxeri throws a shot to the body.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Boxeri.
Hardman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boxeri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardman is breathing heavily.
Hardman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxeri.
Boxeri scores with a jab. Hardman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but Boxeri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxeri scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Boxeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Boxeri does it's job there.
Boxeri misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Boxeri misses with an uppercut.
Boxeri lunges at Hardman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardman's hand.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxeri.
Hardman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Boxeri misses.
Boxeri throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Boxeri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardman advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hardman wants to control but Boxeri is keeping him busy.
Hardman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardman trying to control the position but Boxeri is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardman swings around for an armbar but Boxeri sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hardman's guard.
Boxeri decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardman, up you get!
Boxeri throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman looks for a takedown but Boxeri sprawls well.
It looked like Boxeri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Boxeri dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Boxeri.
Boxeri misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Boxeri.
Boxeri misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardman.
Boxeri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boxeri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxeri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Boxeri.
Hardman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Hardman tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxeri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Hardman misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman moves out of range as Boxeri strikes.
Hardman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boxeri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boxeri missing with a left hand there. Hardman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Boxeri misses.
Hardman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hardman dives in and grabs Boxeri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxeri pushes down on Hardman's head and hops out.
A big left from Boxeri misses.
And Hardman tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxeri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boxeri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxeri misses with a hook. Hardman ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Boxeri.
Boxeri throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Hardman slips under a jab from Boxeri.
Boxeri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxeri throws a body punch but Hardman moves out of range.
Boxeri misses with a wild combination.
Boxeri misses with a double jab.
Boxeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardman feints the counter takedown.
Boxeri lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxeri throws out the jab.
Hardman darts in looking for a takedown but Boxeri gets double underhooks and turns Hardman into the cage.
Boxeri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pate Boxeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Hardman.
Hardman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boxeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman slips a straight right by Boxeri.
Boxeri scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxeri. Hardman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardman feints the counter takedown.
Boxeri loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
Boxeri scores with a nice head shot.
Hardman moves out of range as Boxeri strikes.
Hardman lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hardman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardman.
Boxeri misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxeri lands with a nice body punch.
Hardman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxeri throws a looping overhand right but Hardman ducks down to avoid it.
Hardman with the counter takedown but Boxeri avoids it easily.
Hardman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxeri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
Hardman dives in and grabs Boxeri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxeri pushes down on Hardman's head and hops out.
Hardman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruce Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Boxeri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxeri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Boxeri!
A victorious Pate Boxeri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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